Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
Two incredible linked structures on stilts still stand eerily way out in the Thames Estuary, halfway between Essex and Kent, looking like something out of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. Known as the Maunsell Army Sea Forts, they are actually a rusting reminder of the Second World War, and the nation's preparations to deter invasion.
In 2015, the National Trust opened the Fan Bay Deep Shelter to the public for the first time. These are Churchill’s wartime tunnels under white cliffs of Dover, constructed in 1940/41 as accommodation for the gun battery above.
There are 64 known species of ferns in Britain. These are ancient plants, that predate the dinosaurs, most prolific in sheltered woodland areas. They express their life cycle on wet days, when the forest floor becomes alive with reproductive activity.
Sir Humphry Davy was a Cornish chemist and inventor best known for his experiments in electro-chemistry and his invention of a miner's safety lamp.
The feral pigeon, found extensively in Britain, is descended from the rock dove, the first wild bird to be domesticated. Sometimes regarded as a pest, it has made itself quite at home with humans, despite occasional eradication attempts. In fact, these birds are both adaptable and rather clever.
Far north in Scotland, an enchanting beach links St Ninian's Isle to the mainland, the largest island in the Shetlands. A peaceful place with a forgotten but ancient history, and buried treasure to boot!
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.