The Complete Call the Midwife StoriesLondon's East End in the 1950s was a tough place: the struggles of post war life bombsites overcrowded tenements crime brothels bred a culture of tight knit family communities larger than life characters and a lively social scene. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a trainee midwife. But docklands' life was tough and babies were often born in slum conditions. In funny disturbing and heartbreaking stories Jennifer Worth recounts her

they find themselves stranded on a desert island

Social motivation

But when his best friend Maggie shows that she has racing talent of her own Sam doesn't know how to handle coming in second place

In The Tyranny of Experts

Thaddeus Holt's ambitious and comprehensive book is the first to tell the full story behind these operations

She's always wondered what might have happened if he hadn't disappeared without a word

Why does happiness matter

Bob Dixon spent years 'on the Beat' as a police constable in the Metropolitan Police Force in the early 1960s witnessing all manner of incidents from the serious to the ludicrous

and how is it related to House Granvelle

is told in superbly graphic pictures of six days during the siege

and feeling like they can't talk about it

Such a good read on so many levels