Christopher Beanland News Today

Our writer’s pick of the coolest railway terminals prompted many of you to select your favourites. From Liverpool to Hong Kong, here are those that would make your list

My visit to Uzbekistan began with a near fatality – mine. I had just clambered up and down the steps of a 20-storey-high giant mirror. The entire structure clanked and creaked with every step and buzzed with the noise of welders, none of them wearing safety equipment, all attempting some kind of lofty repair, ciggies dangling from lips, hardened by desert life in a former Soviet republic.

Visiting Uzbekistan's Communist remnants is like taking a time machine back to a world of USSR surrealism

Christopher Beanland’s podcast is a walk in the park... literally. Jane Clinton talked to him

Christopher Beanland’s podcast is a walk in the park... literally. Jane Clinton talked to him

The video attempts to spin the proposed megaproject into something more concrete—and palatable.

The boom of lido construction in the 20th century was part of the post war public works programme, which aimed to create jobs and promote health.

During lockdown, local parks became an essential part of daily life for many Britons. Express.co.uk spoke exclusively to writer and podcaster Christopher Beanland about his new book and why the UK needs to stop taking green spaces for granted.

The author and journalist will be speaking at Design West

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