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In this issue

The Retro TV Times
Classic television on Freeview, satellite, cable and online.

Round the Auction Houses
A selection of recent gems and a preview of auctions to come

Red Giant
A tribute to Rob Grant, co-creator of Red Dwarf.

Alan Turing’s School Days
What Sherborne School made of a celebrated codebreaker

RAINING CHAMPIONS

The nearest I get to watching the Eurovision Song Contest these days is pointing the remote control at the screen to change channels the moment I hear the opening notes of Te Deum.

1 mins

Party at the Alex

John Purser celebrates a theatre's special birthday

2 mins

Golden Greats

Peter Robertson speaks to the winners of the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest

4 mins

BACK INSIDE THE TARDIS

Oliver Crocker travels back in time to explore the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie

10+ mins

Red Giant

Chris Hallam pays tribute to a co-creator of Red Dwarf

5 mins

Wonders of the World

Sally-Ann Fawcett tells the story of the world's longest-running international beauty pageant

5 mins

Better Than the Captain's Table

Simon Stabler visits a pair of Brighton dining favourites

2 mins

Who's Going to Pay for the Damage?

Steve Richards looks at the history of the war damage compensation scheme

6 mins

POSTCARD FROM DEVON

An exhibition of Beryl Cook's larger than life paintings draws Bob Barton to Plymouth, sparking a nostalgic journey through the city and beyond

5 mins

Alan Turing's School Days

Steve Annandale reveals what Sherborne School made of a celebrated codebreaker

5 mins

The Great Exhibition

Michael Montagu celebrates the beginning of the Crystal Palace and draws on his family's accounts of its destruction

9 mins

The Medway Queen Club

Richard Halton recalls a little ship of Dunkirk's time as a nightclub

6 mins

Slate, Steam and Children's Stories

David E Norris marks 75 years of the world's first volunteer-run heritage railway

4 mins

Brighton Rocks

Simon Stabler takes a film-themed trip to the sea

7 mins

Freddie in the Overworld

Philip and David Williams investigate Freddie Garrity's life beyond the Dreamers

5 mins

Looking Back (in Anger)

Colin Mayo celebrates the 70th anniversary of John Osborne's groundbreaking play

5 mins

Spymaster

Chris Hallam pays tribute to spy writer and cookery expert Len Deighton

5 mins

May Celebrations

Claire Saul looks at the achievements of May Morris, the subject of a new exhibition at Port Sunlight

3 mins

BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord recalls corpsing in front of an audience of one, and how his return to Doctor Who on TV was a heartening experience

2 mins

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Best of British Magazine Description:

Publisher: Kelsey-Media

Category: Culture

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

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.