Author: John Christopher

Bristol and Brunel, the two are inseparable. What would the Avon Gorge be without the slender lines of the suspension bridge? The Floating Harbour ...

The SS Great Britain Story is a concise account of one of the most famous steamships ever built. The great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brun...

During World War 2, Hitlers engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fi...

* The latest in the successful ''Story of'' series! * Spans from 1883 to present day services * Venice Simplon Orient-Express aware and supportive ...

The DVD explores how the US managed to keep stealth technology secret for more than a decade. Night Stalkers were designed and built in total secre...

ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL is famous for the engineering wonders he left behind - from the SS Great Britain to the delights of Paddington and Temple...

Before the emergence of the steam railway rocketed the likes of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Robert Stephenson the great Victorian engineers into ...

This fascinating in-depth dossier is based on classified wartime reports issued by the US Military Intelligence Services, and examines the main wea...

Leaping across the Avon Gorge, the Clifton Suspension Bridge is a statement of Victorian bravado, ingenuity and engineering prowess. It was Brunels...

1943 saw the Allies on the offensive, with victories in North Africa followed by the invasion of Sicily and landings in Italy establishing a footho...

The latest instalment in the successful 'Story' series, The Zeppelin Story charts the history of these incredible airships from their conception to...

LONDON needed rebuilding after the great fire of 1666. Eighty-eight churches had been destroyed and a grand plan to rebuild them was started by Sir...

John Christopher takes a fresh look at 100 years of Britain's most iconic car company, Aston Martin. From the origins of the Aston Martin marque, t...

When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 stepped on to the surface of the Moon in July 1969, it marked the pinnacle of eight years of manne...

By the time of its introduction into front-line service in July 1944 many Germans thought the Me 262 was capable of turning the tide of the Second ...