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The 25th Anniversary of The Investiture of HRH The Prince of Wales
1-Mar-1994 CASTELL Y WAUN/CHIRK CASTLE, CLWYD, CYMRU/WALES This is a rather fascinating, squat castle, commanding a...
 
Channel Tunnel
3-May-1994 The opening of the Channel Tunnel, the first fixed link between the United Kingdom and France, is the fulfilment of a dream that has obsessed generations of engineers in the last two...
 
D-Day 6 June 1944
6-Jun-1994 On 6 June 1944, BBC listeners heard some long-awaited news. 'Here is a special bulletin, read by John Snagge. D-Day has come. Early this morning the Allies began the assault...
 
Golf
5-Jul-1994 The 250TH ANNIVERSARY of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers is a reminder of how much of the evolution of a game, which is now worldwide, is rooted in Scotland's...
 
Summertime
2-Aug-1994 The unfurling of spring's pale shoots and the greening of the trees herald the arrival of summer. Fresh mornings precede hot days promising late afternoon sunshine and warm...
 
Christmas 1994 The Nativity
1-Nov-1994 The nativity play, which draws on familiar elements of Chirst's birth related in the gospels of Matthew and Luke as well as later embellishments made to their narratives, is a...
 
Springtime
14-Mar-1995 Andy Goldsworthy's internationally-renowned sculptures take many forms, but they are all inspired by nature itself. He works almost exclusively with the materials he finds in the...
 
The National Trust
11-Apr-1995 On 12 January 1895, The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty was founded at Grosvenor House in London. Three moving spirits had worked...
 

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