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I don't recall World of Wonder, but in the early-mid 60s I remember having a magazine/comic called 'Look and Learn' which I guess was a similar thing.

My Aunt Sal liked to quote Shakespeare, “Neither a borrower, nor a lender be” lovely lady, terrible librarian. A’ppy Buffday yoof x

Now I have time, I have been going through belongings I brought back from my parents home. One suitcase was filled with the World of Wonder magazine. I have the complete collection! Astoundingly so 50 years on and more than 250 of them. Possibly because I treasured it. It was a magazine with the strapline A magazine for every boy and girl. According to Wiki it started in 1970 and went on until 1975. I also have every copy of its predecessor, Tell Me Why. I have some recollection of my mother buying this magazine and helping me to read, another example of how my lovely parents gave me the best

MercuryDancer, thank you muchly for the reminder of "Tell me Why". I used to love reading it and that was as an adult. I used to be on the road, truck driving and bus driving before that. On the way to work, I would call in a newsagents and pick up my Daily mirror and Tell me Why. Bloke in the shop thought it were for my lad, but too embarrassed to tell him it were for me. Confession over.

I also had ‘Look and Learn’ delivered, loved it at the time my young brain was soaking up interesting information like a sponge. These days I read something and can’t remember what I’ve read 10 minutes later

I also got 'Look and Learn', or rather my mother made me get it to go with my favourite 'The Victor'. Look and Learn was very worthy but I did read it, though mainly because of a beautiful and colourful comic strip in it called 'The Trigan Empire'.

I remember the newsagents and the fish and chip shop which had been there for many years. As a child, my mum used to treat herself to 1d worth of chips from there as she walked back from her grandparents' house in Basford. As she ate them, she'd watch the moon 'following her home'. Innocent days! My father subscribed to a magazine entitled New Knowledge which built into a series of smart looking binders. This would be around the same time, in the 60s. He and I used to read them voraciously.

I'm sitting in my library now and I can see a few books on fungi on the shelf which I must confess to not having read. I know library sounds rather grand but it's a room with bookshelves so what else can I call it? I shall peruse them straight away and become a leading authority!

I have many books on Fungi. One quotes some really useful advice from some Medieval Know All: "There be two kinds of Musherons..Them that maketh good meat.... and them that be dedly" So that's OK then....

“We’re not English either Son, now put the f**king flag up”

The hymn to which the answer to each question is No’!

Why did Edward III pick St George as Patron Saint of England he never set foot on English soil? Nottstalgia Choir ….. Altogether now "And did those feet in ancient time walk upon England's mountains green …...

Tis also Shakespeare's birthday. Cry God for Harry, England and St George!

Happy St. George’s Day - Proud to be British - No Surrender

Thought I'd start this with a team photo from around 1979. mercurydancer and timgnottm could well be on it! This was taken in the Broadmarsh Centre on one of our outside broadcasts, always a big occasion. Lots of people to spot including Barrie James, Tony (David) Lloyd &Mark Shardlow. Also on there is Steve Voce, sadly no longer with us but who was instrumental in training all would be radio presenters.

Dress sense on the beach.... In the centre my grandad, my mother on the right and her brother on the left. Around mid 1930s.

Thanks for all the likes folks,,,,,,,,Never ever saw my Dad,,,, Grandads or Uncles wearing shorts,,,loved there sense of dress 3 piece suits ,Trilby hats,,Pocket watches, Arm bands the lot, Still can't get my head round todays style of mens dress sense,,all my older male relatives are now gone,,mostly in Bulwell Cemetery and when i visit them (and there are many) i still picture them dressed like proper men,,(which they were),,all lovely happy chaps who had seen hard times,,but only ever gave me lots of hugs and happy smiling times,,,not a nasty bone between them.

I heartily agree. Fine foods don't require tarting up or fancifying. On the rare occasions we have lobster (usually bought fresh on the quayside when on holiday) it's best served with a simple salad and new potatoes and not made into a fancy thermidor dish. Good food has it's own intrinsic flavour which can best be appreciated by simplicity of cooking. I believe lots of sauces and spice dishes originally evolved from disguising meat which had gone over the top!