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Encyclopedia - Daily Express: Encyclopedia - Daily Express
The Daily Express is a conservative, middle-market British tabloid newspaper. It is the flagship title of Express Newspapers and is curre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Express: Encyclopedia Ii - Daily Express - History
The Daily Express was founded in 1900 by Cyril Arthur Pearson, publisher of Pearson's Own and other titles. Pearson sold the title after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Eubank: Encyclopedia - Chris Eubank
Chris Eubank (August 8, 1966 - ), is a boxing legend and a British celebrity. Chris Eubank - Eubank the boxer. Born in Dulwich, Christop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yvonne Ridley: Encyclopedia - Yvonne Ridley
Yvonne Ridley (born 1959?, Stanley, County Durham) is a British journalist and politician. Ridley came to prominence in September 2001 wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Broadsheet: Encyclopedia - Broadsheet
Broadsheet is a size and format for newspapers, and a descriptive term applied to papers which use that format rather than the smaller ta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Newspapers In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - List Of Newspapers In The United Kingdom
Traditionally newspapers could be split into 'quality', serious-minded newspapers (usually referred to as 'Broadsheets' due to their larg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Daily Telegraph: Encyclopedia - The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. Its sister paper, The Sunday Telegraph, was founded in 1961. In No...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Gemmell: Encyclopedia - David Gemmell
David Gemmell (born August 1, 1948) is a Times bestseller fantasy author. He was born in West London in the summer of 1948. At the age of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Burgess: Encyclopedia - Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 - November 22, 1993) was an English novelist and critic. He was also active as a composer, librettist,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Daily Mirror: Encyclopedia - The Daily Mirror
The Daily Mirror is a British tabloid daily newspaper. For a period during the 1990s it was renamed The Mirror, but reverted to its origi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia - Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British tabloid newspaper, first published in 1896. Its sister paper, the Mail on Sunday, was launched in 1982. The e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Joyce: Encyclopedia - William Joyce
William Joyce (April 24, 1906 – January 3, 1946), known as Lord Haw-Haw was a fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Bond: Encyclopedia - James Bond
James Bond, also known as 007 (pronounced "double-oh seven"), is a fictional British spy introduced by writer Ian Fleming in 1953. Flemin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beast Of Exmoor: Encyclopedia Ii - Beast Of Exmoor - Evidence
No physical evidence for the Beast's existence has been discovered; evidence for its existence rests on eyewitness accounts of sightings....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beachcomber: Encyclopedia Ii - Beachcomber - By The Way In Print
The "By The Way" column was originally a society news column, published from 1917 onwards, written by social correspondent Major John Arb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Max Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook: Encyclopedia Ii - Max Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook - Biography
He was born in Maple, Ontario, Canada and at an early age his family moved to Newcastle, New Brunswick, the place he would always call ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billy Butlin: Encyclopedia Ii - Billy Butlin - Early Life
Billy Butlin was born in Cape Town, South Africa. His father, also called William Butler, was the son of a clergyman but his mother, Bert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 London Blackout: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 London Blackout - Media Coverage
Even before the blackout the UK press were anticipating a UK equivalent of the 2003 North America blackout, which occurred two weeks earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British National Party: Encyclopedia Ii - British National Party - Allegations Of Racism
The BNP claims to have been in radical ideological transition for a number of years, and that its past behavior, and statements of its le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - D.d. Sheehan: Encyclopedia Ii - D.d. Sheehan - Land And Labour Leader
Early in his life, Sheehan had been appointed correspondence secretary of the Kanturk Trade and Labour Council and begun his active invol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colonel Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Colonel Sun - Comic Strip Adaptation
Colonel Sun has the distinction of being the only non-Fleming James Bond novel adapted as a comic strip by the British newspaper, the Dai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlotte Haldane: Encyclopedia Ii - Charlotte Haldane - Biography
Charlotte Franken was born in Sydenham, London. Her parents were Jewish immigrants, her father a Joseph German fur trader. In 1906 the fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Casino Royale: Encyclopedia Ii - Casino Royale - The Novel
Casino Royale was first released on April 13, 1953 in a United Kingdom hardcover edition by publishers Jonathan Cape.[1] The first paperb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rayner Goddard Baron Goddard: Encyclopedia Ii - Rayner Goddard Baron Goddard - Background
Goddard attended Marlborough College, where he decided on a career in law. In later life he vigorously denied the frequent claims of Lord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - The Sun - The Sun Before Murdoch
The Sun was launched in 1964 as a replacement for the Daily Herald, which Mirror Group Newspapers had bought from Odhams Press and the TU...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Joyce: Encyclopedia Ii - William Joyce - His Early Life
He was born in New York, to Irish parents who had taken United States citizenship. A few years after his birth, the family returned to Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northern Ireland - Geography And Climate
Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Johnson Journalist: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Johnson Journalist - Recent Decades
Although Johnson still voted Labour in the general election of 1970, the decade saw him evolve into a right-wing polemicist, which he rem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Private Eye: Encyclopedia Ii - Private Eye - Sections
The magazine currently includes several regular sections: The cover, with its famous speech bubble, putting ironic or humorous comments ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donald Neilson: Encyclopedia Ii - Donald Neilson - The Abduction Of Lesley Whittle
By 1972, Neilson had decided he needed to step up his criminal activity if he was to gain the big payout he wanted and receive the public...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Russia Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - North Russia Campaign - Reasons Behind The Campaign
In March 1917, a number of events occured which changed the dynamics of World War I. Following the abdication of Russian Tsar Nicholas II...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moonraker: Encyclopedia Ii - Moonraker - The Novel
The title, Moonraker wasn't the first choice by Fleming. In fact Fleming first suggested: "The Infernal Machine", and later "The Inhuman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neville Chamberlain: Encyclopedia Ii - Neville Chamberlain - Overview
Chamberlain is perhaps the most ill-regarded British Prime Minister of the 20th century, largely because of his policy of appeasement tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - News Of The World: Encyclopedia Ii - News Of The World - History
The newspaper was first published on October 1, 1843, in London by John Browne Bell. Priced at just three pence, even before the repeal o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pen Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Pen Name - Japan
Japanese poets who write haiku often use a haiga or penname. The famous haiku poet Matsuo Basho had used fifteen different haiga before h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tabloid: Encyclopedia Ii - Tabloid - Famous Tabloids
Tabloid - Australia. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) The Herald Sun (Melbourne) The Advertiser (Adelaide) The Sunday Times (Perth) The We...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - E. D. Morel: Encyclopedia Ii - E. D. Morel - Congo Activities
To increase his income to support his family, from 1893 Morel began writing articles against French protectionism which were damaging the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Kilroy-silk: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Kilroy-silk - Kilroy And 'anti-arab' Controversy
His show Kilroy started on 24 November 1986 as Day To Day and ran up until 2004, when the programme was cancelled by the BBC after an art...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rupert Bear: Encyclopedia Ii - Rupert Bear - Television Series
In 1993, Rupert Bear had finally got its own animated television series, with 39 episodes produced by Ellipse (France), and Nelvana (Cana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Byers: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Byers - Political Troubles
At almost the same time, it was revealed that Byers' political adviser Jo Moore had sent an email on September 11, 2001 suggesting that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peter Hitchens: Encyclopedia Ii - Peter Hitchens - Hitchens' Political Beliefs
Hitchens advocates a society governed by conscience and the rule of law, which he sees as the best guarantee of liberty. He warns that th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Ince: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Ince - Manchester United & England
Ince played just once in Division Two the following season before completing a highly-controversial transfer to Manchester United for one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Octopussy And The Living Daylights: Encyclopedia Ii - Octopussy And The Living Daylights - Publication Overview
Before his death, Ian Fleming reportedly had intended to compile a second book of short stories in the same vein as For Your Eyes Only. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - On Her Majesty's Secret Service: Encyclopedia Ii - On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The Novel
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is considered the second book in what is known as the 'Blofeld Trilogy', which, resumes from Thunderball ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stiff Little Fingers: Encyclopedia Ii - Stiff Little Fingers - History
Stiff Little Fingers - Early Years. Prior to becoming Stiff Little Fingers, Jake Burns, Vocals and Guitar, Henry Cluney, Guitar, Gordon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Man With The Golden Gun: Encyclopedia Ii - The Man With The Golden Gun - The Novel
The Man with the Golden Gun - Plot summary. It has been nearly a year since James Bond disappeared, and was presumed dead during his mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vivien Leigh: Encyclopedia Ii - Vivien Leigh - Marriage And Joint Projects
In February 1940 Jill Esmond agreed to divorce Olivier, and Holman also agreed to divorce Leigh, although they maintained a strong friend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vodafone: Encyclopedia Ii - Vodafone - Vodafone In Europe
Vodafone currently operates in the following countries in Europe. The proportionate customer numbers are for 30 June 2005: Local companie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - You Only Live Twice: Encyclopedia Ii - You Only Live Twice - The Novel
You Only Live Twice is the concluding chapter in what is known as the 'Blofeld Trilogy'. The trilogy began with Thunderball and after the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wivenhoe: Encyclopedia Ii - Wivenhoe - Famous Citizens
Wivenhoe is the home of the poet Martin Newell who every year also attends and is the main star at the May fair, which is located in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thunderball: Encyclopedia Ii - Thunderball - The Controversy Over The Novel
Thunderball - From a screenplay to a novel. Thunderball was originally conceived as the first film in a possible series of films for a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Spy Who Loved Me: Encyclopedia Ii - The Spy Who Loved Me - The Novel
The shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels, it was banned in some countries and was not released in a paperback edition ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Stig: Encyclopedia Ii - The Stig - The Stig's Identity
While the Stig obviously has a racing background, his true identity has never been revealed by the Top Gear presenters. The intent is tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Northern Ireland - Geography And Climate
Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Collins: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Collins - At The Bbc
Collins began his career as a novelist, publishing several successful works such as London Belongs to Me (which was later filmed) in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - From Russia With Love: Encyclopedia Ii - From Russia With Love - The Novel
From Russia with Love - Plot summary. From Russia with Love differs from Fleming's previous Bond novels in that the first one third of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Vollam Morton: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Vollam Morton - Private Life
Morton was born at Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, the son of Joseph Morton and Margaret Maclain Ewart. He was educated at King Edward's S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Have I Got News For You: Encyclopedia Ii - Have I Got News For You - Format
HIGNFY began on BBC Two on September 28, 1990 and transferred to BBC One in October 2000. Two series of around eight episodes are made ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Bacon Painter: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Bacon Painter - The Millais House Studio 7 Cromwell Place: 1943 - 1951
Returning from Hampshire at the latter part of 1943, Bacon and Hall were to take the ground floor of 7 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euroscepticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euroscepticism - Euroscepticism In The United Kingdom
The debate around euroscepticism has been a major political issue in the United Kingdom since the inception of the European Union (then t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Live And Let Die: Encyclopedia Ii - Live And Let Die - The Novel
Live and Let Die is considered one of Fleming's most controversial novels due to its depiction of blacks. In 2002 for the first time in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enoch Powell: Encyclopedia Ii - Enoch Powell - Life
Enoch Powell - Early years. Powell was born and raised in Birmingham, the son of two schoolteachers. His formidable intelligence was ap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Doctor Who: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Doctor Who - The 1960s
History of Doctor Who - Adventures in time and space. After actors Hugh David (later a director on the series) and Geoffrey Bayldon had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: Encyclopedia Ii - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Participants
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue - Chairman. The chairman (except for a few episodes in the first series) is Humphrey Lyttelton, generally re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich Air Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich Air Disaster - Background
The European Cup had been contested since 1955, although no English club took part in the very first tournament on account of Football Le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme: Encyclopedia Ii - Nineteen Eighty-four Tv Programme - Background
George Orwell's novel was adapted for television by Nigel Kneale, one of the most successful television scriptwriters of the era. The pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miles M.52: Encyclopedia Ii - Miles M.52 - Technical Features
A huge number of advanced features were incorporated into the resulting M.52 design, many of which hint to a detailed knowledge of supers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lynda Lee-potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Lynda Lee-potter - Early Years
Lynda Lee-Potter was born into a working-class family in the small mining town of Leigh, Lancashire. Her father was a miner, who would la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. B. Morton: Encyclopedia Ii - J. B. Morton - Career
J. B. Morton - Early career. Quickly realising that he could not make a living on poetry, Morton found a job writing for a musical revu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Bond Comic Strips: Encyclopedia Ii - James Bond Comic Strips - Daily Express Strips
James Bond comic strips - Art by John McLusky. In 1957 the Daily Express, a newspaper owned by Lord Beaverbrook, approached Ian Fleming...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dr. No: Encyclopedia Ii - Dr. No - The Film
Dr. No - The search for James Bond. Because James Bond was not that well known in 1961, the producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Famine Of 1921: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Famine Of 1921 - History Of The Famine
Russia had suffered six and a half years of war before the famine began.[1] The last years of the First World War in the East were fought...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of British Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of British Newspapers - Origins
Regular newspaper publication dates from the mid 17th century. Prior to then it was believed that the 'reckless' reporting of news might ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Broadsheet: Encyclopedia Ii - Broadsheet - Connotations
Broadsheet newspapers are commonly perceived to be more intellectual in content than their tabloid counterparts, using their greater size...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Eubank: Encyclopedia Ii - Chris Eubank - Eubank The Boxer
Born in Dulwich, Christopher Livingstone Eubanks (he later deleted the 's' from his surname) spent his early years in Jamaica before retu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - For Your Eyes Only: Encyclopedia Ii - For Your Eyes Only - The Short Story Collection
For Your Eyes Only, marked a change of pace for Ian Fleming, who previously had written only full-length novels featuring his character, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Israel And Weapons Of Mass Destruction: Encyclopedia Ii - Israel And Weapons Of Mass Destruction - Nuclear Weapons
The Israeli government refuses to officially confirm or deny that it has a nuclear weapon program, and has an unofficial but rigidly enfo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - February 2004 - Events
Ongoing events Haiti Rebellion Bloody Sunday Inquiry Exploration of Mars: Rovers Bird flu Israeli-Palestinian conflict Same-sex marriage ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Bond: Encyclopedia Ii - James Bond - Overview
James Bond - The character. Commander James Bond is an agent of the international arm of the British Secret Service, now known as MI6, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diamonds Are Forever: Encyclopedia Ii - Diamonds Are Forever - The Novel
Diamonds Are Forever - Plot summary. The novel takes place just over two months from the end of Moonraker, which ended with James Bond ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euroscepticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Euroscepticism - Euroscepticism In The United Kingdom
The debate around euroscepticism has been a major political issue in the United Kingdom since the inception of the European Union (then t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Gemmell: Encyclopedia Ii - David Gemmell - Drenai Series
In order of publication: Legend (1984) (Originally published in the USA as Against the Horde, re-released as Legend) The King Beyond the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Newspapers In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Newspapers In The United Kingdom - Local Newspapers
Most towns and cities in the UK have at least one local newspaper, such as the Evening Post in Bristol and The Echo in Cardiff. However, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goldfinger: Encyclopedia Ii - Goldfinger - The Film
Goldfinger - Plot summary. In the film, which deviates somewhat from Fleming's novel but still contains many similar plot points, James...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Daily Telegraph: Encyclopedia Ii - The Daily Telegraph - Recent History
The Daily Telegraph is owned by the Barclay brothers. Until January 2004 the newspaper group was controlled by Canadian businessman, Conr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Burgess: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthony Burgess - Trivia
Anthony Burgess - Work methods. "I start at the beginning, go to the end, then stop," Burgess once said. He revealed in Martin Seymour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia Ii - Daily Mail - History
The Daily Mail, devised by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe and his brother Harold (later Lord Rothermere), was first published ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hutton Inquiry: Encyclopedia Ii - Hutton Inquiry - The Report
Hutton initially announced that he expected to be able to deliver his report in late November or early December. The report was eventuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Daily Mirror: Encyclopedia Ii - The Daily Mirror - Early Years
The Daily Mirror was launched on November 2, 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth (later Lord Northcliffe) as a newspaper for women, run by women. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Bond Comic Strips: Encyclopedia Ii - James Bond Comic Strips - Titan Books Reprints
Since first publication in the Daily Express, the comic strip adaptations have been reprinted several times. First by the James Bond 007 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Bond Comic Strips: Encyclopedia Ii - James Bond Comic Strips - Other James Bond Comic Strips
In 1977 the Daily Express discontinued their series of Bond comic strips, although Horak and Lawrence went on to write and illustrate sev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia Ii - Daily Mail - Daily Mail Writers
Daily Mail - Current writers. Keith Waterhouse Melanie Phillips Richard Littlejohn (starting from the 26 December 2005) Daily Mail -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. B. Morton: Encyclopedia Ii - J. B. Morton - Friends And Adventures
Morton fell in with J. C. Squire's circle of acquaintances. Squire was the editor of the London Mercury, and his reputation for helping y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia Ii - Daily Mail - Mail On Sunday Writers
Daily Mail - Current writers. Peter Hitchens Suzanne Moore George Galloway Keith Waterhouse Harry Blackwood (North-East England area o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. B. Morton: Encyclopedia Ii - J. B. Morton - Childhood
Morton was born at Park Lodge, Mitcham Road, Tooting. He was an only child, and his father, Edward Morton, was a serious journalist and d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lynda Lee-potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Lynda Lee-potter - Daily Mail
She joined the Daily Mail as a feature writer in 1967, but her big break came five years later, when Jean Rook left the Daily Mail for th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miles M.52: Encyclopedia Ii - Miles M.52 - Subsequent Work
Instead the government instituted a new programme involving expendable, pilotless, rocket-propelled missiles. The design was passed to Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Miles M.52: Encyclopedia Ii - Miles M.52 - Specifications
Engine: 1x Power Jets W.2/700 (fitted with augmentor and afterburner) Wing Span: 27 ft (8.2 m) Length: 28 ft (8.5 m) Weight: 7,710 lb (3,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich Air Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich Air Disaster - Cause
Captain James Thain, the pilot, tried to take off twice, but both attempts were aborted due to a problem with the engines. When a third t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich Air Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich Air Disaster - Tributes
Munich air disaster - Music. The English folk band The Spinners released a song about the disaster, titled The Flowers of Manchester, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daily Mail: Encyclopedia Ii - Daily Mail - Editorial Stance
The Daily Mail considers itself to be the voice of Middle England, speaking up for the small-c conservative values of large swathes of th...   » Read the article