The wonder of the night train: headlamps ablaze, passengers boarding after sunset and leaving before sunrise, slipping in and out of compartments unseen. For Monisha Rajesh, the singular thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world – one filled with moonlit landscapes, cosy compartments and quirky companions. From Austria’s Nightjet to Scotland’s ... Monisha Rajesh – Moonlight Express

In early 2022, Charlie Walker set out to hike 600 miles along Siberia’s frozen rivers. He hoped to learn who its people are and how they reckon with their haunted past, as well as what the future might hold for this remote corner of the world. Camping in temperatures down to -50 degrees, exploring semi-deserted ... Charlie Walker – On Thin Ice

From wildfires and floods, to food poverty, degraded rivers, mass migration and conflict, the environmental crisis is already here – and it’s set to get worse. How can people lead good lives without ultimately hastening global collapse, and how might we ask those in developing countries to reject the consumerist culture that has seized richer ... Tony Juniper – Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet

We are living longer and, thanks to medical advances, our lifespan after the middle years continues to extend. But how do you age wisely? How do you remain psychologically healthy and fully engagedgiven the immense and daunting challenges of later life – regrets, loss, disappointments, physical deterioration, and mortality? From ancient Greece to the 21st ... Frank Tallis – Wise: Finding purpose, meaning and wisdom beyond the midpoint of life

‘I am writing this story without knowing its end: it begins long before I was born and will continue long after I die. I am writing this story to help myself heal and to make you understand.’ Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. ... Olia Hercules – Strong Roots: A Ukranian Family History Through War, Exile and Hope

A never-before-told perspective on the British experience at Colditz – one of themost infamous sites in Nazi Germany. The grandson of a King, the son of the Viceroy of India, ... David Lascelles – Out of Colditz

Weaving ideas about our domestic and daily life with thoughts on style and the way wepresent ourselves, Alexandra Shulman combines anecdotes and observations from 25 years spent editing British Vogue ... Alexandra Shulman – Black Coffee and Red Lipstick

A sparkling green field. A dull and scrubby patch of grass. One is the sanitised evidenceof monoculture, the other a world teeming with more life than you could ever imagine.Join ... John Wright – Grasslands

How did a film made to capture a pop phenomenon in real time become a genuine cinematic classic?Journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed explores how this beloved film captures both the ... Samira Ahmed – A Hard Day’s Night

Outdoor enthusiast, cyclist and acclaimed travel writer Simon Parker was restless for a new adventure, but with a small baby his explorations needed to begin at home. He decided to ... Simon Parker - The Wild Ride Home

After almost a decade and a half of Tory rule, the 2024 General Election saw the Conservatives suffer their worst-ever defeat: they received 7.14 million fewer votes than in 2019; ... Anthony Seldon – Sunak at 10

Johnny Ball spent seventeen years working as a stand up comedian, and twenty years with BBC Television, where he wrote and presented twenty series of award winning programmes, including Play ... Johnny Ball – Stories That Must Be Told