The performer Active outdoor pursuits Ranging over myth

Ranging over myth

BBC History Magazine editor Dave Musgrove takes us on an unforgettable historical tour through British history

Our Planet takes nature-lovers deep into the science of our natural world

the book shows how the farm of Peppering is gradually renatured: fields are divided up with hedgerows and trees

The performer Active outdoor pursuits Ranging over myth'The Performer' explores the rich relations of the performing arts to society. It traces performing spaces in the city; the emergence of actors, musicians, and dancers as independent artists; the inequality between performer and spectator; the uneasy relations between artistic creation and social and religious ritual, the uses and abuses of acting by politicians. 'The Performer' ties issues together by exploring the sensory powers which the performing