BBC Culture • 12th November 2020

The theremin: The strangest instrument ever invented?

The theremin sometimes seems like an instrument from Earth’s future or another world. Its music seems conjured from nothing, notes and tones teased and manipulated by hypnotic movements of hand and fingers through air. Meet the only musical instrument controlled entirely without physical contact.

Reader's Digest • 24th September 2020

Sisters Are Brewing It For Themselves

A new generation of brewsters are returning women to their historic place in the forefront of beer making.

BBC.com • 10th September 2020

A new island of hope rising from the Indian Ocean

Scattered across the Arabian Sea, south-west of Sri Lanka and India, the Maldives present a dreamy, tropical idyll to travellers from all over the world. Yet perhaps no other nation faces an environmental threat quite as serious as the Maldives. NORMAN MILLER explores the island nation's pioneering response.

RECLAIM • 17th July 2020

Time Travel

With travel restricted, Norman Miller looks at how vintage travel posters can help satisfy our wanderlust in glorious style.

RECLAIM • 15th July 2020

Peak Times

On the fringes of the Peak District, Leek is a lovely beacon of Arts & Crafts heritage.

BBC.com • 14th July 2020

Basel: The birthplace of hallucinogenic science

How did an unsteady bicycle journey made one April evening in 1943 by a suited 37-year-old man in Basel change perceptions of the world?...

Countryfile • 10th July 2020

Views (without sight)

Meet the remarkable holiday company that puts blind and sighted walkers together for an experience that changes the outlook of both…

BBC.com • 10th July 2020

The surprising perks of isolated work

For millions of people worldwide, widespread lockdown has cast isolation as a negative – a loss of group engagement and communal hubbub. Yet there are people around the world who happily choose work lives involving long periods isolated in remote settings.

Sunday Times Travel Magazine • 6th May 2020

Scrumptious Scilly Isles

These ravishing islands, set in turquoise-tinted seas just off the Cornish coast, mix wild headlands with white-sand coves and tranquil lanes. And they’re gourmet heaven too...

BBC Worklife • 28th April 2020

Are community currencies a better way to shop?

Currencies like the Bristol Pound support local retailers and build a sense of community, proponents say – and now some are going digital.

The Times • 28th April 2020

Marooned masterpieces: the art stuck in the dark

As global lockdown brings the art world to a halt, Norman Miller finds out what happens next.

Delicious • 1st April 2020

Alsace - France, but not as you know it

Pressed against both Germany and Switzerland, Alsace takes memorable historic and culinary cues from both...

BBC Travel • 19th March 2020

How Brighton became an epicentre of freedom

The English south coast city of Brighton goes places few other cities even think of. Norman Miller gives the historic and cultural lowdown on his unique hometown.

English Heritage magazine • 4th February 2020

Regaining Ground

Norman Miller discovers the ever-evolving nature of Walmer Castle's pleasure gardens.

Sunday Times Travel Magazine • 19th January 2020

Instant Escapes: Breezy Northumberland

Stretching south from the Scottish border, Northumberland's 'Heritage Coast' is a melange of breathtaking history (think castles on beaches), atmospheric coastal towns and endearing quirks.

Sunday Times Travel Magazine • 19th January 2020

Maori Magic

Norman Miller gets a unique insight into Maori life and culture on a marvellous Hawke's Bay tour

The Guardian • 14th January 2020

‘It leaves you shaken’: VR show reveals life through an older person’s eyes

“Try walking in my shoes” is the familiar call to the power of shared experience in creating empathy and understanding. Now artist Lindsay Seers has given the principle a 21st-century spin, turning to virtual reality to create a unique insight into how we look after older people.

SilverKris • 9th January 2020

Of Gods, Fairy Tales and Men in Funen

Norman Miller explores the fairytale land of Funen in Denmark.

Spectator Life • 4th November 2019

Why boys should dance

Norman Miller reveals the unique benefits dance offers potential Billy Elliots as well as young ballerinas at school.

The Telegraph • 14th October 2019

Why a cruise is the perfect holiday for wine lovers

From curated wine-pairing dinners on board to exclusive lunches ashore with top local winemakers, there’s plenty to satisfy the oenophile at sea.