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

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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

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How stories of migration come to life at Abu Dhabi Art

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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

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The mighty mushroom: UAE’s desert-dwelling marvel

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  • British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah and his mother, Laila Soueif, in Cairo, after his release from detention in September. Getty Images

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  • Langsua National Park in Norway hosts a four-day dog sledding adventure. Getty Images

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  • Arsenal's Viktor Gyoekeres and Arsenal's Declan Rice celebrate their win over Brighton on December 27, 2025. AP

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  • Indian opposition parties prevented an absolute majority for the BJP in the last general election, but they have failed to capitalise on that victory since. EPA

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  • Wael Hamadeh, poses for the picture at his flat in Sharjah. For 'My Dubai rent' story. 23rd December 2025 Photo: Ahmed Ramzan/The National

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