Why do the BBC broadcast the Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 Long Wave? Do mariners on the high seas tune in to "You & Yours" and "Woman's Hour" to find out whether there are going to be gales in the...
I am researching my family history and have come across a James Atkinson who, in 1881, was Innkeeper at the Shoulder of Mutton Inn in Brough, Westmorland. Does anyone know if the Shoulder of Mutton...
I just looked out of the kitchen window and saw a hedgehog walking across the garden. I thought they should be hibernating at this time of year or do they wake up on occasion? I gave it...
Well done to all concerned for the new look! Now that the Topics are in bold I'm getting to like it. However, I'm not too sure about the combination of red and orange; maybe as woofgang...
Obviously it will depend on facial characteristics and beard hair type, but how many shaves should you expect to get out of a Gillette Mach III razor blade (no beard)?
Does anybody know of a UK web site where I could research an existing coat of arms? (Not a company offering to design spurious family crests). Photo here: ...
Can anyone recommend a small B&B (maximum character, charm, quality + location) on the Gower Peninsula for one night only (unfortunately) in June 2005?
Tony Blair has just made a "surprise" visit to Iraq. I imagine that procedures are already in place to allow such a visit to take place with the minimum of formalities. However,...
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I have seen two films recently, The Incredibles and Bridget Jones 2. Both were very good, but "The Incredibles" was the digital version and the picture quality was excellent. Bridget Jones...
Is the unbanned Alka-Seltzer/Seagull question in Animals and Nature a "genuine question" likely to "receive helpful answers and....to provide a forum for debate on issues of general interest"?...
In the series of short "red" films between BBC 1 programmes (dancers, tai-chi, skate-boarders etc), there is one showing acrobats twisting down ropes. Does anybody know in which building that...
In the UK (England to be precise), which shops will be open on Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th December this year? In particular, I'm thinking of Tesco and/or Asda and W H Smith.
