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Christopher Lee: The Tallest Man in the Room and the Most Unexpected Life in British Cinema
From witnessing the last public guillotine execution in France to recording heavy metal at 91, Christopher Lee’s life was stranger and richer than his most famous roles.
The Explosive Rat and Britain’s Most Ingenious WW2 Sabotage Devices
During World War Two, British saboteurs hid explosives in coal, wine bottles, and even dead rats. The explosive rat never detonated, but it caused panic across Nazi Europe. A strange story of fear, psychology, and wartime ingenuity.
The Steiff Polar Bear and Fanta’s Wartime Mascot
A smiling polar bear posed with soldiers and children in wartime Germany. Made by Steiff to promote Fanta during the Second World War, the costume reveals how normality was staged through advertising, even as violence and persecution shaped daily life.
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