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SHE might have taken leave of her job as one of the longest-standing news anchors in the country, but the last thing Sally Magnusson is planning to do is put her feet up. The BBC presenter, known for

It was at 7.15pm on Thursday 22 September 1955 that the greatest commercial television event appeared on screens in the London area. As screens flickered the first images, most of the 200,000 viewers

IN PROFILE Rita Levi-Montalcini was a renowned neurobiologist who was a joint winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nerve growth factor. Born in Turin to Italia

WHEN you retire, it can be an uncertain time, as you navigate a world without work. However, for former BBC radio presenter Louise Priest – who retired two years ago after 40 years on air – it’s busie

Saturday 13–Friday 19 September

A clock that first struck the hour as ...