Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
London's Drury Lane theatre sits on the oldest site in the world in continuous theatrical use. The current theatre dates from 1812, has a capacity of over 2200, and is arguably the most famous theatre in the world.
Do you believe in fairies? If you'd been around in 1917, you may well have done. A lot of people did, particularly those in Cottingley, a village in West Yorkshire, between Shipley and Bingley. It is known for the Cottingley Fairies, which appeared in a series of convincing photographs taken there during that year.
Sea kale, or crambe, is a species of halophytic (salt-tolerant) flowering plant in the genus Crambe of the family Brassicaceae. It grows wild along the coasts of mainland Europe and the British Isles. It is that giant cabbage-type plant commonly seen on stable shingle beaches.
Many of Britain's favourite garden plants were brought to the country by adventurer botanists, who made challenging journeys around the world to bring back new species. One of these plant hunters was Ernest Wilson, who travelled widely in China at the turn of the 19th century.
On sunny late afternoons in the summer, gardeners in Britain may observe an intriguing creature hovering around their flowers, and feeding on nectar with a long tongue. But are there really small hummingbirds in this country? Well, not quite, but nearly!
The remarkable Victorian structure known as the Crystal Palace was built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London's Hyde Park.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.