Sir Terry Farrell is behind a newly opened hub in Newcastle upon Tyne that wants us all to be part of the debate around architecture and cities. It’s about our collective futures, he tells Grant Gibson

The name ‘Silk Road’ conjures camel caravans laden with exotic goods, braving inhospitable terrain. It was the route that introduced the Western world to silk. Yet, far more than that, it disseminated inventions, ideas, food and fashion, weaponry and more. Our expert, Chris Aslan, looks at key strands from the story of silk and the routes it has travelled