On 15 June 1920, the Marconi Company broadcast the world’s first live recital by a professional musician - the legendary Australian diva, Dame Nellie Melba. In a makeshift studio in the company’s factory at Chelmsford, using a microphone created wit
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Will Lynne realise her greatest ambition and play Lady Macbeth in the local Am Dram production? Or will svelte, sophisticated rival actress, Serena Vello, return from Kathmandu in time to dash her dreams? And what are husband Les and his twin br
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It's late June, in 1953. Two weeks ago, despite the torrential rain, the Coronation went off perfectly. Now, the skies are blue, the grass is green, and the sun is shining. This is Midsummer the way it should be - Midsummer as we'll always remembe
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