Fifth Festival Of Fools

Paul Garbanzo Performing

Enjoy over a 100 funny, bizarre and entertaining performances.

The Festival of Fools is back at Muncaster Castle in the Lake District from Saturday 24th May to Thursday 29th May 2008.

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Inspiring Learning For Everyone

National Trust Discovery Programme

Sky Learning has created a series of initiatives that provides you with different ways to learn at a time that suits you.

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1940s Nostalgia In Cumbria

Get in the mood for celebration at Townend's 1940s party.

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Will The Real St George Please Stand Up?

Find out how much we really know about England's patron saint, and join the campaign for a 23rd April bank holiday.

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National Veterans' Day

The UK's largest ever celebration of HM forces veterans takes place in Blackpool on 27th June.

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French State Visit

Windsor welcomes the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, and his wife Carla.

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New Discoveries At Norfolk's Roman Town

New technology has revealed more of Caistor, Norfolk's buried Roman town.

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Discovery Channel: History Night Season

The New Year has seen some fantastic and thought provoking programming added to Discovery Channel on Wednesday nights, following the channel’s launch of ‘History Night’.

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Rare Abolitionist Poem Discovered

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Green Issues With Michael Wale

David Bellamy on allotment

Get Your Hands Dirty, Urges David Bellamy

Michael Wale meets David Bellamy and is swept aside by his enthusiasm and a note of controversy.

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