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Arthur Lowe, star of Dad’s Army has been honoured with a blue plaque at his birthplace, Hayfield in Derbyshire. Present […]

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The April 2011 issue features our annual 1940’s special – a 32-page extra filled with memories of the wartime decade. […]

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Have you seen these books in our shop?   Digging for VictoryThe Dig for Victory campaign gave many wartime civilians […]

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Over the past three issues, we have been marking the 50th anniversary of the end of conscription into National Service […]

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In our November 2010 issue we remember the 70th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz. On November 14th, 1940, enemy aircraft […]

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Rupert Bear, half boy and half bear, made his debut in the Express on November 8th, 1920, when he appeared […]

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In the October 2010 issue of Best of British, Kay Gillioz-Pettigrew tells of working at Bletchley Park during WWII. We […]

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Look out for Best of British‘s Snap Happy feature in today’s Daily Mail newspaper and website! With readers’ holiday photos […]

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Best of British took its camera to the Crich Tramway Village Easter 1940s Weekend to record the first activity of […]

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