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Aug 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Today marks 75 years since the partition of India.

In June 1953, independent India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeared on the BBC for his television debut. 🧵1/4 On the eve of partition in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru said India's independence was a "tryst with destiny". 🧵2/4
Jul 26, 2022 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
The UK is taking over Eurovision hosting duties for another country for a fifth time, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Here is a short thread about what happened in those four other years 🧵 1/14 BBC Eurovision graphic from... For the 1960 contest, the Netherlands didn't fancy hosting the costly event for a second time in three years.

As 1959 runners-up, the UK stepped in to stage Eurovision at the Royal Festival Hall in London. 🧵2/14 Commentary boxes at the Roy...
Jan 27, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day.

In 1938, Sir Nicholas Winton brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK.

Fifty years later, That’s Life reunited him with some of those children.

#holocaustmemorialday You can watch the full story of the reunion on That's Life with Sir Nicholas Winton here - bbc.co.uk/archive/nichol…