KNOW IT ALL: SUFFRAGETTES
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the UK’s Representation of the People Act in 1918 which gave some women the right to vote for the first time in Great Britain and Ireland, an act which signalled a partial victory at least for the radical campaigners known as the suffragettes. So who were they? […]
KNOW IT ALL: EASTER EGGS
DAVID ADAMS looks at the Easter egg and some of its associated traditions…
KNOW IT ALL: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
William Shakespeare, arguably the most famous and influential of all English writers, died 400 years ago this month. DAVID ADAMS looks at some facts you may not know about the man known as the ‘Bard of Avon’ and his work…
KNOW IT ALL: STATIONS OF THE CROSS
This Easter, Christians all around the world, particularly those of the Roman Catholic denomination, will take part in a solemn devotion known as the ‘Stations of the Cross’. But where did the tradition come from and what’s its purpose? DAVID ADAMS reports…
KNOW IT ALL: THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
DAVID ADAMS tracks down some details about the Nobel Peace Prize and its history…
KNOW IT ALL: THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
DAVID ADAMS takes a look at some of the facts and figures behind the International Space Station (ISS)…
KNOW IT ALL: THE UNITED NATIONS
As the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary, DAVID ADAMS takes a look at what it’s all about…
KNOW IT ALL: THE MAGNA CARTA
It’s 800 years this month (the actual date is 15th June) since the unpopular English King John put his seal to the Magna Carta (Great Charter in English) at Runnymede in England. DAVID ADAMS takes a closer look at the document and its history…
KNOW IT ALL: PLUTO
With the world set to have a view of Pluto later this year, DAVID ADAMS takes a look at what we know about the dwarf planet…
KNOW IT ALL: THE CHRISTMAS STORY
DAVID ADAMS separates some of the Christmas story traditions from what’s recorded in the Bible…