Decades ago I was a young staff journalist helping to launch London Broadcasting (LBC), Britain’s first commercial radio station. In their wisdom, management brought over an American radio stalwart to train us in chatty radio news speak. For instance, if there was a fire in the lion enclosure at London Zoo, we were to tell listeners:” There’s a helluva fire in the Cat house…” I was reminded of this recently when I revisited the footage from our 1989 documentary “Operation Failed to Return –...

“Bring some spanners and give me a hand as I take you round the 22, 38 and 54 RB erecting shops!" Interested in British manufacturing...

Its nearly a year since Richard Pullen and I resumed our touring show Tank Tour Two after a gap of six years. What is the Tank Tour? It’s a double act featuring myself, a journalist and filmmaker involved in the story of the Lincoln tanks for 40 years on and off, and Richard, a Military Historian, Chairman of the Friends of the Lincoln Tank, and author of “Landships of Lincoln.” Audiences hear at least 45 minutes from each of us, each accompanied by a presentation of old images and films....