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DVDs (eight-disc set), Network, 7956222 Once again, Michael Portillodons his multicoloured outfits and sets off around Great Britain clutching a copy of Bradshaw's Handbook, this time from 1936, as he travels in search of topics related to the period after the country successfully recovered from the effects of World War One and then found itself heading for another period of conflict. It really was a golden age of train travel, before post World War Two economies changed things forever. At a time when many TV travel-related programmes have tried their best to offer armchair journeys for the relief of a pandemic-restricted audience (it is amazing some presenters didn't trip over each other in Cornwall and the Lake District at times), this thoughtful set of programmes manages to discover some lesser-known people, places and events. [Extracted from the article]

While car manufacturers increasingly looked for mass production, the elite motorist wanted to own something special. The company's razor-edged style was noticeably followed by other coachbuilding firms. Freestone & Webb -- 19231958: The Story of a British Coachbuilder By James Taylor, Herridge & Sons, hardback, £50 Imagine having the vision and wealth to own not just a prestigious car from one of the leading marques, but a superior example featuring bespoke coachwork from a team of artistic craftsmen. [Extracted from the article]

Focuses on the armistice negotiation between Italian general Pietro Badoglio and the Allied Armies after the fall of Fascist premier Benito Mussolini on September 8, 1943 during World War II. Purpose of the negotiation; Role of Italian military officers Giuseppe Castellano and Franco Montanari in the armistice negotiations; Concerns of the Italian government on the armistice terms.