Best of British - September 2024

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The Retro TV Times
Classic television on Freeview, satellite, cable and online.

Oh, Miss Jones
Celebrating 50 years of Rising Damp and remembering its star, Leonard Rossiter.

Round the Auction Houses
A selection of recent gems and a preview of auctions to come...

Oh, Miss Jones

Chris Hallam looks back at the origins and legacy of Rising Damp, ITV's most successful sitcom

10+ mins

THE FEW ON SCREEN

Steven Taylor looks at the Battle of Britain across film and TV

6 mins

POSTCARD FROM= SUSSEX

Bob Barton indulges in pleasure piers and fairground delights, as well as fulfilling a long-held ambition to visit the home of Rudyard Kipling

5 mins

POOLING RESOURCES

Martin Handley looks at what life was like after the Vernons Girls

5 mins

To Play the Queen

Chris Hallam looks back on the life of one of the UK’s best known lookalikes

5 mins

THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN BALLS

lan Wheeler looks back on 70 years of Tiger comic and Roy of the Rovers, and chats to the man who edited and oversaw both titles

6 mins

The Man With the Goldeneye

Film stills photographer Keith Hamshere describes how he came to enter the world of James Bond

3 mins

Shining a Light

Tony O’Neil tunes into the history of the last manned lightvessel

4 mins

Table Service

Rachel Toy looks at the history of Ridgway Homemaker tableware

5 mins

Hever Forever

Claire Saul studies the newly refurbished Boleyn Apartment at Hever Castle & Gardens - a castle fit for a queen

3 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.