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Paul Hollywood is the man of the moment in British baking. His luxurious dough recipes have been sin..

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The railway system during World War 2 was the lifeline of the nation replacing road transport and me..

It is 1945 and victory marches fill the streets of London. Brenda and her friends happy that at long..