The Honest Truth: Sacred island of Lindisfarne stirs the soul and offers escape from modern world
Lindisfarne is one of the most magical and historic places on the British Isles.
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The Honest Truth: It poisons fish, but we sprinkle it over our salads. So what actually is algae?
Used in everything from toothpaste to chocolate, algae is one of the most powerful organisms on earth, and has historic ties with Scotland.
New book debunks myths surrounding witchcraft
They brandished broomsticks, stirred cauldrons and cast spells – or did they? A new book, A History Of Magic And Witchcraft, debunks some of the myths surrounding witches. Author Frances Timbers tells Stevie Gallacher The Honest Truth about witches and witchcraft
The Honest Truth: Searching for fact and fiction amid the swirling mist of Highland history
It has been a tourist magnet for centuries, an irresistible draw for millions.
The Honest Truth: From music to medicine, plants to parks, good things come in trees
Trees are an important part of the British landscape, and now they’re being celebrated in A History of Trees, a book which looks at how they have shaped our economy, warfare and superstition.
A word about birds: Author on how he fell for Britain’s beaky blinders
From scavengers pecking at discarded chips on the beach to the tiny faces hiding on coastal clifftops, the UK is home to a range of winged beauties.
The Honest Truth: All the tipple tattle explaining why gin has made a real spirited return
Gin has been enjoying a real flourish as the on-trend drink, with Scottish distilleries at the heart of the boom.
The Honest Truth: Each sea snail yielded just a drop of purple dye reserved for Roman royalty
David Coles, author of Chromatopia: An Illustrated History Of Colour, tells Alice Hinds the Honest Truth about precious pigments
Going cocoa: Why we should be nuts about the beans that make chocolate
Whether they come in the form of milk, white, dark or even a vegan variety, Easter wouldn’t be the same without chocolate eggs.
The Honest Truth: Unearthing the fascinating secrets of Britain’s forgotten Victorian gardeners
They were a hidden 19th-Century army of ordinary green-fingered lads.
The Honest Truth: For our fake news world, we could do with reviving the word toadeater
Words form everything from beautiful poems and angry exchanges to novels and songs.