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“Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British” – The Guardian, 2 Dec 2024

This headline appeared in The Guardian early last week and it raises some interesting questions. The journalist in question, Kari Paul, is an American now based in Paris, who wrote as a technology reporter. The basic thrust of the article Read more…


Agatha Christie on She Wrote, Too

This morning, the final instalment of the podcast She Wrote Too’s Agatha Christie month was released, appropriately titled The Final Episode. In November, they have spoken to a wealth of people bound together by their love of Agatha Christie, including Read more…


Medieval Women in their own words

Medieval Women in their own words title poster at the British Library

At the end of last week, I was to be found back at one of my old haunts, the British Library, to see their new exhibition, Medieval Women In Their Own Words. I went with my Museums Friend, Becca, whom Read more…


Agatha Christie’s Wider Family

In October 2024, I was invited onto the podcast She Wrote Too, hosted by Nicola Morgan and Caroline Rance, to talk about Agatha Christie and what lead her to be the best-selling author ever, after the Bible and Shakespeare. We Read more…


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