Product Description: At two minutes past eleven, on the morning of 11 November 1919, a lone bugle call sounded across the British Empire. It signalled the end of the first two-minute silence held to remember the fallen of the Great War, and marked the moment when the Last Post became the default refrain for grief and remembrance in British public life...read more

Product Description: 'Brilliant study of neo-Nazi anti-Semitism ... Gillian Freeman is among the finest contemporary novelists.' - Brigid Brophy, New Statesman 'Undoubtedly the best of her novels ... an exact and finely observed account of the lunatic right-wing fringe in Britain...read more

Product Description: When Margaret Thatcher was ousted from Downing Street in November 1990 it appeared that Britain had reached a crossroads. After eleven years of bitter social and economic conflict many believed that the decade to come would be more “caring”; others dared to hope that the more radical policies of her “revolution” might even be overturned...read more

Product Description: Terry Nation was one of the most successful, prolific, and celebrated writers for popular television that Britain ever produced. His late 1970s science fiction series Survivors and Blake's 7 have been durable, cult and critical hits, both being remade 30 years later...read more

Product Description: The 1970s. They were the best of times and the worst of times. Wealth inequality was at a record low, yet industrial strife was at a record high. These were the glory years of Doctor Who and glam rock, but the darkest days of the Northern Ireland conflict...read more

Biba remains one of the most evocative names in British design history. Intended for those interested in the fashion and graphic design of the '60s and '70s, from a creative and historical standpoint, this book showcases Biba clothing and much of the Biba memorabilia, merchandising and interior design, presenting an history of the company.