We’re still living the strike

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

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Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

RADIO THE PICK OF THIS WEEK’S RADIO

Delving into the archives might be the way to save British TV drama, says Stephen Poliakoff