Alan Bennett
Author, playwright and screenwriter Alan Bennett (1934-), a Yorkshireman, began writing in 1960, when he was a…
Secretin
At the time that secretin was discovered, post-Industrial Revolution, scientific materialists were encouraging the idea of a…
‘New Musical Express’ and ‘Melody Maker’
The world’s first weekly newspaper entirely devoted to music, ‘Melody Maker‘ (MM), began in 1926 and ended…
Roald Dahl Day
Roald Dahl (1916-90) was born in Cardiff to Norwegian parents and Roald Dahl Day is on his…
The Welfare State
After the Beveridge Report‘s positive public reception, the post-WW2 government passed a spate of legislation to bring…
Winchester
British and French tribes were inhabiting the chalky Hampshire valley of Wenta, with River Itchen winding its…
The London Olympics
The unpredictable British weather hardly makes us favourites for hosting the Summer Olympics, but London has achieved…
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
The tidal 3-mile-wide island of Lindisfarne sits off the sandy Northumberland coast. Its mile-long causeway is revealed…
Order of Merit
King Edward VII (1841-1910) created the Order of Merit (OM) in 1902 in recognition of “..exceptionally meritorious…
Scheduled Monuments
The Ancient Monuments Protection Act of 1882 established long-awaited regulations for governmental safeguarding of certain historically important…
The hypodermic syringe
A fearsome sight for many, the hypodermic syringe was nevertheless an improvement on the animal bladder and…
The Battle of Britain
After the British Army’s evacuation from France in May 1940, the Germans believed the War was won,…