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First edition crime novels on display at exhibition.

Murder by the Book: a celebration of 20th century British crime fiction

22 Mar 2024

Priceless first editions and Agatha Christie artefacts on display at Cambridge University Library.

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Spitting Image: A Controversial History

29 Sep 2023

A free exhibition unravelling the history and legacy of the satirical puppet show has opened at Cambridge University Library

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Saving Turkey's Children

12 Jun 2020

Exiled by Hitler, Albert Eckstein turned his medical expertise to saving Turkey's poorest children from the curse of infant mortality.

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Secret recordings reveal the sexual struggles of Fifties Britain

16 Apr 2019

A new study of pioneering counselling sessions explores how women sought to overcome sexual difficulties at a pivotal moment in Britain’s sex history.

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Spitting Image archive comes to Cambridge University Library

14 Nov 2018

A Margaret Thatcher puppet and the unbroadcast script and video tape for the pilot episode of Spitting Image have taken their place alongside the...

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