Best of British Magazine - July 2024

In this issue

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK
Tennis champion Stanley Matthews Jr.

TERRIFIC TUCKTONIA
The UK mainland’s first theme park.

David Wilkie

Peter Robertson pays tribute to one of Britain's most successful athletes

3 mins

Hammer Humour

Robert Ross celebrates the horror great's comedy films

5 mins

The Tears of a Clown

Chris Hallam remembers Bob Grant, a troubled star of On the Buses

5 mins

TREASURES In the ATTIC

Brian Howes unearths some nostalgic collectables that might be discarded as worthless junk but actually have a value to today's collectors. Can you estimate what each object might be worth and pick out which one is the big-money item?

2 mins

Forties Post – Plastic Fantastic – Andrew Wilson shines the spotlight on a pioneering plastic surgeon

A hero in many people's books and even a war hero to others - John was recognised in his lifetime by his contemporaries, his patients and in letters that made their way into the local newspaper, the Staffordshire Sentinel. Over time that gradually fell away, to the point where, if asked, few people would ever have heard of John Grocott - apart from his former patients, for whom the universal question appears to have been: "How do you say thank you to someone who has made my life worth living?"

6 mins

POSTCARD FROM HERTFORDSHIRE

Bob Barton makes plenty of connections to the film world as he returns to the county of his birth but still finds time for a vintage bus ride

6 mins

The Bucolic Frolic

Martin Claytor celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Knebworth Festival

5 mins

Still Walking the Streets of London

Peter Robertson chats to Ralph McTell 50 years after his classic single became a hit

5 mins

A Chip Off the Old Block

Colin Allan looks back on the tennis career of Stanley Matthews Jr

4 mins

Terrific Tucktonia

Susan Brewer remembers the UK mainland's first theme park

5 mins

A HARD DAY NIGHT

Greg Morse celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Beatles' first film

7 mins

A Century of Smiles, Ceremonies and Celebrations

Claire Saul visits a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace's King's Gallery that reveals life on both sides of the lens of royal photography

4 mins

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Best of British Magazine Description:

Best of British is the UK’s premier nostalgia magazine covering every aspect of life from the 1930s to today. Every issue is packed with features that celebrate classic entertainment, transport, food and drink, and the great British countryside. Our readers are at the heart of what we do. As well as taking their suggestions on board, their voices are heard through our Yesterday Remembered memoir section, along with the Postbag and Question Time pages.