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Here is a call for papers for a special issue of In the Same Sea, a project that “advances the hypothesis that the Lesser Antilles were decisively shaped by inter-island connections that transformed separate islands into a common world of slavery and freedom.” This project, based at the University of Copenhagen, has received funding from the European…

Article by TRC: Our questions are answered by the former leading Irish jockey who is now a highly respected TV pundit

With a major new exhibition and a hit TV show celebrating our love of fixing objects, Rosalind Jana reflects on the healing power of repair.

Toss a coin to TV this week, because there's a whole lot of major genre shows hitting this week to start the march toward the holidays.

One of the greatest sci-fi shows of the modern era is kicking off its final adventure this week, as Prime Video's The Expanse comes to a close with its sixth and final season. If that's too space-y for you, no worries, we also have superheroes and zombies to keep you dialed in.

We're barreling toward the end of 2021, and as the calendar draws to a close so do several fan favorite genre shows this week. From breakout sci-fi hits to horror favorites, let's break it all down.

Fast forward 150 years into the future, and the vision of Earth that humans are faced with is in equal parts intriguing and terrifying - or so decrees new sci-fi series Intergalactic. With police swapping cars for spacecraft as they patrol the skies and prisoners being transported away from Earth to far-flung colonies, the prospect is undeniably bleak. And yet its an intrinsic part of the allure of Sky Ones latest space-based show. Black Mirror actress Imogen Daines, who plays convicted...