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The Myths and Monsters Quiz! Are You a Believer? Do you believe in monsters and/or mythology? Or, do think it’s all just a load of nonsense? Whether we […]

The Really Great Rivers Quiz! What is a river? The most simplistic description of a river would be a large, natural stream of flowing water. The main purpose of […]

Early Life
The actor Robert (William) Hoskins, better known as Bob Hoskins, was born in Bury St. Edmund’s, Suffolk on 26 October 1942. He was the only child of Robert William Hoskins Sr., a lorry driver, and his […]

Early Life and Career
The actor and comedian Leslie Townes Hope, better known as ‘Bob’ Hope, was born on 29 May 1903, in Eltham, London. He was the fifth of seven sons of William Henry Hope, a stonemason, and his […]

Early life and Career
The actor Charles Hawtrey was born George Frederick Joffre Hartree in Hounslow, Middlesex, on 30 November 1914. His parents were William John Hartree, a car mechanic, and his wife Alice. He […]

Early Life
The actress Georgette Lizette Withers, professionally known as Googie Withers, was born on 12 March 1917 in Karachi, India (now Pakistan). Her father, Edgar Withers, was a captain in the Royal Navy. […]

Early Life and Career
Richard (Samuel) Attenborough was born on 29 August 1923 in Cambridge. He was the eldest of the three sons of Mary and Frederick Levi Attenborough. His father was a scholar and academic at […]

Early Life
Christopher Lee was born on 27 May 1922 in Belgravia, London. He was the son of Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Trollope Lee, and his wife, Countess Estelle Marie (née Carandini di Sarzano), who was born […]

A Brief Profile of Vivien Leigh Early Life Vivien Leigh was born Vivian Mary Hartley on 5 November 1913 on St. Paul’s School campus in Darjeeling, Bengal, India. […]

Early Life
Edward (Albert Arthur) Woodward was born on 1 June 1930 in Croydon, Surrey. He was the only child of Edward (Oliver) Woodward, a metalworker, and his wife, Violet. He received his tertiary education at […]

Early life and Career
Leslie (Samuel) Phillips was born in Tottenham, London on 20 April 1924. He was the third child of Cecelia and Frederick Phillips, who worked at a gas cooker manufacturing company. He had an […]

Early Life
Charles Laughton was born on 1 July 1899 at the Victoria Hotel in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. He was the eldest son of Robert and Eliza Laughton, who were the hotel proprietors. His mother, a […]

Early Life and Career
Peter (Wilton) Cushing was born on 26 May 1913 in Kenley, Surrey. He was the second son of Nellie and George Cushing, a quantity surveyor. During the First World War, the family lived in […]

What’s the difference between a myth and a legend? In basic terms, a myth is a fantastical story commonly used to explain the unknown or unexplainable. On the other hand, a legend is generally an ancient tale that […]

Early life
Donald (Henry) Pleasence was born on 5 October 1919 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. He was the son of Alice and Thomas Stanley Pleasence, a railway station master. His brother, Ralph, five years older, […]

What’s the difference between a myth and a legend you might ask? Well in basic terms, a myth is a fantastical story commonly used to explain the unknown or unexplainable. Legends are generally tales from long ago […]

Lasting more than a millennium and once stretching more than 1.7 million square miles, the Roman Empire obviously rates as one of the greatest civilisations of all time. Reg (John Cleese) in The Life Of Brian […]

Early Life
The actor James Robertson Justice was given the name James Norval Harald Justice at birth. He was born in Lewisham, South East London on 15 June 1907. His parents were Edith and James Norval Justice, a […]

Early Life and Career
The actor Jack Hawkins was born John Edward Hawkins on 14 September 1910 in the Wood Green suburb of Haringey, London. He was the youngest of the four children of Thomas Hawkins, a builder, […]

Did you know the word ”Bible” comes from the Greek word “biblios”, meaning scrolls? Most of us know that it’s the world’s best-selling book with an estimated 5-7 Billion being sold to date. What you probably […]