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It's a Lottery
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It's a Lottery

Claire Saul celebrates 30 years of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which supports heritage projects across the United Kingdom

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3 mins  |
November 2024
In Memoriam
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In Memoriam

Michael Foley pays his respects to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice

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4 mins  |
November 2024
Leader of the Pack
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Leader of the Pack

Paul Williams examines the history of War Horse

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5 mins  |
November 2024
French Fancies
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French Fancies

Alain Carraze explains how cult British shows are perceived as the best on television in France

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6 mins  |
November 2024
Redheads & Rollers
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Redheads & Rollers

Simon Stabler talks to Crossroads' Tony Adams

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7 mins  |
November 2024
Bringing Memories Back to Life
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Bringing Memories Back to Life

Richard Haines on the importance of making the most of your vintage photographs

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4 mins  |
November 2024
POSTCARD FROM KENT
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POSTCARD FROM KENT

Bob Barton investigates a network of caves, takes a ride on a thriving heritage railway, and marvels at the beauty of the garden of England

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5 mins  |
November 2024
Laughter in the Air
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Laughter in the Air

Chris Hallam remembers writer, television presenter and comedian Barry Took

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4 mins  |
November 2024
My Good Old Days
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My Good Old Days

Tim Quinn takes us behind the scenes of Leeds City Varieties

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5 mins  |
November 2024
The Battersea Bardot
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The Battersea Bardot

David Barnes remembers the star of Cathy Come Home

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5 mins  |
November 2024
Loving HANNAH
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Loving HANNAH

Peter Robertson spoke to the actress responsible for the death of Victor Meldrew

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6 mins  |
November 2024
CHURCHILL'S SPANIARDS
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CHURCHILL'S SPANIARDS

Séan F Scullion uncovers a hidden aspect of World War Two

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5 mins  |
November 2024
Happy Valley
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Happy Valley

Simon Stabler visits a vineyard that's already going grape guns

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4 mins  |
November 2024
Best You for Watching
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Best You for Watching

Chris Hallam celebrates 30 years of The Vicar of Dibley

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5 mins  |
November 2024
THE FEW ON SCREEN
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THE FEW ON SCREEN

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

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6 mins  |
September 2024
Table Service
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Table Service

Rachel Toy looks at the history of Ridgway Homemaker tableware

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5 mins  |
September 2024
Hever Forever
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Hever Forever

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

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3 mins  |
September 2024
Shining a Light
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Shining a Light

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

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4 mins  |
September 2024
The Man With the Goldeneye
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The Man With the Goldeneye

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

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3 mins  |
September 2024
THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN BALLS
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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

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6 mins  |
September 2024
To Play the Queen
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To Play the Queen

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

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5 mins  |
September 2024
POOLING RESOURCES
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POOLING RESOURCES

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

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5 mins  |
September 2024
POSTCARD FROM= SUSSEX
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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

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5 mins  |
September 2024
Oh, Miss Jones
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Oh, Miss Jones

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

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10+ mins  |
September 2024
Forties Post – Plastic Fantastic – Andrew Wilson shines the spotlight on a pioneering plastic surgeon
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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?"

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6 mins  |
July 2024
POSTCARD FROM HERTFORDSHIRE
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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

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6 mins  |
July 2024
Still Walking the Streets of London
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Still Walking the Streets of London

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

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5 mins  |
July 2024
The Tears of a Clown
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The Tears of a Clown

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

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5 mins  |
July 2024
David Wilkie
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David Wilkie

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

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3 mins  |
July 2024
A Century of Smiles, Ceremonies and Celebrations
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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

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4 mins  |
July 2024

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