As the UK slips into its worst recession for 100 years, we think it's time we took stock of the technologies that have advanced our everyday lives and to sing the praises of the inventors who truly ...

Britain has long been known as a nation of inventors. We’ve given the world the steam engine, light bulb, and motor car among many other things. But every now and again, our patriotic pride gets a ...

Have you ever wondered what great inventions were created in Britain? From the World Wide Web to penicillin, a lot has originated from our island over time. As they explained: “I'll start: The ...

A bicycle with wings and a Land Rover that turns into a hovercraft are just a couple of British inventions that failed to take off - but there are many more. An archive of weird and wacky innovations ...

Have you ever wondered what great inventions were created in Britain? From the World Wide Web to penicillin, a lot has ...

Have you ever wondered who first thought of the toothbrush, or how America got its name? It turns out it’s all down to good old British inspiration, and they aren’t the only amazing things our country ...

A bicycle with wings and a Land Rover that turns into a hovercraft are just a couple of British inventions that failed to take off - but there are many more. An archive of weird and wacky innovations ...

Sir David hears about Sir George Cayley and Percy Pilcher as he looks at the British inventors who played a part in the evolution of flight.

IT WAS the moment Peckham's best-known wheeler-dealer was reunited with his famous three-wheel van. Sir David Jason, who played Del Boy Trotter in Only Fools and Horses, visited the iconic vehicle ...