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= Biography
= Dinosaur
= Egypt
= Film & TV
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Chronological order

01 Stillbirth 11 December 2000

2001

02 Guppies 05 January 2001

03Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 - 1928) - Suffragette 20 March 2001

04 Tutankhamun - the Boy Pharaoh 02 April 2001

05The Disaster at Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales 09 April 2001

06 Nefertiti - Queen of Egypt 18 April 2001

07 Pharaoh Akhenaten the Heretic 18 April 2001

08 'Contact' - the Film 21 May 2001

09World War Two Rationing in Britain 23 May 2001

10 Driving Etiquette - Kuwait 17 July 2001

11 Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 97) 11 September 2001

2002

12Cleethorpes, North-East Lincolnshire, UK 07 January 2002

13 Jennifer Jane Brown 06 February 2002

14 Organising a Congratulations Card from the UK Sovereign 27 February 2002

15 Elizabeth Fry (1780 - 1845) - Social Reformer 01 March 2002

16 How to Look after Cut Flowers 28 March 2002

17 John Denver (1943 - 97) - Singer, Songwriter, and Environmentalist 15 April 2002

18'Moonlighting' - the TV Series 23 April 2002

19The Abdication of King Edward VIII of England and the Effect on the British Royal Family 11 July 2002

20 'Unchained Melody' - the Song 22 July 2002 (dedicated to my father Frank)

21 'Somewhere In Time' - the Film 26 November 2002

22 Shirley Nolan OBE (1942 - 2002) - Pioneer and Charity Campaigner 26 November 2002

2003

23 Sir Cliff Richard - Singer, Songwriter and Charity Campaigner 02 April 2003

24The Crew of the Final Mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia 30 April 2003

25 Doris Day - Singer, Actress, Animal Rights Campaigner 27 May 2003

26 The Deep, Kingston-upon-Hull, England, UK 29 May 2003

27 Karen Carpenter (1950 - 83) - Singer and Musician 23 June 2003

2004

28 Jeremiah Horrocks (1619 - 41) - Father of British Astronomy 24 September 2004

2005

29 The Love Affair of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles 16 June 2005

30 Harold Frederick Shipman (1946 - 2004) - Multiple Murderer 07 July 2005

31Bob Geldof KBE - Musician, Humanitarian and Activist 08 September 2005

32Paula Yates (1960 - 2000) - Author and TV Presenter 14 September 2005

33 The Jungle, Cleethorpes, NE Lincolnshire 26 September 2005

34 'The Visitor' - Star Trek Deep Space Nine 17 October 2005

35UK School Crossing Patrol (AKA 'Lollipop' men and women) 08 November 2005

36 'The Flintstones' - the TV series 18 November 2005

37 Pleasure Island Family Theme Park, Cleethorpes, NE Lincolnshire 22 November 2005

38The Garden Pea 01 December 2005

39 Edith Cavell (1865 - 1915) - Nurse and WWI Martyr 02 December 2005

40HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales 05 December 2005

41Lincolnshire, England, UK 15 December 2005

42 Michael Hutchence (1960 - 97) - Singer/Songwriter 21 December 2005

2006

43 The Life and Times of the 'Avon Lady' 19 January 2006

44Queen Elizabeth II 03 February 2006

45 Buskers and Busking 23 February 2006

46Sir Elton John - Singer/Songwriter 07 March 2006

47Diana Ross - Singer/Actress 23 March 2006

48Streakers and Streaking 05 April 2006

49The History Of Motown 10 April 2006

50 The Stars of Motown 10 April 2006

51 Richard and Judy - TV Presenters 13 April 2006

52 The Moors Murders 18 April 2006

53 Queen Nefertiti's Bust 28 April 2006

54 Cardiac Nuclear Medicine Scan 09 May 2006

55 Vasectomy - Male Sterilization 17 May 2006

56 Princess Anne - the Princess Royal 18 May 2006

57 Beetroot - the Vegetable 24 May 2006

58 The Funk Brothers - Motown Backing Band 6 June 2006

59The Versatility of the Pineapple 06 June 2006

60 A10832384 07 June 2006

61Elvis Impersonators 08 June 2006

62The Meerkat - Nature's Sentinel 29 June 2006

63Tyrannosaurus Rex - Dinosaur Superstar 06 July 2006

64Barbra Streisand - Singer/Actress 10 July 2006

65Mariah Carey - Singer/Songwriter 17 July 2006

66Kinga 'Freespirit' Choszcz - World Hitchhiker 25 July 2006

67The Cane Toad - Australia's Amphibian Plague 07 August 2006

68Prince William of Wales - the First 20 Years (1982 - 2002) 10 August 2006

69Christopher Reeve - 'Superman' and Real-life Hero 17 August 2006

70The Pomegranate - 'Jewel of Winter' 18 August 2006

71The Bountiful Coconut 24 August 2006

72The 'Curse' of Superman 08 September 2006

73Dinosaurs 12 September 2006

74Sir Patrick Moore - Astronomer, TV Presenter and Author 15 September 2006

75Friends and Friendship 18 September 2006

76HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 3 October 2006

77King George VI - the Unexpected King 6 October 2006

78Paper Towel - Not Just a Roll in the Kitchen 6 October 2006

79Bottled Water 17 October 2006

80Jane Tomlinson MBE - Charity Campaigner 24 October 2006

81'The Yellow Rolls-Royce' - the Film 27 October 2006

82Supporting British Tennis Players at Wimbledon 8 November 2006

83The Golden Raspberry Awards - aka 'The Razzies' 21 November 2006

84Swimming the English Channel 29 December 2006

2007

85Fred and Rose West - Multiple Murderers 30 January 2007

86'Little Green Men' - a Star Trek DS9 episode 01 February 2007

87The Rosetta Stone 07 February 2007

88The Sunflower (Helianthus) 20 February 2007

89Camilla - Duchess of Cornwall 22 February 2007

90St Andrew's Hospice, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, UK 22 February 2007

91Colonoscopy 23 February 2007

92The Gold Death Mask of Tutankhamun 01 March 2007

93Customising Old Clothes 09 March 2007

94Green - Nature's Colour 12 March 2007

95Queen Victoria: 1817 - 1837 30 March 2007

96Queen Victoria: 'Mrs Melbourne' 30 March 2007

97Queen Victoria: 1840 - 1861 - the Victoria and Albert Years 30 March 2007

98Queen Victoria: 1862 - 1886 30 March 2007

99Queen Victoria: Golden Jubilee to 1901 30 March 2007

100Roy Orbison - Singer/Songwriter 26 April 2007

101The Daffodil 10 May 2007

102Ringo Starr MBE 11 May 2007

103Marvin Gaye - Singer/Songwriter 05 June 2007

104The Suzy Lamplugh Trust 07 June 2007

105Allergic Feminine Irritation (AFI) 16 July 2007

106Galaxy Zoo - Amateurs Analysing Galaxies 16 August 2007

107Dusty Springfield - Singer 24 August 2007

108 The Mexican Tiger Flower (Tigridia Pavonia) 26 September 2007

109Constellations: Taurus the Bull 03 Oct 2007

110Constellations: Cassiopeia 'the Boastful Queen' 11 Oct 2007

111Forgotten Male Astronomers 24 Oct 2007

112Pink - A Diva of a Colour 07 Nov 2007

113Tutankhamun's Borrowed Tomb and Recycled Treasure 16 Nov 2007

114Sir Mick Jagger 27 Nov 2007

2008

115 Constellations: Lyra 'the Lyre' 03 Jan 2008

116 'Carry On Cleo' - the Film 04 Jan 2008

117 Constellations: Andromeda 'the Chained Maiden' 07 Jan 2008

118 Constellations: Pegasus 'the Winged Horse'18 Jan 2008

119 Constellations: Draco 'the Dragon' 28 Jan 2008

120 Constellations: Leo 'the Lion' 30 Jan 2008

121 Constellations: Pictor 'the Artist's Easel' 19 Feb 2008

122 Hank Marvin - Guitar God 26 Feb 2008

123 Constellations: Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair) 28 Feb 2008

124 The Winter Triangle 25 Mar 2008

125 Constellations: Cepheus 'the King' 26 Mar 2008

126 Constellations: Triangulum 'the Triangle' 27 Mar 2008

127 Constellations: Camelopardalis 'the Giraffe' 28 Mar 2008

128 Constellations: Centaurus 'the Centaur' 31 Mar 2008

129 Constellations: Cetus 'the Whale' 01 Apr 2008

130 Kylie Minogue OBE 04 Apr 2008

131 Constellations: Monoceros 'the Unicorn' 08 Apr 2008

132 Breast Cancer 09 Apr 2008

133 Constellations: Cancer 'the Crab' 10 Apr 2008

134 Constellations: Eridanus 'the River' 11 Apr 2008

135 Constellations: Pisces 'the Fish' 16 Apr 2008

136 Constellations: Ophiuchus 'the Serpent Bearer' 17 Apr 2008

137 Singing Saturn's Honeycomb Mystery 18 Apr 2008

138 Constellations: Delphinus 'the Dolphin' 21 April 2008

139 Constellations: Canis Major 'the Great Dog' 22 April 2008

140 Constellations: Bo�tes 'the Herdsman' 25 April 2008

141 Constellations: Lepus 'the Hare' 28 April 2008

142 Constellations: Fornax 'the Furnace' 30 April 2008

143 Kopi Luwak (Civet Coffee) 07 May 2008

144 Constellations: Libra 'the Scales' 07 May 2008

145 Constellations: Crux 'the Southern Cross' 9 May 2008

146 Canopic Jars 27 May 2008

147 Johnny Depp - Actor 30 May 2008

148 Shot At Dawn 04 June 2008

149 'Carry On Screaming' - the Film 13 June 2008

150 Constellations: Ursa Minor 'the Little Bear' 16 June 2008

151 Constellations: Scorpius 'the Scorpion' 17 June 2008

152 Constellations: Vulpecula 'the Fox' 24 June 2008

153 Honey - Nature's Golden Treasure 03 July 2008

154 The Four Royal Stars 16 July 2008

155 Constellations: Hydra 'the Sea Serpent' 21 July 2008

156 Constellations: Pavo 'the Peacock' 22 July 2008

157 The Boating Lake, Cleethorpes, NE Lincolnshire, UK 23 July 2008

158 Constellations: Grus 'the Crane' 25 July 2008

159 Constellations: Phoenix 'the Mythological Firebird' 28 July 2008

160 Constellations: Virgo 'the Maiden' 30 July 2008

161 Constellations: Columba 'the Dove' 01 August 2008

162 Constellations: Canes Venatici 'the Hunting Dogs' 07 August 2008

163 Constellations: Canis Minor 'the Small Dog' 13 August 2008

164 Dr Chad Varah CH CBE - Founder of The Samaritans 21 August 2008

165 Constellations: Horologium 'the Pendulum Clock' 01 Sept 2008

166 Constellations: Carina 'the Keel' 02 Sept 2008

167 Constellations: Musca 'the Fly' 03 Sept 2008

168 Constellations: Serpens 'the Serpent' 05 Sept 2008

169 Constellations: Sagitta 'the Arrow' 08 Sept 2008

170 Constellations: Corona Australis 'the Southern Crown' 19 Sept 2008

171 Constellations: Crater 'the Cup' 23 Sept 2008

172 The Music of 'Somewhere in Time' - the film 24 Sept 2008

173 Constellations: Sextans 'the Sextant' 25 Sept 2008

174 Constellations: Hydrus 'the Water Snake' 01 Oct 2008

175 Constellations: Sculptor 'the Sculptor' 06 Oct 2008

176 Joanna Lumley 09 Oct 2008

177 Constellations: Lynx 'the Wildcat' 15 Oct 2008

178 Hanny's Voorwerp 20 Oct 2008

179 Constellations: Corvus 'the Crow' 06 Nov 2008

180 'The Golden Oldie Picture Show' Part One 11 Nov 2008

181 'The Golden Oldie Picture Show' Part Two 24 Nov 2008

182 The Wink and the Social Aspect of Winking 25 Nov 2008

183 The Horsehead Nebula 01 Dec 2008

184 Nature's Ingenuity at Camouflage 03 Dec 2008

185 Williamina Fleming 03 Dec 2008

186 The Crab Nebula 30 Dec 2008

2009

187 The Pleiades 08 Jan 2009

188 Carrie Fisher - Actress and Writer 19 Jan 2009

189 The Spirograph Nebula 02 Feb 2009

190 Occurrences of 42 in Astronomy 12 Mar 2009

191 The Rise of the Urban Seagull 18 Mar 2009

192 A Celebration of Holly 30 Mar 2009

193 Matt Monro - Singer 16 Apr 2009

194 Vestal Virgins 23 Apr 2009

195 Natasha Richardson - Actress 29 Apr 2009

196 The Immortal Jellyfish 14 May 2009

197 Shakespeare's Ophelia - Curse or Coincidence? 19 May 2009

198 The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom 21 May 2009

199 The Martian Moons: Phobos and Deimos 26 May 2009

200 The Swastika and the Sauvastika 27 May 2009

201 Sir Bobby Robson � Football Legend 27 Aug 2009

202 'Star Trek' - The Transporter 04 Sept 2009

203 55 Cancri A - an Extrasolar Planetary System 07 Sept 2009

204 Aldebaran - 'the Eye of the Bull' 05 Oct 2009

2010

205 The History of the Galilean Moons of Jupiter 04 Jan 2010

206 The Mu Arae Planetary System 18 Jan 2010

207 Galileo Galilei � Father of Modern Science 22 Jan 2010

208 Major Roman Deities 01 Feb 2010

209 The Cosmic Influence of Halley's Comet 15 Feb 2010

210 The Diversity of Moons 22 Mar 2010

211 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' - the Album by Simon and Garfunkel 06 Apr 2010

212 Asterisms 12 Apr 2010

213 Praesepe - The Beehive Star Cluster 04 May 2010

214 The Great Flood of 1953 01 June 2010

215 Feathered Dinosaurs 14 June 2010

216 The Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, NE Lincolnshire, UK 02 August 2010

217 Harrison Ford - Actor 25 Oct 2010

218 The Calendar and Astronomy of Ancient Egypt 25 Oct 2010

219 The Habitable Zone 08 Nov 2010

220 Omega Centauri 15 Nov 2010

221 The Nerja Caves, Andalucia, Spain 13 Dec 2010

222 The Milky Way Galaxy 22 Dec 2010

2011

223 The British Swallowtail Butterfly 05 Jan 2011

224 Lincolnshire Ghosts 31 Jan 2011

225 Cosmic Trainwrecks 14 Feb 2011

226 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' - the Song 07 March 2011

227 The European Peacock Butterfly 16 May 2011

228 Gliese 581 � an Extrasolar Planetary System 23 May 2011

229 Paul the 'Psychic' Octopus 27 June 2011

230 St John the Baptist 27 June 2011

231 The Blue Cross Animal Charity 16 November 2011

2012

232 Strange Shapes in Space 04 June 2012

233 The Demotion of Pluto 18 June 2012

234 The Ten Brightest Stars - Fact, Fiction and Folklore 13 August 2012

235 Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Concert 20 August 2012

236 Westlife - Irish Boy Band 03 October 2012

237 From Spiral Nebulae to Galaxies Galore 21 October 2012

238 Blue Butterflies 28 October 2012

239 The Closest Stars - Facts, Fiction and Fantasy 11 November 2012

240 Princess Charlotte of Wales and her Warring Parents 13 November 2012

241 Lincolnshire Food 18 November 2012

242 Lincolnshire People - Noble and Ignoble 09 December 2012

2013

243 Spurn Point and Head, East Yorkshire, UK 27 January 2013

244 UFOs in Lincolnshire, England 23 February 2013

245 'Every Bomb You Make' - Spitting Image and Sting 28 February 2013

246 'Mary Poppins' - the Film 02 March 2013

247 Queen Caroline's Tragic Final Journey 29 March 2013

248 How to Smell a Ponderosa Pine 19 April 2013

249 The Coolest Stars Glow Red 12 May 2013

250 The Surprising Eruption of Comet Holmes 12 May 2013

251 Richard III Unearthed 26 May 2013

252 Anne Askew - Lincolnshire Martyr 26 Aug 2013

253 Neptune's Moons - Facts, Fables and Folklore 29 Sept 2013

254 The Mystery of the Egyptian Pharaoh at Niagara Falls 25 Nov 2013

2014

255 Amazing Comets and their Impact 19 Jan 2014

256 Herculean Actors - the Mighty, the Muscular and... the Cowardly? 26 Jan 2014

257 The Legend of Tom Bawcock of Mousehole and his Stargazy (Fish Head) Pie 02 Feb 2014

258 Captain Kirk's Romances in 'Star Trek' 23 Apr 2014

259 The Chelyabinsk Superbolide 29 Apr 2014

260 Extrasolar Planet Groundbreakers 2 June 2014

261 The Multilinguality of Astronomy 14 July 2014

262 Zeta-tagged Stars 28 July 2014

263 Zetans: The UFO Legend and Betty Hill's Star Map 4 August 2014

264 Yawn - the Top Ten Most Unexciting Things in the Cosmos 15 September 2014

265 Perigee-syzygy Moon, or, 'Supermoon' 6 October 2014

266 How to Create a Tomato Flower Garnish 1 December 2014

267 Nicolas Louis de la Caille, his Lunar Crater and the X on the Terminator 22 December 2014

268 The Christmas Truce, 1914 23 December 2014

2015

269 The Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) 29 June 2015

270 The Caldwell Catalogue 27 July 2015

271 The History of the Lincolnshire Flag 30 September 2015

2016

272 Penguins for Neighbours - the Post Office at the end of the World 25 April 2016

273 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Star Trek Sex, but Were Afraid to Ask a Trekkie 4 July 2016

2017

274 Dark Nebulae 2 January 2017

275 The Green-skinned Children of Woolpit - a Medieval Mystery 30 October 2017

2018

276 When the Mayor of Grimsby met Prince Makaroo 29 January 2018

277 The Voyagers, the Golden Record, the Pale Blue Dot and how Tricky Dicky Trumped Thomas Jefferson 12 March 2018

278 Astronauts and Cosmonauts - the Roll of Honour 16 July 2018

279 The Black Prince's Ruby and some of the Misfortunes that Befell the British Monarchy since its Acquisition 12 November 2018

2020

280 Stuck for a No-touch Greeting? Try Spock's Vulcan Salute: Live Long, and Prosper 20 July 2020

281 Horseshoe Crabs and the Harvesting of Their Blue Blood as a Medical Resource 14 December 2020

2021

282 The Legend of the Tower of London Ravens and the Fall of the British Monarchy 26 Feb 2021

283 Seadragons 22 March 2021

2023

284 Types of Queen in the UK 30 March 2023

285 The Vampire-slaying Kit of Lord Hailey? 30 March 2023

286 Sacheen Littlefeather and Marlon Brando's Oscar Refusal 1 June 2023

287 How Henry VIII dealt with the Lincolnshire Rising and the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536-37) 1 June 2023

288 Legends and Lore of the Rowan Tree 1 June 2023

289 Posthumous Fame: The Story of Hope the Blue Whale 2 June 2023

290 The Dinosaur Mystery at Angkor Wat 2 June 2023

291 Robert Kett and his Tudor Rebellion of 1549, Benjamin Zephaniah, William Shakespeare and a Norfolk Ghost Story 2 June 2023

292 Black Swans 15 June 2023

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