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  • Prize for Non-Fiction Click to watch video of Philip Hoare describing Leviathan (Image shows the dorsal fin of a whale in the sea)

    Whale tale wins non-fiction prize

    Leviathan, Or The Whale, has won the £20,000 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. Watch British author Philip Hoare describing the elusive and mysterious creature, which dominates the story.

  • Prince of Wales

    A royal celebration

    Exactly 40 years ago the investiture of the Prince of Wales was beamed around the world. Watch a live news report from that day when a group of school children were asked how they felt about the event.

  • Barbecue recipes
  • Heatwave warning

    Heatwave to go on until weekend

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