For those born sans silver spoon, the unexpected career path of the unassuming Harry Brearley saved them from unhygienic rusty forks, plastic knives and the unbearable thought of doing away with cutlery altogether.
Legendarily beautiful, Hobhouse chaired the committee that prepared the legislation to create national parks in 1949, with the first, the Peak District, established in 1951.
Tragically killed at 32, Charles Rolls accomplished plenty in his short life, including founding Rolls-Royce.
We take a brief look at the life and inspiration of the man behind the world's longest running radio serial.
Arriving in London as a young boy, Thomas Twining saw a gap in the market, and made his name as one of Britain's first tea sellers.
As the 2024 Prroms get under way, we take a look at the man who began this great British summer institution: Henry Wood.
Kate Green tells the story of the extraordinary Minack Theatre, carved by hand into a Cornish cliffside.
Tiffany Daneff pays tribute to David Austin, the man whose name remains synonymous with roses even five years after his death.
As well as helping found the WWF and designing its panda logo, he also took part in a hunt to find the Loch Ness Monster.
In the latest edition of The Legacy, we look at the 10th Duke of Beaufort who, so disgusted at Britain's eventing performance at the 1948 Olympics, decided to set up his own competition at his home at Badminton.
The Stevenson family saved countless thousands of lives off the coast of Scotland with their network of hundreds of lighthouses — and their designs made life safer for sailors around the globe.
The heartwarming tale of how this film-maker and naturalist restored the otter to English rivers.
The Lincolnshire landowner who was described by David Attenborough as a 'passionate naturalist' and 'the great panjandrum of British science'.
The celebrated entomologist and Bletchley Park codebreaker was also way ahead of the times when it came to gardening.
