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#OnThisDay 1980: Newsnight first graced our television screens, with Peter Snow presenting the debut episode of the news and current affairs programme that promised in-depth coverage of the stories behind the headlines.

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Published: January 30, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1980: Newsnight first graced our television screens, with Peter Snow presenting the debut episode of the news and current affairs programme that promised in-depth coverage of the stories behind the headlines.

In May 1999, Nancy Cartwright graced the Blue Peter studio, recalling her steps to becoming a voice artist and giving Konnie Huq a demonstration of some of her famous voices from The Simpsons from Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and, of course, Bart Simpson himself.

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Published: January 29, 2025 08:00

In May 1999, Nancy Cartwright graced the Blue Peter studio, recalling her steps to becoming a voice artist and giving Konnie Huq a demonstration of some of her famous voices from The Simpsons from Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and, of course, Bart Simpson…

#OnThisDay 1971: The work of the Heathrow 'seagull van' was revealed. With 200,000 seagulls treating the airport's green spaces as home, a special team was assembled to deal with them - driving about playing distressed seagull calls through loudspeakers and shooting firecrackers.

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Published: January 28, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1971: The work of the Heathrow 'seagull van' was revealed. With 200,000 seagulls treating the airport's green spaces as home, a special team was assembled to deal with them - driving about playing distressed seagull calls through loudspeakers…

R to @BBCArchive: You can watch Alan in action presenting The Traitors US on BBC iPlayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0dvtrq8/the-traitors-us

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Published: January 27, 2025 09:51

You can watch Alan in action presenting The Traitors US on BBC iPlayer. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p…

#OnThisDay 1965: Alan Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Perthshire. In 1995, he spoke to Pebble Mill's Ross King about his spectacular rise to fame, from The High Life to Cabaret and the James Bond film, Goldeneye.

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Published: January 27, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1965: Alan Cumming was born in Aberfeldy, Perthshire. In 1995, he spoke to Pebble Mill's Ross King about his spectacular rise to fame, from The High Life to Cabaret and the James Bond film, Goldeneye.

#OnThisDay 1925: Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States. The award-winning actor, famous for his roles in The Hustler, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Color of Money, is the feature of this episode of Talking Pictures - https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b044zd7p

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Published: January 26, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1925: Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States. The award-winning actor, famous for his roles in The Hustler, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Color of Money, is the feature of this episode of Talking Pictures -…

Back in 1970, the Klooks Kleek club in London was closing its doors. Owner Dick Jordan and musicians John Wilson, Carl Palmer, Robert Masters and Vincent Crane looked back fondly at some of the music behemoths to have graced the legendary Hampstead venue.

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Published: January 25, 2025 08:00

Back in 1970, the Klooks Kleek club in London was closing its doors. Owner Dick Jordan and musicians John Wilson, Carl Palmer, Robert Masters and Vincent Crane looked back fondly at some of the music behemoths to have graced the legendary Hampstead venue.

R to @BBCArchive: Featured on Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on Radio 2. Listen back on BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001lzng

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Published: January 24, 2025 09:54

Featured on Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on Radio 2. Listen back on BBC Sounds. bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001l…

How did you conquer the flu in 1959? According to the great British public, you just needed lemon barley, whisky, tea, water, onions, brown sugar, vinegar, rum, lemonade, salt, mustard, lard, elderflower, goose grease and an old sweaty sock to hand and you'd be fine.

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Published: January 24, 2025 08:00

How did you conquer the flu in 1959? According to the great British public, you just needed lemon barley, whisky, tea, water, onions, brown sugar, vinegar, rum, lemonade, salt, mustard, lard, elderflower, goose grease and an old sweaty sock to hand and…

R to @BBCArchive: You can watch the full episode - Everyman: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - now on iPlayer. Peter France traces the hippies of the '60s ten years later, including Timothy Leary, Felix Dennis, Mick Farren and Vashti Bunyan. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p04ch9n9

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Published: January 23, 2025 08:07

You can watch the full episode - Everyman: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - now on iPlayer. Peter France traces the hippies of the '60s ten years later, including Timothy Leary, Felix Dennis, Mick Farren and Vashti Bunyan. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0…

In 1978, Everyman checked in on former leaders of the 'counterculture', a decade on from the height of the hippie movement. Felix Dennis was the editor of alternative underground magazine Oz. Had he abandoned his principles now he was a successful magazine publisher?

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Published: January 23, 2025 08:00

In 1978, Everyman checked in on former leaders of the 'counterculture', a decade on from the height of the hippie movement. Felix Dennis was the editor of alternative underground magazine Oz. Had he abandoned his principles now he was a successful…

#OnThisDay 1975: BBC Two premiered new drama, The Love School. Set during the mid-19th century, it focused on members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and starred Ben Kingsley, Peter Egan, Patricia Quinn and Gareth Hunt.

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Published: January 22, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1975: BBC Two premiered new drama, The Love School. Set during the mid-19th century, it focused on members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and starred Ben Kingsley, Peter Egan, Patricia Quinn and Gareth Hunt.

#OnThisDay in 1922: Telly Savalas was born, as Aristotelis Savalas, in New York. In 1988, he was on Wogan talking about his time as Kojak and, in real life, becoming a father again.

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Published: January 21, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay in 1922: Telly Savalas was born, as Aristotelis Savalas, in New York. In 1988, he was on Wogan talking about his time as Kojak and, in real life, becoming a father again.

#OnThisDay 1975: An attempt to build a Channel Tunnel was abandoned by the government. Although, when Nationwide's Bernard Falk checked in a month later, work on the English side was still very much in progress as 'The Mole' burrowed its way to France.

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Published: January 20, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1975: An attempt to build a Channel Tunnel was abandoned by the government. Although, when Nationwide's Bernard Falk checked in a month later, work on the English side was still very much in progress as 'The Mole' burrowed its way to France.

#OnThisDay 1966: Tired of online dating? Find romance at the marriage bureau - your very own local matchmaking service. Prospective suitors supplied, marriage not guaranteed.

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Published: January 19, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1966: Tired of online dating? Find romance at the marriage bureau - your very own local matchmaking service. Prospective suitors supplied, marriage not guaranteed.

#OnThisDay 1995: How Do They Do That? treated us to a peek at the team putting together an episode of Grandstand - the iconic sports show with the totemic theme and unforgettable vidiprinter, a mainstay of the Saturday afternoon schedules for many years.

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Published: January 18, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1995: How Do They Do That? treated us to a peek at the team putting together an episode of Grandstand - the iconic sports show with the totemic theme and unforgettable vidiprinter, a mainstay of the Saturday afternoon schedules for many years.

R to @BBCArchive: This clip of Eartha Kitt in Batley was also featured on today's Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on Radio 2. Listen back on BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001lzng

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Published: January 17, 2025 09:44

This clip of Eartha Kitt in Batley was also featured on today's Vernon’s Vault, a daily dive into the BBC Archive on Radio 2. Listen back on BBC Sounds. bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m001l…

R to @BBCArchive: Discover how Agent Cooper in Twin Peaks was based on Lynch's own personality on BBC In History. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240404-twin-peaks-agent-cooper-tvs-strangest-detective

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Published: January 17, 2025 09:34

Discover how Agent Cooper in Twin Peaks was based on Lynch's own personality on BBC In History. bbc.com/culture/article/2024…

R to @BBCArchive: Discover how Eartha rose from extreme poverty to superstardom on BBC In History. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250109-eartha-kitt-from-extreme-poverty-to-stardom

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Published: January 17, 2025 09:29

Discover how Eartha rose from extreme poverty to superstardom on BBC In History. bbc.com/culture/article/2025…

How did international superstar Eartha Kitt end up at a market stall in Batley, tasting tripe and being taught how to sing Yorkshire's unofficial 'national anthem'?

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Published: January 17, 2025 08:00

How did international superstar Eartha Kitt end up at a market stall in Batley, tasting tripe and being taught how to sing Yorkshire's unofficial 'national anthem'?

American filmmaker David Lynch has died, aged 78. In 1990, he spoke to Barry Norman about translating ideas to film, his 1950s influences and the 'lucky' untied shoelace that may have helped him win the prestigious Palme d'Or for Wild at Heart that year.

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Published: January 17, 2025 00:05

American filmmaker David Lynch has died, aged 78. In 1990, he spoke to Barry Norman about translating ideas to film, his 1950s influences and the 'lucky' untied shoelace that may have helped him win the prestigious Palme d'Or for Wild at Heart that year.

#OnThisDay 1950: Listen With Mother first began on the BBC Light Programme, helping entertain pre-school children with stories, songs and nursery rhymes. In 1982, presenter Daphne Oxenford spoke to Sue Lawley about her memories of the show and her reaction to its demise.

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Published: January 16, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1950: Listen With Mother first began on the BBC Light Programme, helping entertain pre-school children with stories, songs and nursery rhymes. In 1982, presenter Daphne Oxenford spoke to Sue Lawley about her memories of the show and her reaction…

In 1995, Tomorrow's World celebrated their 30th anniversary by looking a further 30 years ahead, to 2025. Among the things they imagined were hologram surgeons performing operations remotely via robots. How close to the mark were they?

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Published: January 15, 2025 08:00

In 1995, Tomorrow's World celebrated their 30th anniversary by looking a further 30 years ahead, to 2025. Among the things they imagined were hologram surgeons performing operations remotely via robots. How close to the mark were they?

#OnThisDay 1975: Nationwide's Martin Young explored the rather decedent and ostentatious world of gold-furnished bathrooms. Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Tuesday 14 January, 1975. #bbcarchive #nationwide #goldtoilet #gold #1970s

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Published: January 14, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1975: Nationwide's Martin Young explored the rather decedent and ostentatious world of gold-furnished bathrooms. Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Tuesday 14 January, 1975. #bbcarchive #nationwide #goldtoilet #gold…

JRR Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, talks to playwright and novelist John Bowen about how he is "a meticulous sort of bloke" and whether Middle Earth is the kind of place he would like the world to be.

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Published: January 13, 2025 08:00

JRR Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, talks to playwright and novelist John Bowen about how he is "a meticulous sort of bloke" and whether Middle Earth is the kind of place he would like the world to be.

#OnThisDay 1995: Danny Boyle's directorial debut Shallow Grave was given the Late Review treatment by Tony Parsons, Allison Pearson and Tom Paulin, with Mark Lawson on hand to referee. #bbcarchive #newsnightreview #shallowgrave #dannyboyle

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Published: January 12, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1995: Danny Boyle's directorial debut Shallow Grave was given the Late Review treatment by Tony Parsons, Allison Pearson and Tom Paulin, with Mark Lawson on hand to referee. #bbcarchive #newsnightreview #shallowgrave #dannyboyle

In 2006, North West Tonight's Eleanor Moritz met Carl Rice, the star of 1989's memorable Accrington Stanley milk advert. #bbcarchive #carlrice #accringtonstanley #ianrush

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Published: January 11, 2025 08:00

In 2006, North West Tonight's Eleanor Moritz met Carl Rice, the star of 1989's memorable Accrington Stanley milk advert. #bbcarchive #carlrice #accringtonstanley #ianrush

It's 1978, and the commercialisation of football is already in full swing. Replica strips are available to buy at anything up to an astronomical ÂŁ11.70 for Admiral's snazzy Southampton shirt. Judith Hann reckons you should just snap up a plain shirt from Bukta for a mere ÂŁ5.43.

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Published: January 10, 2025 08:00

It's 1978, and the commercialisation of football is already in full swing. Replica strips are available to buy at anything up to an astronomical £11.70 for Admiral's snazzy Southampton shirt. Judith Hann reckons you should just snap up a plain shirt from…

In 1995, Tomorrow's World celebrated their 30th anniversary by looking a further 30 years ahead, to 2025. Among the things they imagined was a building-eating microbe wreaking havoc on concrete structures. How close to the mark were they?

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Published: January 9, 2025 08:00

In 1995, Tomorrow's World celebrated their 30th anniversary by looking a further 30 years ahead, to 2025. Among the things they imagined was a building-eating microbe wreaking havoc on concrete structures. How close to the mark were they?

#OnThisDay 1947: David Robert Jones was born in Brixton, London. Better known as David Bowie, he spoke to The O-Zone in 2000 about topping best song polls, the internet and Glastonbury. #bbcarchive #davidbowie #theozone

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Published: January 8, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1947: David Robert Jones was born in Brixton, London. Better known as David Bowie, he spoke to The O-Zone in 2000 about topping best song polls, the internet and Glastonbury. #bbcarchive #davidbowie #theozone

#OnThisDay 2004: Amy Winehouse joined Stuart Maconie on Radio 2 to promote Take the Box, the second single to be released from her debut album Frank. She discussed listening to jazz instead of NSYNC as a youngster and whether stage school was anything like Fame.

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Published: January 7, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 2004: Amy Winehouse joined Stuart Maconie on Radio 2 to promote Take the Box, the second single to be released from her debut album Frank. She discussed listening to jazz instead of NSYNC as a youngster and whether stage school was anything…

#OnThisDay 1970: A Question of Sport first aired on BBC One. Presented by David Vine, the panel included team captains Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan, with special guests George Best, Lillian Board, Tom Finney and Ray Illingworth.

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Published: January 5, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1970: A Question of Sport first aired on BBC One. Presented by David Vine, the panel included team captains Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan, with special guests George Best, Lillian Board, Tom Finney and Ray Illingworth.

#OnThisDay 1980: What did viewers think of the BBC's seasonal TV offering in 1979? Barry Took revealed all on Points of View, including mixed reviews for Blankety Blank and a spoiler alert for Sophia Loren's part in The Pride and the Passion.

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Published: January 4, 2025 08:00

#OnThisDay 1980: What did viewers think of the BBC's seasonal TV offering in 1979? Barry Took revealed all on Points of View, including mixed reviews for Blankety Blank and a spoiler alert for Sophia Loren's part in The Pride and the Passion.

Gail Platt departed Coronation Street's famous cobbles on Christmas Day. She was portrayed by Helen Worth for 50 years. On Going Live in 1993, Helen fondly recalled memories of her first day at Granada Studios back in 1974 and some fellow Corrie legends.

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Published: January 3, 2025 08:00

Gail Platt departed Coronation Street's famous cobbles on Christmas Day. She was portrayed by Helen Worth for 50 years. On Going Live in 1993, Helen fondly recalled memories of her first day at Granada Studios back in 1974 and some fellow Corrie legends.

R to @BBCArchive: Anyway, BBC News assesses the 2025 predictions made by Tomorrow's World (pretty sure they have their maths right). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdn10yk0k1o

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Published: January 2, 2025 11:36

Anyway, BBC News assesses the 2025 predictions made by Tomorrow's World (pretty sure they have their maths right). bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdn…

Back in 1975, the subject of Henry Trigg's earthly remains saw Christopher Rainbow pay a visit to a Stevenage bank for this very interest-ing story. Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Friday 3 January, 1975. #bbcarchive #nationwide #henrytrigg

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Published: January 2, 2025 08:00

Back in 1975, the subject of Henry Trigg's earthly remains saw Christopher Rainbow pay a visit to a Stevenage bank for this very interest-ing story. Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Friday 3 January, 1975. #bbcarchive…

In 1995, Tomorrow's World celebrated their 30th anniversary by looking a further 30 years ahead, to 2005. Among the things they imagined were personal IDs implanted under the skin, storing everything from financial details to medical records. How close to the mark were they?

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Published: January 1, 2025 08:00

In 1995, Tomorrow's World celebrated their 30th anniversary by looking a further 30 years ahead, to 2005. Among the things they imagined were personal IDs implanted under the skin, storing everything from financial details to medical records. How close to…

R to @BBCArchive: Party like it's 1999 with BBC History's look back at the BBC broadcasting 28 hours of live global celebrations to bring in the new millennium with 2000 Today. https://canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk/2000today/

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Published: December 31, 2024 18:03

Party like it's 1999 with BBC History's look back at the BBC broadcasting 28 hours of live global celebrations to bring in the new millennium with 2000 Today. canvas-story.bbcrewind.co.uk…

A quarter of a century ago, the new millennium was said to begin on 1 Jan 2000. But were we hoodwinked by all four numbers of the year changing? As there was no year nought, millennium naysayers were adamant that the third millennium actually commenced a year later - 1 Jan 2001.

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Published: December 31, 2024 18:00

A quarter of a century ago, the new millennium was said to begin on 1 Jan 2000. But were we hoodwinked by all four numbers of the year changing? As there was no year nought, millennium naysayers were adamant that the third millennium actually commenced a…

#OnThisDay 1974: Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men first aired on BBC One. In 2006, Midlands Today's Joan Cummins visited Nuneaton's Joanne Black, the world record holder for most pieces of memorabilia relating to Mr Men and Little Miss. #bbcarchive #mrmen #rogerhargreaves #worldrecord

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Published: December 31, 2024 13:00

#OnThisDay 1974: Roger Hargreaves' Mr Men first aired on BBC One. In 2006, Midlands Today's Joan Cummins visited Nuneaton's Joanne Black, the world record holder for most pieces of memorabilia relating to Mr Men and Little Miss. #bbcarchive #mrmen…

Rounding off our Top Ten of 2024, your favourite video of the year... In 1964, Marriage Today asked many people, young and old, for their reflections on what the institution was all about.

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Published: December 31, 2024 08:00

Rounding off our Top Ten of 2024, your favourite video of the year... In 1964, Marriage Today asked many people, young and old, for their reflections on what the institution was all about.

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 2... Ronnie Lawson had a reputation for making himself heard when supporting Burscough Athletic in the Cheshire League in 1975.

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Published: December 30, 2024 08:00

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 2... Ronnie Lawson had a reputation for making himself heard when supporting Burscough Athletic in the Cheshire League in 1975.

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died, aged 100. In 1976, while a presidential candidate, he spoke to The Old Grey Whistle Test's 'Whispering' Bob Harris in Macon, Georgia, about rock music and its cultural influence.

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Published: December 29, 2024 22:25

Former US President Jimmy Carter has died, aged 100. In 1976, while a presidential candidate, he spoke to The Old Grey Whistle Test's 'Whispering' Bob Harris in Macon, Georgia, about rock music and its cultural influence.

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 3... In 1960, a British schoolgirl cheerily tells Judith Chalmers about her holiday, which involved accidentally getting arrested in East Germany.

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Published: December 29, 2024 08:00

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 3... In 1960, a British schoolgirl cheerily tells Judith Chalmers about her holiday, which involved accidentally getting arrested in East Germany.

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 4... Harold Williamson asked some children in Sunderland for their opinions on who exactly they thought was an important person.

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Published: December 28, 2024 08:00

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 4... Harold Williamson asked some children in Sunderland for their opinions on who exactly they thought was an important person.

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 5... Geoffrey Boothroyd fancied he knew a bit more about what gun James Bond needed than his creator, Ian Fleming. So he told him, and showed us.

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Published: December 27, 2024 08:00

Continuing our Top Ten of 2024, at number 5... Geoffrey Boothroyd fancied he knew a bit more about what gun James Bond needed than his creator, Ian Fleming. So he told him, and showed us.