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Homework club: why do flower petals follow the Fibonacci sequence?
Mark Mason livens up your lockdown learning with these fun facts.
The beautiful game: how to replace live football this spring
Keep in touch with the beautiful game through podcasts, books and streaming.
Weekly trivia: how did ‘Of Alley’ in London get its name?
And why does the ‘S’ in Harry S Truman’s name stand for nothing? We bring you a fact for each day of lockdown.
What to look out for on your spring walks
From skylarks to cowslips, make the most of having more time to look.
The best films about faith to watch this Easter
Forget the biblical epics – it’s the unexpected portrayals of faith that often prove most poignant on film.
10 phrases to banish for good after coronavirus
From herd immunity to pangolin – Covid-19 deserves a dictionary all of its own.
Who will be the nation’s new Vera Lynn?
The Queen referenced Dame Vera Lynn in her lockdown speech but what does it really mean to be a ‘national treasure’?
The best online classes to try during lockdown
From art with Grayson Perry to Shakespeare with Dame Helen Mirren, why not acquire a new skill in lockdown?
Here’s how PC Plod can get us Brits to behave
The nitpicking of PC plod during lockdown is like that of a power-happy prefect at school.
Weekly trivia: which famous ship set sail on 10th April?
And how were matches invented? Mark Mason staves off your lockdown boredom with these fun facts.
Will lockdown change our shallow dating culture?
Hook ups have been rendered impossible so will millennials be forced to grow up?
Word of the week: Key worker
Officer workers are coming to the unwanted realisation that their jobs are not as ‘key’ as they thought they were.
Pining for the theatre? Watch these seven plays online
While the coronavirus has paralysed the West End, theatre-lovers do have some small consolation. Several theatres have released recordings of…
That’s Life with Andrew Doyle
Spectator Life’s satirical writers take a sideways look at the news with Titania McGrath creator Andrew Doyle.
8 films about isolation to see you through lockdown
Pick up some (questionable) survival tips from the movies.
Homework club: which three U.S. presidents died on July 4th?
And where does the word ‘koala’ come from? Mark Mason helps you liven up home school with these fun facts.
10 indoor sports to try in lockdown
Stave off the boredom with these indoor games – set to become lockdown classics.
The best online resources to use for home school
From Eton College’s self-study courses to piano lessons with Myleene Klass, we have your home schooling needs sorted.
Unexpected prize winners from Parasite to Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn’s Oscar was completely unexpected and nobody expected Shaggy to beat Bob Dylan at the Brits.
Word of the week: Covidiot
Spectator Life’s satirist Andy Shaw brings you a dictionary of era-defining words.
The best literary adaptations to watch on Netflix
From psychological thrillers to costume dramas, here six films that do wonders with their source material.
Home school is testing my mental agility more than I’d like
How do I explain what a hyphen is to my four year old?
Homework club: liven up your child’s learning with these fun facts
The Eiffel Tower grows six inches in summer and the word ‘canter’ comes from “Canterbury”.
15 great ideas that were conceived in isolation
From gravity to Frankenstein, these thinkers and artists are proof that time alone can be fruitful.
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The Sunday Times columnist and cookbook author sits down with Lara and Live to discuss her favourite dishes.
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