21 MAY 2005, page 47

Myth And Propaganda

Michael Vestey I n his new Radio Four history series, The Things We Forgot to Remember (Monday), Michael Portillo tries to show how much myth and propaganda there is surrounding......

The Tuna The Better

Simon Courtauld A few years before his assassination in 1908, King Carlos of Portugal published a book on the tuna, its distribution and the various species of the fish. I am......

Popular Ford

Alan Judd M y first car was a £40 Ford, a 1955 perpendicular Popular with the 1172cc side-valve engine and three gears. It would jump out of second on hills or under power, but......