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Adventures in Alienation
Writer Amit Chaudhuri explores the idea of exile and modern, secular homelessness.

The Choke
Brains behaving badly: how talented people are fooled into failing. With Matthew Syed.

The Entomology of Gregor Samsa
David Baddiel asks what kind of insect Gregor Samsa becomes in Kafka's The Metamorphosis.

Black Aquarius
The dawning of the age of Black Aquarius, the second great wave of pop occultism in the UK

Who's Your Father, Referee?
Clive Anderson searches for a golden age of respect for the football referee.

Epic Fail
Grace Dent presents a field guide to failure.

Lern Yerself Scouse
Paul Farley cooks a pot of Scouse as he explores the complex flavours of the Scouse accent

Remembering Sue Townsend, Aged 68 戮
Adrian Mole's creator, Sue Townsend, is remembered by friends, family and in her own words

A Brief History of Anger
American satirist Joe Queenan presents spats, tantrums and explosions from the archive.

Malled: 60 Years of Undercover Shopping
Will Self explores the appeal of the shopping mall.