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Release Your Inner Cartoonist with Harry Venning

Join cartoonist Harry Venning in this guide to comedy cartoons, from the blank page to nailing the punchline.

How to Live and Eat like an Italian with Kamin Mohammadi

A guide to living life the Italian way, from gelato and coffee to wild swimming and proper posture.

An Introduction to Medieval English Literature with Henry Eliot

An engaging guide to the best English literature of the Middle Ages, from Beowulf to the Canterbury Tales

How to Cook Ghanaian with Zoe Adjonyoh

Learn to cook Zoe's easy and delicious signature recipes, using typical West African ingredients and techniques.

Romantic Philosophy with Dr Mark Vernon

Pyschotherapist Mark Vernon's insightful introduction to the key thinkers, ideas and artists of the period.

Christmas Calligraphy with Susie Deane

How to Cope with Grief with Julia Samuel

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel offers advice for coping with grief and supporting others who have been bereaved.

Intermediate Harmonica with Ed Hopwood

Learn to play the blues with harmonica virtuoso Ed Hopwood

The Idler Guide to Imagination with Mark Vernon

A practical and passionate plea for an imaginative approach to life

The Idler Introduction to Bitcoin with Dominic Frisby

An Introduction to Calligraphy with Susie Deane

Try your hand at calligraphy with an expert teacher.

A Brief Introduction to Anarchism with Tom Hodgkinson

A spirited romp through two and half millennia of anarchic thinking

How to Meditate with Sister Jayanti

An introduction to Raja Yoga with renowned spiritual leader

How to Fix the Future with Andrew Keen and Tom Hodgkinson

Taking back the power from the digital overlords

Introduction to Psychotherapy with Dr Mark Vernon

If you’ve ever wanted to know more about Freud, Jung and Melanie Klein, but were afraid to ask, now is your chance.

How to Make Sourdough Bread with Bridget Hugo

The Ultimate Guide to Slow Baking with Franco Manca Co-Founder Bridget Hugo.

An Introduction to the History of Wine with Anne McHale MW

What did wine taste like in Ancient Rome? And how did Madeira acquire its distinctive style? Anne McHale MW on this fascinating journey through the history of wine.

The Guide to Idle Beekeeping with Bill Anderson: Part Two

Learn what to do with your hives in autumn. Idle Beekeeper Bill Anderson will show you how to build your own hive, harvest honey and make delicious mead.

The Idler Guide to Negotiation with Hilary Gallo

Learn the art of gentle negotiation with former corporate lawyer Hilary Gallo.

How to Escape with Robert Wringham

Ever wanted to escape once and for all?

The Happy Kitchen: Seven Lessons in Good Mood Food with Rachel Kelly and Alice Mackintosh

Learn to harness the power of Good Mood Food with seven delicious and nutritious recipes.

The Guide to Idle Beekeeping with Bill Anderson: Part One

Urban beeper Bill Anderson teaches you everything you need to know to get started in beekeeping, from catching a swarm to insulating your hive.

How to write a poem with Clare Pollard

Learn the tools and techniques to start writing your own poetry. This six-part course explores the style, structure and history of classic poetic forms, from ballads to sonnets.

How to Build Your Own Utopia with David Bramwell

Journey through the history of Utopia, visit some of the most fascinating utopian experiments of the modern age, from Christiania to Damanhur, and learn how you can bring utopian thinking into your everyday life.

How to Write a Song with Chris Difford

Award-winning lyricist Chris Difford of Squeeze teaches the art of songwriting in this interactive course, which promises to unleash your creative potential.

The Idler Guide to Classical Civilisation with Harry Mount

Discover the greatest civilisation of them all, as Harry Mount takes you through Homer and Virgil, through Greek and Roman architecture, sculpture, literature, philosophy, history, geography and the gods.

A History of London with Dr Matthew Green

Join historian and broadcaster Dr Matthew Green on an historical joyride through 800 years of London’s history, from the Middle Ages to the Blitz, which will bring the Unreal City to life like never before.

A History of Christianity in Eleven Short Chapters with Dr Mark Vernon

Journey through the history of Christianity with Dr Mark Vernon, from Paul through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, right up to mass Christianity in the modern day.

Business for Bohemians with Tom Hodgkinson

What is your ideal way of living? Do you want to make money and still live well? Perhaps you can! Discover how to be a bohemian in business with Tom Hodgkinson.

Learn Latin with Harry Mount Part Three

In Part Three of "Learn Latin with Harry Mount", you'll use your knowledge from Part One and Two to translate Latin prose and poetry from Horace, Tacitus and others.

Harmonica for Beginners with Ed Hopwood

Learn how to play the harmonica in our twelve part course, which covers everything from breathing patterns and hand position to learning by ear and classic blues riffs.

Learn Latin with Harry Mount Part Two

In Part Two of "Learn Latin with Harry Mount", you'll build on your knowledge from Part One to produce more complicated Latin sentences.

Learn Latin with Harry Mount, Part One

In Part One of "Learn Latin with Harry Mount", you'll be guided wittily through the first steps of learning Latin.

A History of British Buildings with Harry Mount

Confused about your Dorics and your Ionics? Can't tell your Perpendicular Gothic from your Decorated? Harry Mount's history of British Buildings guides you, effortlessly and amusingly, through a thousand years of architecture, from Anglo-Saxon churches in Wiltshire to modernist villas in Hampstead.

A Guide to Modern Manners with Mary Killen

The Idler Guide to Growing Vegetables and Herbs, with Alys Fowler

All you need to know about growing your own fruit and vegetables, the easy and organic way

Elocution with Sir Timothy Ackroyd

Learn how to speak proper

How to Dress – A Guide for the Modern Gentleman with Gustav Temple

A four part course from Gustav Temple of The Chap magazine, which outlines the principles and practice of proper dressing for men.

An Introduction to Modern Philosophy

Learn about all the key philosophical movements of the last five hundred years, from Descartes to Jean-Paul Sartre.

How to be Idle with Tom Hodgkinson

Learn the art of being idle and free in this six part course from Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson

Ukulele for Beginners with Danny Wootton

Learn how to play the fabulous ukulele in our six part course with notes and songsheets

Eminent Victorians with John Mitchinson

Learn about six great Victorians with QI's John Mitchinson

An Introduction to Classical Music with Sandy Burnett

A six part online introduction to the most beautiful music of the last thousand years

The Idler History of Cooking in Six Chapters with Rowley Leigh

The great chef Rowley Leigh traces man's culinary evolution through six films with simple recipes

Beyond Mindfulness with Tim Lott

A six part course which explores Buddhism and Eastern philosophy through the work of writer Alan Watts

Public Speaking with David Butter

A six part course in effective public speaking

Punctuation with Harry Mount

Everything you need to know about punctuation in one single masterclass.

How to Sing with Diana de Cabarrus

Find your voice on our singing course for complete beginners

An Introduction to Ancient Philosophy with Dr Mark Vernon

A six part course in the philosophies of the ancient Greeks from the pre-Socratics and Plato to the Cynics and Sceptics.