Hull Friary and Baltic timber
"In fairly recent excavations at the site of the medieval Augustinian Friary in Hull, (of course an important port then as now), several high status burials were discovered. The coffins were well preserved because of the wet conditions and were made of timber from the Baltic area. Was late medieval England so lacking in timber that it had to import it from so far away?" Find out more about Hull Friary and Baltic timber
Lee Gap Horse Fair
"I was born at Batley in Yorkshire. As a child in the 1930s I used to be taken to the Lee Gap Horse Fair which was always claimed to be the oldest in the country. I think there were two parts of it: Upper Lee and Latter Lee. It was at West Ardsley but I've always wondered if it was the oldest horse fair." Find out more about听 Lee Gap Horse Fair
1948 Olympics - the athletes' accommodation
"Was there an Olympic Village built for the 1948 London Olympics? If not, where did the athletes stay? Also, with rationing, what did they eat?" Find out more about 1948 Olympics听
Vanessa has presented听science and current affairs programmes for 大象传媒, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for 大象传媒 Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.听
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Vanessa has presented听science and current affairs programmes for 大象传媒, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Discovery and has presented for 大象传媒 Radio 4 & Five Live and a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, Scotsman and Sunday Herald.听