Famous Historic Characters That May Not Have Existed
Kunta Kinte Alex Haley’s fascinating novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, published in 1976, followed the lives and descendants of Kunta Kinte, an African man forced into slavery. The story, which Haley claimed was based on his own real-life ancestor, immediately became a bestseller, inspiring the popular ABC Continue Reading
The Dinosaurs of Northampton
It’s not every day you come face-to-face with a triceratops and a T Rex but shoppers heading into Northampton town centre will get up close and personal with the giant beasts as part of a free family fun day. A collection of dinosaurs will appear throughout Market Square, Abington Street, Continue Reading
Stephen Fry on 21st Century Firsts
Stephen Fry, comedian author and broadcaster and a self confessed ‘technology lover’ looks back over the last 20 years at the firsts since the 21st Century began in the year 2000. Here we see a collection of firsts including the invention of Bluetooth and SatNav (including the first voice); the Continue Reading
How we Destruct
Did you know that the universe is 13 billion years old – and the age of the earth is 4.5 billion years … the oldest insect 500 million years … Sharks – the most beautiful creature – are 400 million years old .. man 20 thousand years … modern man Continue Reading
