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Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Chris Hallam takes a look back at the Channel 4 improvisation show

HORNERAMA

Derek Lamb celebrates Round the Horne, the radio comedy first broadcast 60 years ago

BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord recalls his early days on the amateur stage, lodging in Liverpool and playing pranks as a professional at The Playhouse

Pieces of Eight

The lovable rogues of childhood fiction belie the harsh reality of the scourges of the seas. Claire Saul previews the National Maritime Museum's latest treasure

Battling On

Ian Wheeler reflects on 50 years of Battle Picture Weekly, Britain's seminal war comic

Another Opening, Another Show

Graham Whalan offers a brief history of amateur musical theatre

Think Again

Simon Stabler talks to a television maths and science legend about his previous life in comedy and as the drummer who stood in for Ringo Starr

Terry's All Gold

Chris Hallam remembers Sir Terry Pratchett

By Royal Appointment

Michael Montagu traces the history of royal warrants

Faster Food

Chris de Winter Hebron recalls his early experiences of \"dining at speed\"

On the Road

Angeline Wilcox selects first gear to map the driving test's 90-year route

Liverpool Live

As the Liverpool Empire prepares to mark its centenary, Glenys Adams takes a look at its history and investigates some of the city's other theatres

Dreamers

Martin Claytor goes behind the scenes of Supertramp’s Crime of the Century aloum

THE GOALKEEPER OF AUSCHWITZ

John Greeves spoke to Ron Jones, a survivor of Auschwitz and an 800-mile death march, shortly before he died aged 102

The Railway Child

Peter Robertson chats to former actor Gary Warren

Cruising 50s Style

Stephen Wade looks back at the postwar holiday experience on the ocean waves

Rootes of Success

Dene Bebbington traces the history of Hillman cars

POSTCARD FROM SURREY

Bob Barton finds himself drawn into the secret world of SOE agents and revisits his youth as he admires a vast array of buses

A Taste of Hunni

Tim Hutton shines a light on TV presenterGloria Hunniford's lesser-known singing career

BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord recalls his family's cars, Sunday afternoon entertainment and the perils of letting someone else drive his Sprite

And the Winner Is...

Claire Saul looks at the winners of a prestigious annual award that celebrates grand stately homes, gardens and more

The Novice Fairy

Susan Brewer remembers Victoria Plum, a children's character that appeared on notebooks and other goods in the 1980s

Eary Closing

Chris Hallam tells the story of a short-lived ITV soap opera

A Lineside Legacy

John Hillier celebrates the work of railway photographer Eric Oldham

Songs of Love

Kate Garner shares her love affair with vintage music and the history behind some romantic songs

The Gongman

John Phillpott remembers the unsung movie star who was the main attraction down at his local

A Spark Into a Flame

Simon Stabler speaks to an EastEnders original

Animal Magic

Hilary Middleton recalls a children's author whose tales are still enjoyed today

BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER

BoB's very own Time Lord prepares for an alternative to panto, recalls his early reading choices and having his scenes cut from two cutting edge comedies

Marvels in Miniature

Claire Saul learns about the exquisite works on display at a new exhibition being held at a historic Georgian mansion