From Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones to Terry Pratchett's Discworld, most fantasy novels, films, television series and computer games take place in a broadly similar landscape. We examine the possible origin of what might not inaptly be termed the 'Magic Realm'.

The decision by the University of Leicester in England to abandon the teaching of Middle English classics signals an attack on Britain’s cultural roots. We examine the idea of foundation myths and what they mean to England, India and the United States. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9171987/Leicester-University-denies-dropping-Chaucer-white-proposals.html

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The British government has been rebuked by the Advertising Standards Authority for spreading fake news about the Covid epidemic. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/21/government-discontinue-covid-ad-accusing-joggers-exercising/