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!["A Personal Stab of Shock and Horror"](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/W34UXO0vq1698233453069/crp_A-PERSONAL-STAB-OF-SHOCK-AND-HORROR.jpg)
"A Personal Stab of Shock and Horror"
Chris Hallam looks back on the British reaction to President Kennedy's assassination
![A BUILDING BONANZA](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/kS0pZFjco1698234652779/A-BUILDING-BONANZA.jpg)
A BUILDING BONANZA
Claire Saul samples some of the entries in a new publication from the National Trust
![ON TARGET](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/05uZzMKcb1698234483661/ON-TARGET.jpg)
ON TARGET
Russell Cook browses through 50 years of a publishing phenomenon
![The Rise and Fall of Poole Pottery](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/TQIJPmvyE1698233982232/THE-RISE-AND-FALL-OF-POOLE-POTTERY.jpg)
The Rise and Fall of Poole Pottery
Steve Annandale charts the history of what was, by the 1990s, Dorset's most significant tourist attraction
![DOCTOR HO-HO!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/0fYWQ1P2G1698233873338/DOCTOR-HOHO.jpg)
DOCTOR HO-HO!
Robert Ross takes a swift spin through some of the comedy stars who have stumbled into the Tardis
![The Three Ronnies](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/easQiAGq01698233729883/THE-THREE-RONNIES.jpg)
The Three Ronnies
Martin Handley celebrates the talents of a trio of composers
![A RARE OLD SCRAMBLE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/RlH5Y6f0N1698233334830/A-RARE-OLD-SCRAMBLE.jpg)
A RARE OLD SCRAMBLE
Colin Allan has fond memories of tuning in to Grandstand to watch scrambling on winter afternoons in the sport's golden age of the 1960s
![THE ULTIMATE RESPONSE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/E27buZfBU1698233167983/THE-ULTIMATE-RESPONSE.jpg)
THE ULTIMATE RESPONSE
Roger Harvey nominates a sculpture in his native Newcastle as the most poignant and powerful memorial to duty and heroism
![POSTCARD FROM CHESHIRE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/VI6I8JNXW1698232928689/POSTCARD-FROM-CHESHIRE.jpg)
POSTCARD FROM CHESHIRE
Bob Barton finds out about subsidence, timber-framed buildings, boat lifts, waterways and Lewis Carroll, taking it all with a pinch of salt
![OVER HERE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/bpbWL7FXo1698232339637/OVER-HERE.jpg)
OVER HERE
Michael Foley looks back at how the people of East Anglia reacted to the American \"invasion\" during World War Two that saw the building of dozens of airfields
![A Toast to the Past](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/pIjj33STC1698232161023/A-TOAST-TO-THE-PAST.jpg)
A Toast to the Past
Gregory Kerry on the memories provoked by food and drink
![Who's Better...?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1482893/k5Y_bm5wI1698231532460/WHOS-BETTER.jpg)
Who's Better...?
Simon Stabler speaks to classic Doctor Who companion Janet Fielding
![Fashion Forward](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/wSgInDWLp1695812268052/FASHION-FORWARD.jpg)
Fashion Forward
Claire Saul previews a new Museum of London Docklands exhibition illustrating the ways in which Jewish Londoners shaped global style
![LET BATTLE COMMENCE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/upZhx5c7u1695812103759/LET-BATTLE-COMMENCE.jpg)
LET BATTLE COMMENCE
Chris Hallam recounts the history of the Sealed Knot, which has specialised in re-enacting civil war battles for more than 50 years
![THE STORY OF HIS LIFE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/WoIOCkFpn1695811871776/THE-STORY-OF-HIS-LIFE.jpg)
THE STORY OF HIS LIFE
Pete Nelson remembers the singer Michael Holliday
![WOOKEY WONDERLAND](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/cXr05HNJ31695811702773/WOOKEY-WONDERLAND.jpg)
WOOKEY WONDERLAND
Simon Stabler goes underground to explore a popular Somerset cave system
![A CAPITAL IDEA](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/AfVHoyIRm1695811539780/A-CAPITAL-IDEA.jpg)
A CAPITAL IDEA
Derek Lamb listens back to 50 years of domestic commercial radio
![Romany of the BBC](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/4wOh6LWVU1695811326702/ROMANY-OF-THE-BBC.jpg)
Romany of the BBC
Martin Burgess remembers a pioneering countryman broadcaster
![KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/YnGwpSGvd1695811145499/KEEPING-A-WATCHFUL-EYE.jpg)
KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE
Holly Crawford recounts the history of Nelson's Column
![POSTCARD FROM HAMPSHIRE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/D-3SZlcSe1695810818147/POSTCARD-FROM-HAMPSHIRE.jpg)
POSTCARD FROM HAMPSHIRE
Bob Barton enjoys rides at the fairground, a voyage on a working steamship, revisits the golden age of aircraft and goes on the trail of Jane Austen
![A BRAVE LITTLE SHIP](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/XSa-HN0Kx1695810591232/A-BRAVE-LITTLE-SHIP.jpg)
A BRAVE LITTLE SHIP
John Greeves traces the history of Pudge, a Thames barge with a charmed life
![GRUB'S UP!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/Ll0jjg7IL1695810442603/GRUBS-UP.jpg)
GRUB'S UP!
Les McCallum looks back fondly on film-location catering
![GREENE SCREEN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1453167/snqsBt6RR1695810054989/GREENE-SCREEN.jpg)
GREENE SCREEN
Simon Stabler speaks to Sarah Greene about her career as an actress and presenter on shows such as Blue Peter and new quiz The Finish Line
![BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1415989/YToGqTsuB1692781679530/BACK-IN-TIME-WITH-COLIN-BAKER.jpg)
BACK IN TIME WITH COLIN BAKER
BoB's very own Time Lord has fond memories of Britain's favourite headmistress, recalls adventures in Middle-earth and laments the loss of the \"Acton Hilton\" rehearsal rooms
![Gloster Meteor F8](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1415989/9xLHAi1MG1692781548295/GLOSTER-METEOR-F8.jpg)
Gloster Meteor F8
Dave Eyles takes to the skies of the 1950s in a sleek silver fighter jet that saw RAF service
![PERFECTLY IMPERFECT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1415989/Wz8T3e5ch1692781347123/PERFECTLY-IMPERFECT.jpg)
PERFECTLY IMPERFECT
Buildings with less than perfect angles, or \"sloightly on the huh\", have a charm all of their own. Claire Saul shares some wonky favourites
![THE LORD OF THE RINGS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1415989/ebcPO0pyu1692781198678/THE-LORD-OF-THE-RINGS.jpg)
THE LORD OF THE RINGS
Dene Bebbington looks back on the life of JRR Tolkien, author of perhaps the most famous fantasy novels ever published
![ZANY ZOOKIES](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1415989/P_JgU8AGh1692781051103/ZANY-ZOOKIES.jpg)
ZANY ZOOKIES
Susan Brewer dusts off some caricature animal ornaments
![WHAT A CHARADE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1415989/t1oIwNCKx1692780896144/WHAT-A-CHARADE.jpg)
WHAT A CHARADE
Give Us a Clue, asks Chris Hallam
![DOCTOR AT LARGE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/27257/1415989/cnVIx6Vuf1692780736758/DOCTOR-AT-LARGE.jpg)
DOCTOR AT LARGE
In what would have been Barry Evans' 80th year, Daniel Ward tells the story of an actor who was one of the most famous faces on television in the 1970s