Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the WWW
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee (1955-) is responsible for helping to usher in the digital age with his…
Spaghetti Junction
Spaghetti Junction is the nickname for the world’s most complicated motorway intersection. Its official name is the…
Robin Hood
The story of Yorkshireman Robin Hood, who lived in the 14th century, has been embellished over the…
Speedway
Speedway is the sport of racing motorbikes with a specification that would be very dangerous on the…
Queueing
In a densely-populated UK, the principle of queueing ~ patiently waiting in line for your turn ~…
Rights on becoming 18 years old
Becoming eighteen years of age in the UK means that you are then considered to be an…
The Higgs boson
Professor Peter Ware Higgs was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1929 and grew up in Birmingham and Bristol…
Queen
The rock band Queen was formed by lead vocalist extraordinaire, pianist and guitarist Freddie Mercury (1946-91), lead…
The ‘best car in the world’
The first car designed and made by Sir Henry Royce (1863-1933) was a 2-cylinder 10HP model in…
The Speaker and Lord Speaker
In a political debate there needs to be someone ‘in the chair’ who organises the agenda, the…
The stag do
A ‘stag do‘ is a get-together of a bridegroom and his male friends shortly before his wedding…
Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (1897-1968), born in London, was our most-loved and prolific author of children’s literature. Emerging…