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Cambridge Breakfast: 3D printer making face shields for MAGPAS

Julian speaks to Sam and Stephen Newland, who are raising funds to purchase materials to make much needed face shields with a 3D printer for Magpas Air Ambulance crews to help protect them during the COVID19 pandemic. … [Read more...]

Flavour: Coronavirus and Hospitality

Tim Hayward talks about the effects of the coronavirus on food and hospitality businesses. Laura Donohue has an Easter essay for our times. Rosie Sykes provides some ideas for rhubarb and Sue Bailey looks back at some seasonal old English recipes. Also, Dave Fox recommends ways of growing food without a garden. In addition we bring you lots of food … [Read more...]

Bookmark: Xu Zhimo’s Second Farewell to Cambridge

Xu Zhimo’s poem Second Farewell to Cambridge is taught to every schoolchild in China, making it arguably the most famous poem in the world, though it’s little known outside the poet’s homeland. In this Bookmark special Leigh Chambers examines the role it’s played in forging cultural and business links between Cambridge and China, take a look at the … [Read more...]