ROALD Dahl may have written his classic children’s novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory more than 50 years ago but this stage musical adaptation shows the story has lost none of its freshness, vitality or wit.
A drought of several years and a peak in summer temperatures resulted in one of Australia’s worst bushfires in 1939
While he was a student at Repton school in the early 30s Roald Dahl took part in chocolate tasting tests for Cadburys. It would later be part of the inspiration for his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Ninety years ago today a young, fictional, Belgian reporter began a trip to the Soviet Union and became one of the best-loved comic strip characters of all time
Everybody knows the theme song of a television series that premiered 60 years ago today
Eleven months after the First Fleet landed, Christmas was “observed with proper ceremony” according to a report from the time. But not all the convicts were prepared to make do with their extra ration of rum.
The incident that forced Ned Kelly on the run was sparked by an amorous constable who was supposed to be arresting Ned’s brother — but had eyes for his sister instead.
A refurbished visitors centre is reopening at Hellfire Pass in Thailand, giving people a picture of the horrors faced by Allied soldiers forced to work there in WWII
On St Andrews Day in front of an audience of Scottish expats, the song that would become Australia’s national anthem was first performed
It had an uncompromisingly terrible opening line but the novel A Wrinkle in time by Madeleine L’Engle, born a century ago today, became a bestseller and had a huge impact on its fans
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