How are memories formed, and what do they tell us about who we are? Can we trust what we remember? And is a memory something we keep and protect, or is it made afresh each time we look back? Christopher Fowler relives class snobbery and the delights of film; Prof Charles Fernyhough challenges the...

How can you tell when a story's done? What if it is missing an ingredient, and not even the writer knows which one? What's the difference between a fiction and a lie? Kate Ellis travels through London and time, and communes with several types of storyteller. Sean Preston serves up sexual...

When we fight, we dance; but what use is a fighter outside the ring? Is knock-down strength a virtue or a liability? And what if the fight has begun, but you don’t know who your opponent is? Under Peter Kunert’s brooding score, Leslie Mapp meets his match in darkened streets; Anna Whitwham...