Culture
Best of British
The Three Ronnies
Martin Handley celebrates the talents of a trio of composers
7 min |
November 2023
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A RARE OLD SCRAMBLE
Colin Allan has fond memories of tuning in to Grandstand to watch scrambling on winter afternoons in the sport's golden age of the 1960s
4 min |
November 2023
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THE ULTIMATE RESPONSE
Roger Harvey nominates a sculpture in his native Newcastle as the most poignant and powerful memorial to duty and heroism
4 min |
November 2023
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POSTCARD FROM CHESHIRE
Bob Barton finds out about subsidence, timber-framed buildings, boat lifts, waterways and Lewis Carroll, taking it all with a pinch of salt
6 min |
November 2023
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OVER HERE
Michael Foley looks back at how the people of East Anglia reacted to the American \"invasion\" during World War Two that saw the building of dozens of airfields
5 min |
November 2023
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A Toast to the Past
Gregory Kerry on the memories provoked by food and drink
4 min |
November 2023
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Who's Better...?
Simon Stabler speaks to classic Doctor Who companion Janet Fielding
9 min |
November 2023
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Fashion Forward
Claire Saul previews a new Museum of London Docklands exhibition illustrating the ways in which Jewish Londoners shaped global style
3 min |
October 2023
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LET BATTLE COMMENCE
Chris Hallam recounts the history of the Sealed Knot, which has specialised in re-enacting civil war battles for more than 50 years
5 min |
October 2023
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THE STORY OF HIS LIFE
Pete Nelson remembers the singer Michael Holliday
6 min |
October 2023
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WOOKEY WONDERLAND
Simon Stabler goes underground to explore a popular Somerset cave system
3 min |
October 2023
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A CAPITAL IDEA
Derek Lamb listens back to 50 years of domestic commercial radio
5 min |
October 2023
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Romany of the BBC
Martin Burgess remembers a pioneering countryman broadcaster
7 min |
October 2023
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KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE
Holly Crawford recounts the history of Nelson's Column
5 min |
October 2023
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POSTCARD FROM HAMPSHIRE
Bob Barton enjoys rides at the fairground, a voyage on a working steamship, revisits the golden age of aircraft and goes on the trail of Jane Austen
5 min |
October 2023
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A BRAVE LITTLE SHIP
John Greeves traces the history of Pudge, a Thames barge with a charmed life
4 min |
October 2023
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GRUB'S UP!
Les McCallum looks back fondly on film-location catering
3 min |
October 2023
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GREENE SCREEN
Simon Stabler speaks to Sarah Greene about her career as an actress and presenter on shows such as Blue Peter and new quiz The Finish Line
10+ min |
October 2023
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BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER
BoB's very own Time Lord has fond memories of Britain's favourite headmistress, recalls adventures in Middle-earth and laments the loss of the \"Acton Hilton\" rehearsal rooms
2 min |
September 2023
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Gloster Meteor F8
Dave Eyles takes to the skies of the 1950s in a sleek silver fighter jet that saw RAF service
3 min |
September 2023
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PERFECTLY IMPERFECT
Buildings with less than perfect angles, or \"sloightly on the huh\", have a charm all of their own. Claire Saul shares some wonky favourites
4 min |
September 2023
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Dene Bebbington looks back on the life of JRR Tolkien, author of perhaps the most famous fantasy novels ever published
4 min |
September 2023
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ZANY ZOOKIES
Susan Brewer dusts off some caricature animal ornaments
5 min |
September 2023
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WHAT A CHARADE
Give Us a Clue, asks Chris Hallam
6 min |
September 2023
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DOCTOR AT LARGE
In what would have been Barry Evans' 80th year, Daniel Ward tells the story of an actor who was one of the most famous faces on television in the 1970s
5 min |
September 2023
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HIGHBURY HIGHS
Colin Mayo looks back on 110 years of Arsenal FC being based in north London
5 min |
September 2023
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The Other Iron Lady
Chris Hallam remembers the actress Gwyneth Powell who played Grange Hill's long-serving headmistress Mrs McClusky among her many roles
5 min |
September 2023
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POSTCARD FROM ESSEX
Bob Barton finds himself on the trail of witches and ghosts and stumbles upon fairytale characters in a model village with an unusual theme
5 min |
September 2023
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A REAL FIGHTING FORCE
Robbie McGuire cast his eye over British war films and compiles his top five
6 min |
September 2023
Best of British
Cheddar Gorgeous
Simon Stabler visits the birthplace of the country's most popular cheese
4 min |