The reality about darkish empaths, why is Britain nonetheless so obsessive about the Tudors? And Philippa Perry on overcoming social awkwardness – podcast

‘Narcissists – solely extra devious’: Anita Chaudhuri explores the world of the Darkish Empath and the right way to recognise the hazard indicators; ‘Henry VIII is a serial killer and abuser’: what’s behind the flood of Twenty first-century retellings of the Tudors, together with the brand new TV collection The Mirror and the Gentle?; and Philippa Perry advises one reader on the right way to circumnavigate emotional hesitancy.