Travelling back through the years to look at some of the most memorable LEGO items

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Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, third generation owner of the LEGO Group, was determined to bring technological innovation to the brick – and 40 years ago, the company introduced the first ever smart brick to allow children to program robots

Do you want to race cars, leap between platforms or weave through mazes? LEGO Party! is offering the most varied brick video game yet

This could be a big month for a little man, given that is now 60 years since Action Man first came on parade. Manufactured by Palitoy of Coalville, Leicestershire, the moulded plastic “action figure”

The shoppers are already queuing at Taylor’s and A Francis the confectioner and even bubble cars are struggling for parking spaces...