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It was a year of insurrection. In the streets of Paris and on the campuses of America, students were rioting. In Czechoslovakia the armies of the Warsaw Pact quashed the Prague Spring. Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated. North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive. In 1968, amid worldwide chaos and disquiet, the BBC unveiled a quaintly nostalgic sitcom taking the mickey out of the Second World War.

Despite the death of last surviving regular Ian Lavender, the sitcom will continue to remain etched in the public consciousness

Hulu is a treasure trove of great comedies. Here are our picks for the funniest of the bunch, from recent faves to all-time classics.

The British Empire, the East African Chronicle wrote in 1921, was a ‘wonderful conglomeration of races and creeds and nations’. It offered ‘the only solution to the great problem of mankind – the problem of brotherhood. If the British Empire fails, then all else fails.’ Stirring words – and not those of some sentimental Colonel

Gugino reveals the influences behind the 'patient, observant, and formidable' Verna in Mike Flanagan's latest Netflix horror series. The Fall of the House of Usher is now streaming.

With her late husband’s 1948 classic back in cinemas, the editor is keen to preserve his legacy and modest about her own phenomenal career

Michael Powell's daring 1960 British horror Peeping Tom disgusted critics and ended his career for nearly 20 years. It's often credited with inspiring the all-American "slasher" movie.

A rich exploration of the artistry of the film-making duo, founders of the Archers production company, who directed some of the most influential films in the history of cinema, from “A Matter of Life and Death” to “The Red Shoes”

In their best films, Powell and Pressburger often showcased female characters with modern attitudes and gutsy ambition.

Berkshire Hathaway’s longtime vice chairman, Charles Munger, passed away yesterday at age 99. This Forbes cover story from 1996, reveals just how transformational this sidekick was for Warren Buffett.