Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

The imagination muscle WOULD you move ...

Today’s queues may be digital, but the fight to secure that must-have present and avoid small, disappointed faces is timeless. Tom Howells looks at the toys topping recent (and less recent) Christmas wish lists

Let’s take a nostalgia trip back 30 years to discover how the most-wanted toys of the festive season season worked

Looking back without hindsight

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight