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Grief, anger, joy, fear, distraction, disgust, and hope are all emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the...

It is, arguably, the most famous restaurant in the world and perhaps one of the most significant and influential ever: the legendary 'elBulli' in Catalonia has attained a near-mythic reputation for culinary wizardry. This is the story of a young chef enrolled in the restaurant's legendary trainin...

When his father sat him down and told him to make something of himself, young vet Marc Abraham decided to do it the hard way by setting up an emergency out of hours clinic. If getting used to the long night shifts wasn't bad enough, emergency cases are rarely straightforward. Here, Marc writes ab...

When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw and the city's zoo along with it. This text recreates the life of the 'zookeeper's wife', describing how she kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants.

In this quick-witted portrait, Ackroyd reveals Hitchcock to be: a lugubriously jolly man fond of practical jokes, who smashes a once-used tea cup every morning to remind himself of the frailty of life. Iconic film stars make cameo appearances, just as Hitch did in his own films.

He was the very first icon of the silver screen, and is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, even a hundred years on from his first film. But what of the man behind the moustache? The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it? Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the...

From possession by demons to ghosts that have made him fear for his very life, this is a collection of shocking experiences that have made Derek Acorah stare into the darkest places of the spirit world.

From possession by demons, violent spirits that have thrown him across the room and encounters with dead serial killers, here is a collection of shocking experiences that have made Derek Acorah stare into the darkest places of the spirit world.

The UK's number one TV psychic Derek Acorah tells of his experiences with the spirit world, from his one-to-one readings and consultations to international performances and renowned investigations for Living TV's 'Most Haunted'.