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From exploding lightbulbs to the Knights Templar – via Ron Howard and the Daleks

Did you know that Thomas Müntzer, leader of the German Peasants’ War in 1525, used a rainbow flag to rally his followers? It’s an aptly exuberant image for the radical charisma of Müntzer, and for the

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

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Journeys to the farthest reaches of interactive entertainment

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