Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
The Giant's Causeway is the name given to the unusual formation of about 40,000 interlocking hexagonal basalt columns - the result of an ancient volcanicfissure eruption - in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is a significant tourist attraction, and also features in Northern Irish mythology.
Stilton is one of the world’s best known cheeses. However, there is some dispute over its history, with European and English law insisting that true stilton can only be made in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, despite it being named after a village in Cambridgeshire.
Tucked away in the heart of Spitalfields in east London is a fine Georgian Grade II listed building. But this one is extra special. Dennis Severs’ House provides a fascinating artistic rendering of a particular strand of East End history, telling the story of the imagined family who lived there.
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens was a leading late-Victorian and early-20th century British architect, known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era.
The tiny, brown wood mouse is one of Britain's most common rodents, and is very likely to be found in the garden. Cat owners are especially likely to be aware if wood mice are about! It is similar to the house mouse, but has larger ears and eyes relative to its size.
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript created around 700 AD at the famous religious community of Holy Island off the Northumberland coast. It is regarded as a historical marvel representing Anglo-Saxon art, culture and religion, and is now kept in the British Library in London.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.