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A Swiss Army Knife

Astronaut Cmdr Chris Hadfield’s advice is to never ’leave the planet without one’. Not that Anna Hyman is planning on a trip into space, but nevertheless she always makes sure that whenever possible there is a Swiss Army Knife in her suitcase – just in case of emergencies. A Swiss Army Knife might be an […]

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The Guild of Fine Food – Great Taste Golden Forks

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Geneva, Chocolate and a Choco Pass

It would be fun to be in Geneva to celebrate World Chocolate Day on 7 July!

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The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is over for another year, but there is still time to buy tickets for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.

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Dresden Festival Orchestra’s DREAMSTAGE debut

Concert takes place 12 September 2020 In spite of the coronavirus-induced cancellation of the 2020 Dresden Music Festival, the Dresden Festival Orchestra conducted by Josep Caballé Domenech will celebrate Beethoven Year 2020 with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphonies No 1 and 2 on 12 September 2020. The concert will be broadcast live from the Löwensaal in […]

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Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh

Nearly 100 years ago, in 1922 to be precise, two men, archaeologist Howard Carter and his financial backer and Egyptologist Lord Carnarvon, made a hole in a door of a tomb and found themselves peering into the resting place of a young  man aged 19 who had died some 3300 years earlier. Their discovery was […]