Tag: literature
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The Red Cross saves the Channel Islands from starvation
The BBC broadcasts the last ever episode of Bergerac, a wrecked Roman trading ship is discovered in the mouth of St Peter Port harbour, the Red Cross saves the Channel Islands from starvation, and Wombles author Liza Beresford dies in Alderney.
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Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney: little islands with big stories to tell. They’ve seen earthquakes and witchcraft trials, been caught up in the English civil war, faced invasion from France, and welcomed the Beatles and Rolling Stones on tour. From the construction of Corbiere Lighthouse and Victor Hugo’s flight to Guernsey, to the day a UFO appeared above Alderney, all of these stories and more feature in the Channel Islands’ remarkable history. Subscribe today.
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