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In this issue

Dave on Flame Slade’s Dave Hill talks about “the Citizen Kane of pop movies”. The Royal Menagerie The animals once house in the Tower of London. 58 Dave on Flame Slade’s Dave Hill talks about “the Citizen Kane of pop movies”.

No Albert Square

Simon Stabler speaks to a star of EastEnders and Love Thy Neighbour

10+ mins

Life in Emergency Ward 10

Dee Gordon remembers television's first medical soap opera

6 mins

A PIONEER OF BROADCASTING

David McVey investigates the life and career of an early television writer

4 mins

Owling it Away

Once a haunt for smugglers, the Mermaid Inn at Rye, East Sussex is now a haven for food fans, as John Greeves discovers

3 mins

Steam Powered War Heroes

Tessa Glover delves into her great-grandfather's memoirs to tell the story of the ocean liners that helped shorten World War Two by a year

5 mins

Yesterday Remembered

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building up after the war and it was all hands to the pump. Boys like me loved doing this work. I was no good at maths and English. We wanted to be out working and having fun, and it was fun walking behind the cutter, picking up the sheaves and building a tipi shape with them. The tractor and trailer would come along the rows slowly, so we could load the trailer.

10+ mins

Scout and About

Memories of scout and guide camps from The Francis Frith Collection

3 mins

POSTCARD FROM SOMERSET

Bob Barton takes a road trip with Bob Hope, peers at piers, and visits an Edwardian great-aunt and a 1960s hippy

5 mins

Historic Holkham

s you drive east along the A149 from Burnham Overy Staithe, you are treated to tantalising glimpses of the salt marshes and coastline plus north Norfolk's famous big blue skies, but, following an S-bend, as the B1155 swings in from Burnham Market, you enter a different world.

6 mins

Long Live Liberty

Michael Montagu celebrates 150 years of Liberty, London's luxury department store

5 mins

The Forsyth Saga

Chris Hallam pays tribute to writer Frederick Forsyth

5 mins

RECORD BREAKING

Chris Hallam looks back on 70 years of Guinness World Records

8 mins

Dave on Flame

Simon Stabler talks to Slade's Dave Hill about “the Citizen Kane of pop movies”

6 mins

WONDERFUL MAN

Glyn Rees celebrates Jerry Lordan, a songwriter who left his mark on popular music in the 60s

4 mins

Barefoot Bruce

Colin Allan remembers long-distance runner Bruce Tulloh who ran most of his races barefooted

5 mins

Medieval Makeover

The spotlight falls on the 13th century in a new interpretation at the Tower of London. Claire Saul learns more

3 mins

The Royal Menagerie

Michael Montagu looks back at the animals once housed in the Tower of London

5 mins

BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord recalls learning on the job and, by ignoring the rules of comic timing, briefly holding a world record

2 mins

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Best of British Magazine Description:

Publisher: Mortons

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.