Oliver Roberts

22nd January 2026

They Stole Everything

A Serbian farmer’s fight against a Chinese mining giant

30th September 2025

Steel, Oil, and Secrets

One man risks his life for environmental justice in Smederevo

5th February 2025

Beings Who Long To Be

Some thoughts on belonging

9th July 2024

Camera Obscura

The subtle, sad magic of photographing strangers

9th July 2024

The Soul Screams

On the nostalgia of ice cream

5th July 2009

The Quest To Be One

The intersexuals' torment

18th November 2007

Don't Look Down

Just another gentle Sunday luncheon, except nobody's wearing any clothes

29th March 2015

Not Hurting

The sad, sad story of the oldest call girl on the internet

22nd June 2014

The Hours

Palliative care nurses on dying, death and God

28th February 2016

The Way Of All Flesh

A ceremony for those who give their bodies to science

21st October 2012

A Load Of Bull

In which the author goes to a rodeo and gets roped into riding a bull

26th January 2014

A Bridge Too Far

On the measures being taken to stop people jumping off a bridge

21st June 2015

In The Human Funnel

On surviving suicide

19th October 2014

The Time Traveller's Life

Inside the hallowed studio of William Kentridge

14th August 2011

Forty Minutes With Mr Funny

An interview with John Cleese

26th April 2015

Minds From Another World

The conundrum of autistic adults

26th October 2008

A Not So Regular Haunt

Hunting for ghosts with South Africa's first paranormal investigations team

20th May 2012

Waiting For ET

Watching the sky for aliens, with two strange strangers

7th June 2015

What The Fap Is In Your Lunchbox?

Inside an adult store during peak hours

14th October 2018

Look Ma, No Hands

How the NoFap movement is saving men from porn addiction