The National Archives present a selection of public information films from the 40s and 50s, including the famous ‘coughs and sneezes spread diseases’. BBC News magazine considers the genre.
The lengths people will go to for a beer
The Stranger (Seattle) reports an art/beer project, of a quite … er … intimate nature. Link (not necessarily safe for work) via MeFi.
Tory leadership – a three year old speaks
Dialogue at the breakfast table, with David Davis on Today in the background:
Tom: What are they talking about now?
Me: There’s going to be an election, and they’re talking to one of the people who’s in it.
Tom: Oh no, not again! (pause) Like in Vote for Duck?
Foreign office FoI site
Lots of interesting historical material, from Zola Budd to Kosovo, on the FCO’s Freedom of Information site.
Gilmour on Tory leadership elections
The value of investments can go down as well as up
Belgium!
Ten famous Belgians? Hah! Here’s twenty!.
Apna Hi Ghar Samajhiye
The BBC recalls a pioneering programme aimed at South Asian immigrants, that aimed to explain to them the mysteries of British life, and how to make themselves feel at home. It ran from 1965 to 1979. Is something similar needed today?
Divorcing Couple ahead, reduce speed now
The Brighton Argus reports on a more-than-usually public marriage break-up:
Drivers saw the start of the drama last week when a banner was hung over a bridge over the A27 in Brighton bearing the initials JBS and the words: “Wendy, I want a divorce”.
Now it seems Wendy has taken her revenge.
A new banner went up yesterday saying: “No way – you are the cheat! Wendy”.
Picture of the second banner at the Argus’s site.
European rail travel
Paul Steane has an eye-wateringly comprehensive website, at the Enthusiast’s Guide to Travelling the Railways of Europe.