English recently became the US's official language. But on a tiny island, residents still speak the country's most English version of English, and many Americans don't understand it.

The story of Schindler's heroism became a novel and a film. But in 1982, author Thomas Keneally told the BBC that this was all thanks to a chance meeting with a luggage salesman.

As the clocks go forward this spring, see if you can solve these puzzles based on ancient calendars.

Performers and visitors to the famous gothic cathedral in the midst of the River Seine may find some subtle differences to the way sound bounces around its walls.

Forty years ago, English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds.

The author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams, spoke to the BBC in 1986 about the appeal of the comic series for tech executives.

As YouTube turns 20 years old, the platform's content has fundamentally altered the way we think and feel about each other, and ourselves.

Italian cuisine may be one of the most recognised and loved in the world. But now, a food historian is arguing that the Italian food as we know it is barely a few decades old.