Pillar to Post
8-Oct-2002
A much loved and quintessential feature of the British street scene, the pillar box celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2002. The British letter box resulted from the 1840 Postal Reform...
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Christmas 2002
5-Nov-2002
While many of our Christmas traditions can be traced back to the Victorian era, many elements of the winter festival draw on ancient ritual reaching back into prehistory – in particular...
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Birds of Prey
14-Jan-2003
Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by birds of prey and owls: witness these birds' frequent use in heraldry and the wealth of superstition that surrounds some of them,...
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The Secret of Life: DNA and the Genome
25-Feb-2003
The uncovering of the structure of DNA triggered a revolution so profound that, 50 years on, humanity has still to come to terms with it. When Francis Crick and James Watson,...
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Fun Fruit And Veg
25-Mar-2003
Meet Mr Lemon. He is a juicy fruit who is sometimes sweet, sometimes saucy, but always appealing. Like all fruit and vegetables, he has a zest for disguise but needs your help to...
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Royal Mail Definitive Stamps
27-Mar-2003
These definitive stamps feature the famous bas-relief portrait of Her Majesty the Queen sculpted by Arnold Machin OBE RA (1911-1999). The first stamps were issued in...
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Extreme Endeavours
29-Apr-2003
Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) Royal Navy commander who lost the race to be first to the South Pole yet became a national hero. 'Scott of the Antarctic' reached the South Pole on...
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The Wilding Definitives Collection II: 1953-1959
20-May-2003
On 26 February 1952, the twentieth day of her reign, the young Queen Elizabeth II attended a photographic session at the studios of society photographer Dorothy Wilding to...
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