Best of British
THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN BALLS
lan Wheeler looks back on 70 years of Tiger comic and Roy of the Rovers, and chats to the man who edited and oversaw both titles
6 min |
September 2024
Best of British
The Man With the Goldeneye
Film stills photographer Keith Hamshere describes how he came to enter the world of James Bond
3 min |
September 2024
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POSTCARD FROM= SUSSEX
Bob Barton indulges in pleasure piers and fairground delights, as well as fulfilling a long-held ambition to visit the home of Rudyard Kipling
5 min |
September 2024
Best of British
Oh, Miss Jones
Chris Hallam looks back at the origins and legacy of Rising Damp, ITV's most successful sitcom
10+ min |
September 2024
All About History UK
THE USSR's FAKE OLYMPICS,
Having boycotted the 1984 games in Los Angeles, the Soviet Union hosted its own competition
9 min |
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All About History UK
Hürrem Sultan
From slave girl to imperial consort, how one girl captured the heart of an emperor to become the most powerful woman in Ottoman history
10 min |
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All About History UK
MUSSOLINI HAD JOINED THE ALLIES?
Driven by ambition, Italy's participation in the Axis war effort led to the collapse of its empire, the fall of the Fascist Party and Mussolini's death Interview
7 min |
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All About History UK
THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE
Guy Ritchie's entertaining WWII thriller throws light on Operation Postmaster
2 min |
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All About History UK
FORT KNOX BULLION DEPOSITORY
United States 1937-present
1 min |
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All About History UK
SECRETS OF THE PYRAMIDS
From sacred rituals to hidden treasure, uncover why these world wonders were built
10+ min |
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All About History UK
MAKING A MONSTER
Natalie Lawrence explores the creation of enchanted creatures through 15,000 years of history Interview
7 min |
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All About History UK
OVERTHROWING THE MONGOLS
How a Buddhist rebellion toppled the mighty empire and began the rise of the Ming dynasty Written
10+ min |
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All About History UK
BATTLE OF DETTINGEN
DETTINGEN (MODERN-DAY KARLSTEIN AM MAIN, GERMANY), 27 JUNE 1743
10 min |
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All About History UK
SURVIVING A FINANCIAL CRISIS
Jame DiBiasio explores how financiers can learn from the mistakes of the past
4 min |
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History of War
TALI-IHANTALAI
Outnumbered and outgunned, the Finns’ spirited defence of a natural choke point turned back the Red Army during the largest battle in the region's history
10+ min |
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History of War
RUSSIAN ROULETTE Q&A WITH ANNA REID
As WWI reached its bloody crescendo, a foolhardy intervention was launched into Russia's civil war -a move that descended into sinister complicity and defeat
10+ min |
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History of War
ALLIED FIGHTBACK
Britain and France race to Norway’s aid as the two nations suffer their first defeats and score their earliest victories of the war
3 min |
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History of War
HOME GUARD
Beginning as veteran volunteers in Britain's 'Darkest Hour', the nation's defence forces grew to take on a range of dangerous and secretive roles
10+ min |
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History of War
BRITS BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
At the beginning of the Cold War, a peculiar military mission began its work officially, and unofficially, gathering intelligence inside Soviet-occupied East Germany
10+ min |
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History of War
The FIRST BATTLE
At the end of the 7th century, a battle you've probably never heard of took place between two emerging nations, soon to be historic rivals. The fighting settled a border that still endures over 1,300 years later
7 min |
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History of War
PLOTTING THE STRIKE NORTH
Ahead of his push west, Hitler launched a pre-emptive assault on neutral Scandinavia to secure iron ore supplies and Nazi control of the North Sea
3 min |
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History of War
DEFEAT & OCCUPATION
Nazi victory in the north ushered in five years of occupation characterised by collaboration and brutal retribution
4 min |
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History of War
Heroes of the Medal of Honor LUCIAN ADAMS
Armed with a Browning Automatic Rifle and hand grenades, this lone sergeant silenced three enemy machine gun emplacements in the mountains of northeastern France
6 min |
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History of War
SCANDINAVIA UNDER ATTACK
Hitler’s forces smash through Denmark and Norway ina grim foretaste of the terrible fate awaiting the rest of Western Europe
3 min |
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Best of British
Forties Post – Plastic Fantastic – Andrew Wilson shines the spotlight on a pioneering plastic surgeon
A hero in many people's books and even a war hero to others - John was recognised in his lifetime by his contemporaries, his patients and in letters that made their way into the local newspaper, the Staffordshire Sentinel. Over time that gradually fell away, to the point where, if asked, few people would ever have heard of John Grocott - apart from his former patients, for whom the universal question appears to have been: "How do you say thank you to someone who has made my life worth living?"
6 min |
July 2024
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Hammer Humour
Robert Ross celebrates the horror great's comedy films
5 min |
July 2024
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Still Walking the Streets of London
Peter Robertson chats to Ralph McTell 50 years after his classic single became a hit
5 min |
July 2024
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The Tears of a Clown
Chris Hallam remembers Bob Grant, a troubled star of On the Buses
5 min |
July 2024
Best of British
A Century of Smiles, Ceremonies and Celebrations
Claire Saul visits a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace's King's Gallery that reveals life on both sides of the lens of royal photography
4 min |
July 2024
Best of British
A Chip Off the Old Block
Colin Allan looks back on the tennis career of Stanley Matthews Jr
4 min |