Culture
Best of British
Royals on the Rails
Michael Montagu tells the story of the royal train
5 min |
October 2025
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BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER
BoB's very own Time Lord recalls his links to Blue Peter, and how he is happy to relive his time as the most hated man in Britain
2 min |
October 2025
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Baxter Basics
Chris Hallam pays tribute to the formidable woman who made Blue Peter what it is
5 min |
October 2025
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Green By Name and Nature
John Greeves visits the first carbon neutral and vegan football club in history
5 min |
October 2025
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Utterly Brilliant?
Chris Hallam celebrates the life and career of a children's TV favourite
5 min |
October 2025
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BRUNEL'S BRISTOL
Simon Stabler goes in search of Britain's greatest engineer
5 min |
October 2025
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In the Club
John Greeves pays homage to the great British pudding
4 min |
October 2025
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NOT FOR THE NERVOUS!
lan Wheeler remembers a short-lived horror comic that is enjoying a resurgence
6 min |
October 2025
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British Steele
Liking her look of “exotic mystery”, director Roger Corman hired Barbara Steele to play Vincent Price’s wife in The Pit and the Pendulum.
5 min |
October 2025
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A Garden Fit for Royalty
Claire Saul looks at plans to unite historic royal gardening at Hampton Court and Kew with sustainable design for the 21st century
4 min |
October 2025
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The Mystery on the Mantelpiece
David Bell uncovers the story behind a wartime gift to a young British soldier
3 min |
October 2025
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The Best of British Beauty
Sally-Ann Fawcett looks back at 80 years of Miss Great Britain, the UK's oldest national beauty pageant
5 min |
October 2025
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GREETINGS, POP PICKERS!
Derek Lamb celebrates 70 years of BBC Radio's Pick of the Pops
4 min |
October 2025
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TREASURES In the ATTIC
Brian Howes unearths some nostalgic collectables that might be discarded as worthless junk but actually have a value to today's collectors. Can you estimate what each object might be worth and pick out which one is the big-money item? The values are printed on page 80.
3 min |
October 2025
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TeleVisionary
Dene Bebbington celebrates the work of the engineer who gave the first public demonstration of television
5 min |
October 2025
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LOST AND FOUND
Oliver Crocker discovers why film really is fabulous
6 min |
October 2025
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POSTCARD FROM LONDON (FOR FREE)
Although you can no longer get into Kew Gardens for 3d, Bob Barton finds plenty to do in the capital for free
6 min |
October 2025
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As If By Magic...
Chris Hallam pays tribute to an actor better remembered as the voice of Mr Benn
5 min |
October 2025
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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 min |
August 2025
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Barefoot Bruce
Colin Allan remembers long-distance runner Bruce Tulloh who ran most of his races barefooted
5 min |
August 2025
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No Albert Square
Simon Stabler speaks to a star of EastEnders and Love Thy Neighbour
10+ min |
August 2025
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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 min |
August 2025
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A PIONEER OF BROADCASTING
David McVey investigates the life and career of an early television writer
4 min |
August 2025
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WONDERFUL MAN
Glyn Rees celebrates Jerry Lordan, a songwriter who left his mark on popular music in the 60s
4 min |
August 2025
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Long Live Liberty
Michael Montagu celebrates 150 years of Liberty, London's luxury department store
5 min |
August 2025
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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 min |
August 2025
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Life in Emergency Ward 10
Dee Gordon remembers television's first medical soap opera
6 min |
August 2025
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The Forsyth Saga
Chris Hallam pays tribute to writer Frederick Forsyth
5 min |
August 2025
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The Royal Menagerie
Michael Montagu looks back at the animals once housed in the Tower of London
5 min |
August 2025
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RECORD BREAKING
Chris Hallam looks back on 70 years of Guinness World Records
8 min |