*If you’re the tallest, the smallest … For a child growing up in Britain in the 1970s the Christmas edition of Record Breakers was a sign that the holiday was really underway. This children’s TV programme, presented by the multi-talented Roy Castle, met the BBC’s remit to educate and entertain by presenting the facts and… Read More »
You were promised tenuous links, but there’s nothing difficult to follow about this one. Yes, there really is a Bodleian board game. Its aim is to recreate “hours spent in scholarly pursuit” as you move around the different reading rooms of the Bodleian Libraries, reliving the thrill of creating a bibliography for your research project.… Read More »
In 1962, although his best films were already behind him, Elvis’ music was still hitting the spot. He’d already had three UK number ones that year (including one of the best single releases of all time, Rock-a-hula Baby/Can’t Help Falling in Love) and ended the year in top position again with Return to Sender. Written… Read More »
The Law Library has just bought an eBook package from Brill/Nijhoff for recent books on international law, and human rights and humanitarian law. This provides full text access to 133 books from 2015 onwards, and all the books are catalogued in SOLO so you can link through easily to the Brill platform, Brill Online. Then… Read More »
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