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The 1976 Chowchilla Kidnapping: When 26 Children And 1 Adult Were Buried Alive
In 1976, 26 schoolchildren and their bus driver were kidnapped in Chowchilla and buried alive in an underground van. Their escape became one of the most extraordinary survival stories in US history. Here is what really happened


'Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Movie' And The Story Of Wakaliwood
Every so often a film comes along that changes the way you look at cinema and shocks the very foundations of the film industry. 'Who Killed Captain Alex' is just one of those films. Produced by Wakaliwood studios it was filmed in Wakaliga, a slum in Uganda's capital of Kampala by Its founder and director Nabwana I.G.G., Uganda's Quentin Tarantino. Nabwana's formative years were spent amidst the tumultuous era of Idi Amin's rule in the 1970s Uganda. While the nation grappled


Portraits From The West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 1870s
While the Victorian Era didn't mark the inception of institutionalising individuals with mental health issues, it undeniably witnessed a...
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