In Loving Memory

Caroline Roope remembers the comic and dramatic acting abilities of the much-loved Dame Thora Hird

POSTCARD FROM WARWICK

A swirling mist adds to a moody atmosphere to a day trip on which Bob Barton is king of the castle, encounters a bear and visits several centuries-old buildings

SAX IN THE CITY

Jon Askew pays tribute to the iconic saxophone solo in Gerry Rafferty's international smash-hit Baker Street and busts an urban myth

Magic Piper

Simon Stabler speaks to Jacki Piper about her career, which includes appearing in four Carry On films

THE SMILE OF VICTORY

Sports artist Paul Trevillion recounts meeting Sir Winston Churchill nearly 70 years ago, after sending the former prime minister a pen and ink portrait

OPERATION MINCEMEAT

John Greeves reveals the detailed planning of World War Two's greatest deception

THE REGENT'S RETURN

Steve Richards chronicles the history and restoration of a \"piano-front\" bus which was found in a field more than 20 years after being taken out of service

CINEMA ROYALTY

Chris Hallam remembers the acting talents of Sylvia Syms, one of the UK's finest screen performers considered by some to be the \"grand dame of British cinema\"

RED RUM to the Rescue

David McVey looks back on the day, 50 years ago, when an epic, showstopping finish saved both the Grand National and Aintree Racecourse

Hitting the Jackpot

On the 70th anniversary of lan Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, \"the spy story to end all spy stories\", Angeline Wilcox places her bets on 007

No Stopping Sam

Peter Robertson catches up with the singer-songwriter of the classic hit Stop!

A World in Miniature

Esther Chilton fulfils a lifelong ambition by making the trip across the Solent to visit Godshill Model Village

The ICE Age

Martin Handley turns on and tunes in to in-car entertainment through the decades

Just Williams

Chris Hallam remembers a true genius of the comedy world

CARTER, CARNARVON AND A KING

Glenys Adams puts together the pieces of a historical drama and murder mystery set in Ancient Egypt which continues to fascinate over hundreds of years

SOFA SURFER

Chris Hallam pays tribute to former BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull whose long career enabled him to build up an easy intimacy with his audience

THE BIG CHANNEL 4-O

Neil Anthony was in at the start of the UK’s first new television channel for 18 years and recalls the heady and hectic times of producing new programmes

England’s Forgotten Football Great

Yorkshireman George Raynor led Sweden to the final of the 1958 World Cup. Margaret Brecknell remembers a managerial pioneer whose achievements are little recognised in his homeland

THE ORIGINAL BHOY

Celtic are one of Britain’s biggest football clubs but, as Mark Hornsey reveals, they were founded by a humble religious brother as part of his efforts to raise money to help the poor and disadvantaged of Glasgow’s East End

POSTCARD FROM SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Bob Barton visits a man-made island in the cradle of the steel city, enjoys a pub crawl with a rock legends theme and spends a day on the buses

AUNT ESTHER GOES TO WAR

Stephen Bourne remembers his beloved aunt who told him about her life in wartime London as she survived the blitz

Well Worth a Pepys

Simon Stabler discovers a vintage inn that really did improve with age

The Queen's Jesters

Robert Ross runs his rule over the favourite comedians of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Champion

Simon Stabler speaks to writer and actor Sanjeev Bhaskar, the star of The Kumars at No 42, Queen Elizabeth II's favourite television programme

"The story of a ship"

Chris Hallam looks back on the making of In Which We Serve, probably the best British film about World War Two to be made during the conflict itself

Iced Dreams

Angeline Wilcox uncovers the history of Britain's frozen favourite

You Lucky People!

In the first of a two-part series, Robert Ross looks back on 100 years of BBC comedy, starting with 1922-71

ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN

Harvest time memories from The Francis Frith Collection

POSTCARD FROM SOMERSET

While taking a tranquil, traffic-free cycle ride through the countryside, Bob Barton discovers that the chocolate box south-western county wasn’t always so peaceful

COOL CATS

François Prins looks back over 100 years of Jaguar Cars, one of Britain’s best-loved marques, which started life as a manufacturer of sidecars