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Derbyshire’s Own

Did you know that Derbyshire can boast at least three Nobel Laureates and numerous Olympians? Tha...

A Derby Boy

Anton Rippon is a Derby boy through and through. He was born just before Christmas 1944, his entr...

Gas Masks for Goal Posts

'I was 12th man for England against Wales at Wembley. Within a few minutes, the Welsh half-back b...

How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts - Football

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Football explores some of the most bizarre football events through...

Britain 1940

This portrait of early-WWII British life 'nicely weaves together anecdotes and stories of actual ...

Arsenal

A history of the Gunners told through in-depth biographies of the team's key players on and off t...

Liverpool: The Story of a Football Club in 101 Lives

A history of the team as told through stories of 101 players and managers who guided it through l...

Life in Post-War Britain

On New Year's Day 1946, the people of Britain desperately wanted to look forward to a new and bet...

Life in Post-War Britain

On New Year's Day 1946, the people of Britain desperately wanted to look forward to a new and bet...

How Britain Kept Calm and Carried on

A compendium of sentimental, humorous and sometimes laugh-out-loud anecdotes and stories from peo...

Wartime Entertainment

It might have ended 80 years ago, but we still have a warm, nostalgic relationship with the Secon...