Merrick WellsFeb 25, 20193 minGimme Shelter - The Backyard Bunker of World War IIOn February 25th 1939 the first Anderson Shelter was erected in a garden in Islington. A government project to offer air raid protection...
Merrick WellsFeb 24, 20193 minThe Battle of Los AngelesOne of the more curious stories to emerge from World War II is that of the Battle of Los Angeles. Theories abound on the events of the...
Merrick WellsFeb 10, 20194 minNeed to Know - Saint ValentineA story of massacres and certainly no bed of roses, but how did a 3rd-century priest in Rome become the patron saint of flower sellers.
Merrick WellsJan 4, 20194 minFrom the Halfway Line: Third Round Weekend MagicThe English FA Cup is the World's oldest knock out football competition, and in January the big boys come to the table. In an era where...
Ben AnsellMay 18, 20185 minMyopic EurovisionThe Eurovision Song contest seems to have become a surreal kitsch virtue signalling marathon...but Terry Wogan warned us that would happen..
Bulldogz TeamMay 15, 20181 minHope & Glory : The DambustersThe Dambusters of 617 Squadron were made famous by the film of the same name. On the seventy fifth anniversary of the suicide mission to...
Merrick WellsMay 8, 20184 minHMS Bulldog : The Ship that lived for the 9th of MayThe ship that first captured the Enigma machine and codebooks and accepted the surrender of the German occupiers of the Channel islands.
Merrick WellsMay 7, 20183 minFrom the Halfway line : les tombeurs de gros - French football fairytale?The 2018 French Cup Final provides the romantic football fan with potentially the greatest David v Goliath fairytale of all time. The...
Bulldogz TeamApr 29, 20181 minHope & Glory : Shoot the MoonThe improbable story of the Vulcan bombing raid on the Falkland Islands that opened the British effort to retake the territory in 1982