Features

From a Polynesian island ringed by blue lagoons to Chile's gaucho heartland, these are BBC journalists' top destinations this year.

As the new Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, is released on streaming, here are more ingenious – and confounding – whodunnits to watch and read.

During the lockdowns of 2020, global shipping was severely restricted and ocean noise pollution all but ceased. Instead the songs of fish filled the sea.

A simple pair of striped socks from Japanese convenience stores has become a global cult item. But how did an everyday essential turn into the souvenir travellers seek out?

Fancy a change from The Muppet Christmas Carol? BBC journalists pick the films that get them in the holiday mood.

Subtle sexism that pervades everyday life often gets shrugged off. But research shows it can still have lasting psychological effects – including "thinning" parts of the brain.

Tom Brook reported from the scene of John Lennon's death in 1980, later interviewing his young son. The two reconnect to discuss how Lennon's message reverberates today.

These seven global traditions show a different side to the season; one that's more communal, more reflective and far less materialistic.