‘There was a hand coming through the window’: The surprising story behind Kate Bush’s first hit Wuthering Heights
Kate Bush wrote her chart-topping debut single when she was just 18 years old. She told the BBC about the origins of a literary love song that began a unique career in music. Kate Bush’s debut single, Wuthering Heights, was…
Why do people risk their lives to summit the world’s deadliest mountains?
Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela explores life, love and death on Earth’s second-tallest peak in the new season of Extreme. Straddling the border of Pakistan and China in the Karakoram mountain range, K2 is often referred to as the “savage mountain”….
Greenland is getting a lot of international attention for its mineral resources – but what is hiding under the ice?
The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland’s icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference? The allure of Earth’s biggest island is undeniable. Over…
Butrint: The ancient site helping Albania reclaim its identity
Once known as “the North Korea of Europe”, Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast its image. After a period of turmoil, places often talk about looking towards the future. However, 40 years after…
McDonald’s staff rescue cat 30 miles from home
A pedigree cat who was missing for 11 days has been found 30 miles from home by staff at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Chewie, an eight-year-old Norwegian forest cat, went missing from home in Billericay, Essex, on 14 January. His owner…
Six Nordic paintings that can help us rethink winter
Winter isn’t all bad – these “sublime” landscapes of the frozen North from the turn of the 20th Century offer us a way into resilience – and an “acceptance of the seasonality of life”. With its bare trees, long nights…
Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console to be released in 2025
(AP) — Gaming giant Nintendo revealed its newest console Thursday in a highly anticipated announcement gamers had been waiting for since rumors of its release first spread years ago. The Nintendo Switch 2, the successor to the Nintendo Switch system, will be released in…