The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp
Camping out year-round in British weather is not recommended, but the women who decided to do just…
Bodnant Garden
To call the 80 acres of terraces, woodland glades, ponds and special plant collections on the Bodnant…
TV sitcoms
The British ‘sitcom‘ (situation comedy) began life on radio after WW2 but it quickly moved to television…
Dylan Thomas
The most famous Welsh poet is surely Dylan Marlais Thomas (1914-53), whose most prolific period came in…
The Eddington Limit
The Eddington Limit (or Luminosity) is a measurement of the the maximum brightness of, say, a star…
Punch & Judy
A mixture of pantomime, horror and absurdity, the Punch & Judy show in its portable format has…
The Cheltenham Festival
The Cheltenham Festival ranks alongside other sporting events where one is sure to see the best performances…
Ely Cathedral
The exquisite workmanship seen in the structure of Ely Cathedral exhibits the now rare manual skills that…
Earl Grey and the Great Reform Act
The Representation of the People Act of 1832 is also known as the Reform Act or even…
The pneumatic tyre
The pneumatic tyre was invented twice, since the second claimant was unaware of a patent registered in…
The Battle of the Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was fought on 1st July 1690 on the banks of Ireland’s River…
The hot springs of Bath
The city of Bath in Somerset is renowned for its natural thermal springs, easily the hottest in…