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Operation Unthinkable Had Become Reality?
In 1945, with Nazi Germany defeated, Britain was already planning World War III. Well not exactly, but Prime Minister Winston Churchill had become disturbed by the Soviet Union’s occupation of much of Eastern Europe. On his orders a plan was drawn up
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Clockwork Treasures
From as early as the 1580s, the commodity of clocks began to make their way from the Western world into China. These objects of both beauty and functionality, made in Europe, were given the name zimingzhong meaning “self-sounding bells” or “bells tha
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A profound exploration of the battle between art and ego, focusing on the fraught production of Richard Burton’s Hamlet Cert: 15 Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss, Tuppence Middleton Released: Out now In 1963 and 1964, two new prod

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