Discover Britain

The Houses of Windsor
February 2018

As the British Royal House celebrates its centenary, we explore its defining residences and their history.

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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
October/November 2017

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on the capital’s culture and spirit of openness.

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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
August/September 2017

Bus driver Martin Stevens on city knowledge and ‘bus spotters’.

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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
June/July 2017

Covent Garden flower seller Peter Green on traditional trading and his Royal Warrant.

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Maybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
April/May 2017

Doorman Michael O’Dowdall talks history, weddings and afternoon tea at The Ritz.

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Over the sea to Skye
February/March 2017

Following Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites through the Highlands, ahead of a new exhibition.

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policewomanMaybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
February/March 2017

Metropolitan policewoman Isabella Grotto talks life on the beat in the West End.

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cambridgeshireHallowed Halls
December 2016/January 2017

Dreaming spires, unspoiled countryside and rich history: we explore Cambridgeshire.

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beefeaterMaybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
December 2016/January 2017

Yeoman Serjeant Jim Duncan reveals the life of a Beefeater.

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guy-fawkesGunpowder, Treason and York
October/November 2016

Exploring Guy Fawkes’s birthplace and separating fact from enduring myth.

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pearly-kingMaybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
October/November 2016

George Major, Pearly King of Peckham, talks charity, civil war and Del Boy.

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Chelsea PensionerMaybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
August/September 2016

Daredevil Chelsea Pensioner Charmaine Coleman on wing walking and skydiving.

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Taxi driverMaybe It’s Because I’m A Londoner
June/July 2016

In the first of our series on iconic Londoners, black-cab driver Paul Kirby gives us an insider’s tour of the capital.

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CotswoldsCotswold Charisma
June/July 2016

Rolling hills, chocolate-box villages and a rich Tudor history: the majestic charms of Gloucestershire.

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SuffolkConstable Country
April/May 2016

Suffolk’s artistic soul revealed, from historic treasures to contemporary inspirations.

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