Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps

14th November 2016 1 hour Season 16 Episode 3

A look at how the introduction of the penny post changed Britain, and how enthusiasm for the first stamps led to the emergence of stamp-collecting as a popular hobby.

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Season 16 · Episode 4

Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop

Babita Sharma traces the history of the corner shop in Britain, from its Victorian suburban origins, its crucial role serving the home front in World War Two, and its fortunes in the hands of successive waves of immigration. She and her parents visit the corner shop which was once run by them as a family, and discuss how it shaped her upbringing.

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