In this issue

Join us for the January issue of Best of British as we celebrate 60 years of Top of the Pops, pay tribute to musician Roger Whittaker, celebrate Tom Baker’s 90th birthday, remember Catweazle star Geoffrey Bayldon, look back on 100 years of the Shipping Forecast, and uncover the beginnings of teletext and floodlit football matches.

"A Personal Stab of Shock and Horror"

Chris Hallam looks back on the British reaction to President Kennedy's assassination

6 mins

A BUILDING BONANZA

Claire Saul samples some of the entries in a new publication from the National Trust

3 mins

ON TARGET

Russell Cook browses through 50 years of a publishing phenomenon

5 mins

The Rise and Fall of Poole Pottery

Steve Annandale charts the history of what was, by the 1990s, Dorset's most significant tourist attraction

5 mins

DOCTOR HO-HO!

Robert Ross takes a swift spin through some of the comedy stars who have stumbled into the Tardis

5 mins

The Three Ronnies

Martin Handley celebrates the talents of a trio of composers

7 mins

A RARE OLD SCRAMBLE

Colin Allan has fond memories of tuning in to Grandstand to watch scrambling on winter afternoons in the sport's golden age of the 1960s

4 mins

THE ULTIMATE RESPONSE

Roger Harvey nominates a sculpture in his native Newcastle as the most poignant and powerful memorial to duty and heroism

4 mins

POSTCARD FROM CHESHIRE

Bob Barton finds out about subsidence, timber-framed buildings, boat lifts, waterways and Lewis Carroll, taking it all with a pinch of salt

6 mins

OVER HERE

Michael Foley looks back at how the people of East Anglia reacted to the American \"invasion\" during World War Two that saw the building of dozens of airfields

5 mins

A Toast to the Past

Gregory Kerry on the memories provoked by food and drink

4 mins

Who's Better...?

Simon Stabler speaks to classic Doctor Who companion Janet Fielding

9 mins

Fashion Forward

Claire Saul previews a new Museum of London Docklands exhibition illustrating the ways in which Jewish Londoners shaped global style

3 mins

LET BATTLE COMMENCE

Chris Hallam recounts the history of the Sealed Knot, which has specialised in re-enacting civil war battles for more than 50 years

5 mins

THE STORY OF HIS LIFE

Pete Nelson remembers the singer Michael Holliday

6 mins

WOOKEY WONDERLAND

Simon Stabler goes underground to explore a popular Somerset cave system

3 mins

A CAPITAL IDEA

Derek Lamb listens back to 50 years of domestic commercial radio

5 mins

Romany of the BBC

Martin Burgess remembers a pioneering countryman broadcaster

7 mins

KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE

Holly Crawford recounts the history of Nelson's Column

5 mins

POSTCARD FROM HAMPSHIRE

Bob Barton enjoys rides at the fairground, a voyage on a working steamship, revisits the golden age of aircraft and goes on the trail of Jane Austen

5 mins

A BRAVE LITTLE SHIP

John Greeves traces the history of Pudge, a Thames barge with a charmed life

4 mins

GRUB'S UP!

Les McCallum looks back fondly on film-location catering

3 mins

GREENE SCREEN

Simon Stabler speaks to Sarah Greene about her career as an actress and presenter on shows such as Blue Peter and new quiz The Finish Line

10+ mins

BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord has fond memories of Britain's favourite headmistress, recalls adventures in Middle-earth and laments the loss of the \"Acton Hilton\" rehearsal rooms

2 mins

Gloster Meteor F8

Dave Eyles takes to the skies of the 1950s in a sleek silver fighter jet that saw RAF service

3 mins

PERFECTLY IMPERFECT

Buildings with less than perfect angles, or \"sloightly on the huh\", have a charm all of their own. Claire Saul shares some wonky favourites

4 mins

THE LORD OF THE RINGS

Dene Bebbington looks back on the life of JRR Tolkien, author of perhaps the most famous fantasy novels ever published

4 mins

ZANY ZOOKIES

Susan Brewer dusts off some caricature animal ornaments

5 mins

WHAT A CHARADE

Give Us a Clue, asks Chris Hallam

6 mins

DOCTOR AT LARGE

In what would have been Barry Evans' 80th year, Daniel Ward tells the story of an actor who was one of the most famous faces on television in the 1970s

5 mins

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Best of British Magazine Description:

Best of British is the UK’s premier nostalgia magazine covering every aspect of life from the 1930s to today. Every issue is packed with features that celebrate classic entertainment, transport, food and drink, and the great British countryside. Our readers are at the heart of what we do. As well as taking their suggestions on board, their voices are heard through our Yesterday Remembered memoir section, along with the Postbag and Question Time pages.