Three decades after her death, British actress and sex symbol Diana Dors doesn’t have the enduring star power of her contemporary, Marilyn Monroe – the American counterpart to whom she …
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The bond between humans and animals can be a strong, lifelong connection. This was certainly the case for Sheila Marsh and her horse, Bronwen.
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When Harold Jellicoe “Coe” Percival died in 2013 at the age of 99, he received a funeral befitting an armed services veteran.
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With the start of the Olympic Games today, London becomes the first city to host three times: in 1908, 1948 and now 2012. We take a look at the London …
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The life and career of guitarist and songwriter Stuart Adamson, once called “Britain’s answer to Jimi Hendrix.”
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We remember Charlotte Brontë with a look at notable adaptations of her classic novel “Jane Eyre.”
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Charles Dickens wrote characters we love… and some we love to hate.
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Norman Wisdom was Britain’s biggest box office draw and an icon in, of all places, Albania. What made his brand of humour so popular?
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A look back at the classic comedy of Chris Sievey and his alter ego Frank Sidebottom.
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As World Cup fever grips the America and the U.K., we look back at some folks who helped shape the game in both countries.
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