Why we throw confetti… and other odd wedding tradition origins
From wearing white to tying the knot... there's a lot of interesting history behind some of our wedding traditions.
From wearing white to tying the knot... there's a lot of interesting history behind some of our wedding traditions.
Think Hallowe’en is all down to the Americans? Think again. Josephine explains how it's become the huge event it is today…
Jacqueline looks back over her 70 years and some of the big changes that she's seen...
Love them or hate them, whether they're controversial or make you feel warm, happy and loving. What's your favourite?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing - what would you tell your younger self if you had the chance...
Do you remember your first bra? Sarah shares one of her childhood memories.
Does the onset of technology mean we'll no longer look at printed photographs? Di hopes not...
Donkeys: we associate them with the seaside or the Nativity, but they still play an important role today. Hilary and Lisa explain why...
As the Star Wars franchise approaches its 40th birthday, we ask three women what the films mean to them...
Love dancing? It's good for your health and good for your happiness. Nikki explains why she started Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet!
Are you at a tea junction? Go right. Do you remember Blue Nun? In the 1970s, it was the must-drink white wine, which my grandmother craved with Sunday lunch. By the 1980s, we’d turned our backs on that “dreadful sweet stuff,” and were jumping on the Piat D’Or bandwagon. So smooth … so sophisticated… We […]
Literary heroines from the girls' own adventure stories of old can teach us a few things about life today, as Paula explains...
With many of us increasingly relying on our sat navs, is there still a place in the world for the traditional map?
Looking back and looking forward: Joanne tells us how studying attitudes to women over the years has really opened her eyes to our changing society.
Put down the smart phone, step away from the tablet… it’s time to get the board games out.