2021
2021 was going to be a much better year than the last one. Or so we told ourselves…
World Heritage status and a cinema
In July 2021, UNESCO removed Liverpool from its World Heritage Status list. Surprised? Not if you’ve seen what they’re planning (and what they’ve already built.)
Consignia
I wonder why I am thinking of Consignia? Ah, the latest Post Office scandal wraps up in the High Court…
Lymeswold
The first new cheese for two hundred years, they announced. Didn’t last quite as long as that.
The busy signal
The busy signal told you something. Voicemail tells you a lot less.
Thorntons
You will still be able to buy the truffles and the toffee and the strawberry dreams. Just not on the High Street.
Topshop
Topshop was teetering before the pandemic caused the brand finally to topple.
The St Michael Cookery Library
The 1970s brought us cooking with colour!
Blue passports
For more than 70 years, a 32-page passport with a dark blue cover, with the lion and unicorn crest in gold was the identification UK citizens needed to leave their island. After Brexit, one of the most urgent and vital questions remained: Could the blue passport come back?
StayatHome1
Back in the spring, in the UK, we had our first lockdown to bring the coronavirus under control. We never dreamed we’d have another. That’s why we never gave StayAtHome a number. Until now.
Play for Today
We said goodbye to Play for Today in 1984. These are some of my favourite milestones in the strand of dramas.
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