Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Trailblazing: a scene from the 1953 BBC broadcast of The Quatermass Experiment - BBC In June 1953, Great Britain was experiencing ...

In Part 4 of the 1950s British Pedal Car restoration, we start the process of bringing this vintage gem back to life. Watch as we carefully disassemble, clean, and prep the car for a perfect ...

KELVEDON HATCH, England (Reuters) - It was supposed to have been the safe redoubt where Britain's leaders would hole up in the event of nuclear attack, but now a huge bunker east of London is more ...

It is a myth that the English city of Coventry was rebuilt on a futurist plan only after it was destroyed by wartime bombing raids by Germany’s Luftwaffe. In fact, the city’s pre-war chief engineer ...

Through the eyes of the newsreel cameras and advertising of the time, we present an affectionate look at the way we were in the 1950's: the way we dressed, the way we laughed (and cried) - even the ...

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