Left-handedness is often seen as being "wrong" – and also as a sign of "genius". Left-Handed Girl draws on the prejudice director Shih-Ching Tsou faced growing up in Taiwan.

Xavier Roberts' cuddly-toy business grew into a billion-dollar empire in the space of a few years. Why did these dolls have Christmas shoppers scrambling to buy them in 1983?

Oscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes Shakespeare – and the "soul-crushing" loss of their child. It's a powerful story that fills in many blanks.

As Wicked: For Good is released, what are the historic meanings of conical headwear, and how has it evolved – from its ancient origins to the empowered Elphaba?

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, hidden for decades from public view, was sold this week at auction for a record sum. Why is it so valuable?

The musical adaptation's second and final instalment isn't likely to win any sceptics over – but it's consistently enjoyable, and sees Ariana Grande, in particular, "really shine".

David Fincher's thriller began with its screenwriter's view of the urban decay and religious conservatism of the Reagan era. But it also predicted our obsession with true crime today.

In November 1990, the UK's prime minister made her tearful departure from 10 Downing Street. She was ousted by her own party, having been weakened by an unlikely enemy.

BBC critics make their picks – and reveal whose Academy Award hopes may have gone cold.

An emotional and nostalgic show about life in 1980s Seoul, it paved the way for other Korean global hits like Squid Game.

While many argue that "modern art" began in the 1800s, could it actually have started with Joseph Wright of Derby's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, nearly a century before?

Was 16th-Century aristocrat Jane Boleyn a treacherous, "sex-mad" spy – or was she a convenient scapegoat? A new book explores her story.