Entertainment: August 2025

Our top picks to read, listen to, and watch this Summer!

READ

The Brain At Rest book cover

The Brain At Rest

By Dr Joseph Jebelli

Society often encourages us to keep busy, but this fascinating book reveals that when we let our brains rest and our minds wander, something magical happens.

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

By Haben Girma

The story of Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her journey from isolation to the world stage.


LISTEN

Fashion Neurosis With Bella Freud podcast artwork

Fashion Neurosis with Bella Freud

Each week, fashion designer Bella Freud explores style, identity and life’s deeper themes with a special guest on her couch.

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The Positive News Podcast

This podcast shares uplifting global stories to brighten your day from Peru’s neurodivergent picnics to Zimbabwe’s friendship bench.


WATCH

Freakier Friday movie poster

Freakier Friday

Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan return to play a mum and daughter who once swapped bodies. Will lightning strike again?

A still image from the film, The History Of Sound

The History of Sound

In this WWI-era romantic drama, two young men set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.


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