1963: That Was the Year That Was PG25 You don't need a spaceship

You don't need a spaceship to travel to the extremes of science

Containing a wealth of geographical information new to Europeans - from the diaries of Marco Polo to detailed reports from the Muslim diplomat Leo Africanus - it became the basis of the world map we still use today

He has been her friend

Based on contemporary notes and further reflections

How can we let it happen any longer

1963: That Was the Year That Was PG25 You don't need a spaceshipWhile we conveniently package the past into decades when talking about the Roaring 20s, the Rock and Roll era of the 50s or the Swinging 60s, these tend to be labels of convenience rather than of historical accuracy. In reality, the first four years of the 1950s were more akin to the 1940s, with austerity and rationing still facts of every day life. Likewise, the first three years of the 60s were, in terms of fashion, social attitudes and living