BuriedFunerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, 'Buried' provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre history of Britain in 'Ancestors,' Professor Alice Roberts

THE PERFECT GIFT - Illustration-led

Wolf is a hunter

joyous sound - and he is transported away from the drizzle and dark thoughts

Jasper Rees

Drawing on animal behaviour psychology and the latest research

tells us the story of a very remarkable King

Senior Writer

Cathy Newman's witty

Photographers and family wait on the shingle beach as a boy in a bright orange hat and grease-smeared goggles swims the last few metres from France to England

When her marriage falls apart and her career stalls

Who were they

Turkey and Cyprus sharing vibrant recipes and powerful stories from a region that has long-stood as a meeting point between Europe and the Middle East