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The year in culture: top reads, movies and moments of 2025

The year in culture: top reads, movies and moments of 2025

Hosts review their most memorable artistic experiences of the year




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From Zayed National Museum to Unesco's list, how Arab heritage is preserved

In this episode, Farah Andrews takes viewers inside the newly-opened Abu Dhabi museum

Why are we so obsessed with (our own) Spotify Wrapped?

Why are we so obsessed with (our own) Spotify Wrapped?

Hosts unpack the appeal of discovering and sharing your streaming data

Episode 100: A day out at the newly-opened Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

A day out at the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

Hosts explore billions of years' worth of science at the emirate’s newest cultural attraction

How stories of migration come to life at Abu Dhabi Art

How stories of migration come to life at Abu Dhabi Art

Hosts speak to artists at the fair about their installations inspired by memories of home and movement

What to look forward to at this year's Abu Dhabi Art

What to look forward to at this year's Abu Dhabi Art

Hosts discuss the global highlights of the emirate’s flagship art fair in its 17th year

How Dhai Dubai festival artists are using light as a medium

How Dhai Dubai festival artists are using light as a medium

Event’s co-curator joins hosts to discuss the details of the exhibition’s second edition



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Sell it or melt it: What will the thieves do with their stolen Louvre jewellery?

Our hosts discuss details of the heist and other notorious art crimes

The mighty mushroom: UAE’s desert-dwelling marvel

The mighty mushroom: UAE’s desert-dwelling marvel

Hosts speak to ecologist about the traditions, dishes and industries inspired by fungi

From Arrakis to Abu Dhabi: Tracking the Dune cast in the UAE

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Hosts give away details of the new film’s coming shoot in the Liwa desert

Could the revived Hejaz railway be a healing track for the region?

Hejaz railway revival: A healing track for the region

Hosts look back in time at historic route that linked Damascus to Madinah

Why Drake sampling Fairuz is more complicated than you might think

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