Best of British
Ratty Not Tatty
Simon Stabler hops on board the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, to offer a brief history of the narrow-gauge line that is affectionately known as the La’al Ratty
5 min |
September 2022
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PINBALL WIZARDS
Margaret Mather visits a former working men’s club in Nuneaton, Warwickshire to play her way through Europe’s largest public collection of pinball machines
5 min |
September 2022
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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
7 min |
September 2022
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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
5 min |
September 2022
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A Real Dead Ringer
Simon Stabler speaks to actor, comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw
7 min |
September 2022
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ALL IS SAFELY GATHERED IN
Harvest time memories from The Francis Frith Collection
3 min |
September 2022
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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
9 min |
September 2022
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Iced Dreams
Angeline Wilcox uncovers the history of Britain's frozen favourite
4 min |
September 2022
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Lighting Up Our Lives
Clive Beautyman shines a light on the history of the lava lamp, a British design classic, which was launched almost 60 years ago
5 min |
September 2022
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"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
5 min |
September 2022
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Green Goddess
A rare Daimler is on public display at the British Motor Museum. François Prins admires its rich and glamorous history
6 min |
August 2022
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Widow’s Peak
Chris Hallam profiles the stage and screen career of Dame Joan Plowright
5 min |
August 2022
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LAWRENCE of THE SORTING OFFICE
John Wright on the famous faces who once delivered the post
5 min |
August 2022
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Sculpture Town
Susan Brewer takes a tour of Harlow’s exceptional collection of public artworks
5 min |
August 2022
Best of British
MORE THAN JUST CHUCKLES IN CHURCH
Martin Handley remembers Derek Nimmo who, although best known for portraying bumbling clerics, did so much more on stage and screen
5 min |
August 2022
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A CLASS ACT IN EVERY WAY
On the centenary of her birth, Robert Ross celebrates the prodigious talent of character actress Marianne Stone who squeezed maximum fun from minor roles
5 min |
August 2022
Best of British
POSTCARD FROM EAST YORKSHIRE
Bob Barton enjoys visiting the cheeky, extrovert uncle, and the refined but eccentric maiden aunt of the East Riding as well as the “Land’s End of Yorkshire”
5 min |
August 2022
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REMEMBERING THE FEW
Malcolm Triggs delves into the archives to uncover fascinating facts about some of those who played a significant role in the Battle of Britain
6 min |
August 2022
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Joining the Breakfast Club
Simon Stabler does his bit to fight food waste
3 min |
August 2022
Best of British
No Ordinary Joe
Simon Stabler speaks to Emmerdale and Doctor Who star Frazer Hines
10+ min |
August 2022
History Revealed
WHAT GREAT PAINTINGS SAY
A visual representation of the anxiety felt by the artist on a busy night in Oslo, this piece was a pivotal moment in his creative outpouring
2 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
It can appear as a 'golden age' - and one subject to much mythology
DR JOHN JACOB WOOLF ON THE LEGACY OF THE EDWARDIAN ERA
2 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
WORKERS AT WAR
In 1911, overworked and underpaid Britons downed tools and led the biggest industrial dispute the nation had ever seen
4 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
FORGOTTEN CONTRIBUTIONS
Lola Jaye reveals how Britain's black population helped to shape the Edwardian period - from medicine to politics
3 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING
The Edwardian era saw countless courageous women rise up and shatter social mores - at home, at work and in public life
5 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
A Man of the Ages
Despite his love of the finer things in life, King Edward VII was a skilled and devoted ruler who modernised Britain's monarchy
3 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
MOVING WITH THE TIMES
While a rigid class system still remained, daily life was paved with exciting new opportunities for Edwardian Britons
6 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
6 THINGS YOU (PROBABLY) DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ROMAN WOMEN
From breastfeeding to unusual beauty regimes, classicist Dr Annelise Freisenbruch reveals what life was really like for the wives, mothers and daughters of ancient Rome
6 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
Constance Markievicz's fight for a free Ireland
In 1916, the countess took up arms in a bid to rid Ireland of British rule, and later made political history as the first woman to win a seat at Westminster. But what shaped Constance Markievicz's beliefs?
3 min |
September 2022
History Revealed
The Benin Bronzes
IN A NUTSHELL
6 min |