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About agogo22

Director of Manchester School of Samba at http://www.sambaman.org.uk

BBC Radio 4 – Archive on 4, Robert Graves and ‘I Claudius’, L years on

It’s 50 years on from the first screening of the TV series I, Claudius – the hugely popular and perhaps surprising cultural phenomenon that brought the story of a lesser-known Roman emperor into the living rooms of millions of families … Continue reading

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Snow Buntings

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Why animals can’t talk (but almost can)

Let’s explore whether animals can talk. And go to https://ground.news/robwords to see how language shapes our perspectives. Save 40% for unlimited access to the Vantage Plan through my link. What accent would a talking monkey have? What does an elephant … Continue reading

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The Mysterious Origins of the Snake Plant

[…] ➡️ Up Next: The genetic gamble behind corn ► • Corn’s Wild Story You Never Learned in School You may know it as a powerhouse air cleaning houseplant but the snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata) has a wilder history than … Continue reading

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When Love Breaks What It Holds Most Dear

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This Simple Glow Trick Breaks Classical Physics

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American things that are NOT NORMAL in Japan

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Have You Seen These Winter Birds in the UK Yet?

Every winter, millions of birds arrive in the UK from across Europe and the Arctic, turning our countryside, coastlines and wetlands into temporary refuges from harsher northern climates. In this video, I take a closer look at some of the … Continue reading

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My best of 2025

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Things in Japan that always surprise foreigners 🇯🇵❤️‍🩹

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