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When and where the world celebrates

Independence Day may be another American invention - their's dates to 1776 - but all around the world states and peoples remember the day they achieved independence.11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

What are the biggest cities in the USA

The city as microcosm for the way the United States is changing. New York is still the biggest city of them all, but the Mid-West is where population growth is most rapid and the old industrial11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

In search of a little piece of heaven on earth

The fabulous city of Shangri-La has taken on mythical proportions. But China's claims to have discovered it (and to have made it a tourist destination) should be treated sceptically: the city was11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

On the UK's next European Capital of Culture

Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool (left), Norwich, Oxford... just some of the twelve cities in England, Scotland and Wales hoping to get the nod as European Capital of Culture in 2008. All very11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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Enquiring minds want to know

... what to give for a twentieth wedding anniversary ... who was Henry Habberley Price 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

What's all the drama about Jeremy Thorpe

Not so much drama as documentary: with ITV broadcasting a major review of the court case that stunned the nation in 1979, we recall some of the events that led to the trial of the former leader of11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

What are the biggest cities in the USA

The city as microcosm for the way the United States is changing. New York is still the biggest city of them all, but the Mid-West is where population growth is most rapid and the old industrial11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

On the UK's next European Capital of Culture

Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool (left), Norwich, Oxford... just some of the twelve cities in England, Scotland and Wales hoping to get the nod as European Capital of Culture in 2008. All very11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

HEADLINE

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A trip back in time

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford first opened its doors to the public in 1683. What are the attractions that keep visitors coming to this grand old institution 11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

On the death of Alan Lomax

Leadbelly (pictured) was one of the thousands of musicians first recorded by Alan Lomax, who has just died at the age of 87. But what impact could one 'ethnomusicologist' have on popular music in the11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

In search of a little piece of heaven on earth

The fabulous city of Shangri-La has taken on mythical proportions. But China's claims to have discovered it (and to have made it a tourist destination) should be treated sceptically: the city was11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

On the UK's next European Capital of Culture

Birmingham, Bristol, Inverness, Norwich, Oxford... just some of the twelve cities in England, Scotland and Wales hoping to get the nod as European Capital of Culture in 2008. All very exciting, but11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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Scooby-dooby doo-oooo!

Why we will all be saying "I'd have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids" this summer. Yes, in a shock move, Hollywood has resurrected another TV favourite from the 60's and 70's for11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Looking for the music to an advertisement...

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The return of Doctor Who

He's back, at least on the Internet. The BBC have announced a second cyberseries for the Time Lord - time, then, to reflect on his many incarnations and some of the great and gruesome moments from11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

Early evenings in front of the fire...

... and Nationwide on the telly. Those were the days. Looking back at the show (which ran from 1969-83) it's hard to imagine that skateboarding ducks, trimphone impersonators and Frank Bough could11:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003

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