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Mike Stuchbery
Luton's answer to Albert Camus
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Hope Carved from Bone: The Prehistoric Treasures of the Swabian Jura
19 June 2020
, In the 40,000-year-old fragments of evocative animals and figurines, Mike Stuchbery finds inspiration and resilience in dark times

Building on the Rubble — The Memorials of Stuttgart
12 June 2020
, Mike Stuchbery explains how, rather than mute statues, Germany has a much more dynamic dialogue with its traumatic imperial past

Fear – the Most Infectious Contagion
10 February 2020
, With the Coronavirus the subject of headlines the world over, fears of a pandemic have again arisen. Along with media speculation, however, there is a far more insidious contagion.

GOLD DUST WOMAN: The Story of Sybilla von Anhalt
28 January 2020
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The Fires of Bamberg are Still Burning
16 January 2020
, Mike Stuchbery returns with his telling short histories - this time of how climate change and panic led to an explosion of persecution, mainly of women.

Death and Loss: Hope and Renewal – A Message from Stuttgart
23 December 2019
, After a tumultuous year politically and personally for Mike Stuchbery, he reminds how humans have survived the darkest hours.

Germany Calling: at the Crossroads of Europe
7 October 2019
, Mike Stuchbery reflects on leaving the UK behind after a tumultuous three years.


Lives Left in Stone: Cologne’s Eternal Cathedral
14 August 2019
, Will Cologne's cathedral, which was centuries in the making, ever be considered to be truly 'finished'? Maybe nothing we build ever is.

Art and Disaster: ‘The Delft Thunderclap’
7 August 2019
, Mike Stuchbery on how terrible moments of devastation can be overcome with creativity and vision.

The Art of Dying – A Medieval Blockbuster for Terrible Times
31 July 2019
, Mike Stuchbery on reading one of the first printed bestsellers – a book on how to die properly – from his hospital bed.

Between Two Worlds: The Secrets of the Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg
12 July 2019
, On a recent trip to Germany, Mike Stuchbery came across the remains of a woman who lived some 8,500 years ago – astonishing, not only for the impressive manner in which she was buried, but the secrets that her bones contained.

Living with Attention Deficit Disorder
9 July 2019
, Mike Stuchbery on his recent ADD diagnosis and why this has provided the breakthrough he needed.

Recalling the Stasi: Boris Johnson, Privacy and the Politics of Personal Destruction
22 June 2019
, Mike Stuchbery explains how a journalist's targeting of neighbours who recorded the prime minister-in-waiting has more in common with East Germany's infamous secret police than they do.

The Lesson of Dachau and the ‘Concentration Camp’ Controversy
20 June 2019
, Mike Stuchbery sheds some light on the heated debate ignited by New York congresswoman Alexandra-Cortez

Anybody can be a Hero: The Story of Lilo Hermann
17 June 2019
, Whenever Mike Stuchbery travels to Stuttgart he is reminded that the courage to resist authoritarianism and tyranny isn't restricted to a particular kind of individual and here manifests itself in the form of a bookish single mother.

FAR RIGHT FUNDING: The Rebel Reporters Threatening the UK’s Rule of Law
11 June 2019
, Mike Stuchbery examines the funding and support for Far Right figures delivered under the guise of journalism.

Unbroken: The Story of Artemisia Gentileschi
6 June 2019
, Mike Stuchbery on a renaissance artist who overcame the predatory sexism of her day and survives as an emblem of feminist persistence.

A Sharp Wake Up Call: We need to talk about Amy
5 June 2019
, Mike Stuchbery on the troubling behaviour of a Brexit activist

Why so Sore, Donny? Fascism has Deep American Roots
3 June 2019
, London Mayor Sadiq Khan's comment on Donald Trump's nativism, isolationism and bigotry has hit a sore spot.

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