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In June 1993, Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel brought prehistoric monsters to life. Crichton spoke to the BBC about why dinosaurs continue to fascinate us.

Douglas Adams's epic series of comic novels, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is loved by scientists and tech executives, including Elon Musk. In 1986, the author talked to the BBC about the unlikely origins of a wildly successful multimedia franchise.

Instead of throwing away edible and nutrient-rich peel of bananas, oranges and other fruits and veg, here are five ways to make the most of them.

IN HISTORY Clint Eastwood was catapulted to film stardom when he played a brooding gunslinger in Sergio Leone's first Spaghetti Western, A Fistful of Dollars. In a 1977 interview with the BBC, the Italian director confessed that he "really wanted"...

IN HISTORY Amazon was once Jeff Bezos's "famously unprofitable company", as the former CEO said in an exclusive 2000 BBC Newsnight interview. Nearly 25 years on, the ubiquitous company has become one of a handful of companies in the world valued at...

At first glance there's nothing particularly remarkable about waxworms. The larval form of wax moths, these pale wriggling grubs feed on the wax that bees use to make their honeycomb. For beekeepers, the pests are something to swiftly get rid of...