PATRICIA MEEHAN spent several years as a welfare worker in post-war Germany. She began a long career in television in the USA before joining the BBC, where she became a producer specialising in ...

MARNIE PALMER now lives near Bath with her new partner, John, and their two Jack Russell terriers. Her former five-star jetset lifestyle has been replaced by a retirement of gardening and fly-fishing.

Delve into the complex dynamics of the Mitford sisters and their mother, Lady Redesdale, a figure of controversy and strength ...

Have you ever wondered how to brew the perfect cup of coffee? Discover the physics behind your morning routine.

Wales holds in the popular imagination a reputation of magic, mystery, and ancient ways. A land apart from its’ neighbours, Cymru has been a destination for centuries, but more importantly it is home ...

A History of the British Isles from 350 to 650 ...

‘The discoveries in this book shed new light on events surrounding the Princes in the Tower. Rather than favour Tudor propaganda or Victorian revisionism, this asks us to go back to the time and ...

Fondly remembered as Spike Dixon in Hi-De-Hi, Jeffrey Holland is one of our best-loved situation comedy actors. An invaluable member of the repertory company of writer and director David Croft, his ...

According to the make-it-up-as-you-go-along 12th-century historian Geoffrey of Monmouth, the River Humber was named after Humber, the King of the Huns. Learn more behind the history of Humber Crossing ...

How Britain Took One Small Boy and Hundreds of Treasures from Ethiopia ...

If you’re ever walking along Corporation Street in Birmingham on a busy afternoon just stop and look around you. Listen to the noise, the chattering of voices, the distant hum of traffic, then close ...

Only six men can lay claim to wearing the famous Savile Row tuxedo of James Bond; more people have stepped on the moon. Yet, hundreds more came within an inch of winning the coveted 007 role – the ...