Creative licence

Kate Bulkley reports on an online initiative by broadcasters that will allow the public to experiment with archive material.

Recycling skill

Millions of PCs are decommissioned every year in the UK, but one company is finding a useful home for them in Kenyan schools. Simon Birch reports.

Ah, Shepperton …

It's seedy, but it is our own, says Michael Bracewell. Matthew Sweet's Shepperton Babylon charts the lost worlds of British cinema.

Keystroke strategy for open access

The movement to increase free online access to scientific research will receive a boost today as academics, publishers and librarians thrash out a new plan for open access. By Richard Wray.

Web creator named top Briton 2004

The creator of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has been named Great Briton 2004, it was announced yesterday. By Laura Smith.

Bad boy grows up

Sean Penn has been well served by Richard T Kelly's smart biography, says Kevin Macdonald.