On this page you can see the indexed contents from previous issues dating back to 1994 and access links to any post-deadline updates

In our December 2009 issue:

Power from the African Sun?

Electric Cars

The Gathering of the Clans

Sports News: Fair Play

Christmas 2009: 'White Christmas'

The Junior School Times Christmas Puzzle

In our November 2009 issue:

My Hovercraft is Full of Eels!

Brussels Backtracks on Bent Bananas

Windows 7

Film News: Looking for Eric

 Jenson Buttons Up World Championship

The Junior School Times

In our October 2009 issue:

Film News: Capitalism: A Love Story

Message in a Bottle

The Winton Train

Viva Palestina

 Champions League: All the Usual Suspects

The Junior School Times

In our September 2009 issue:

The Ben Kinsella Story

Mike's World Challenge

UFO Hunter Hacks Into Trouble

Afghanistan: War Without End?

Sports News: England Win The Ashes

The Junior School Times

In our August 2009 issue:

When Stars Fall

The Lost Generation

World Cup Warm-up

iPhone-Mania

Film News: Taking Woodstock

The Junior School Times

In our April 2009 issue:

German School Tragedy

One Small Step for Man

Woodstock

Is Grass Only for Cows (Wimbledon)

Formula 1 Starts Its Engines

The Junior School Times

In our March 2009 issue:

Lindsey Vonn: Skiing to Success

Film News: The Pink Panther 2

Alcohol Concern

Che Guevara: Freedom Fighter and Pop Icon

Sorry Ireland, 'No' is the Wrong Answer

The Junior School Times

In our February 2009 issue:

Film News: Slumdog Millionaire

Bloodhound SSC

FART

Tornado: A New Age of Steam

Gordon May: Overland to India

The Junior School Times

In our January 2009 issue:

Barack Obama: the First Black President

Palestine is Crying

Birthday of a Poet

Film News: Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

The Junior School Times

In our December 2008 issue:

A Crazy Christmas

Music News: Oasis 'Dig Out Your Soul'

A Manned European Spacecraft?

The Nakba: a Palestinian Catastrophe

Film News: Madagascar 2

The Junior School Times

In our November 2008 issue:

Election Time USA 

Armistice, November 1918 

Electronic Paper

RFK: the Man Who Would Be President

The Junior School Times

In our October 2008 issue:

Space Tourism One Step Nearer 

Film News: Captain Abu Raed 

The Greatest Living American: Jimmy Carter

CERN: The Time Machine

The Junior School Times

In our September 2008 issue:

The Ryder Cup 

Bigger, Stronger, Faster 

The Mini: Small Car with the Big Personality

Rebel with a Cause: British MP, George Galloway

Ferrari: Speeding to Another Championship?

The Junior School Times

In our August 2008 issue:

HELLO! A Celebrity Mag 

Violent Britain 

Space Age Swimming

Music News: Raising Sand

Caterpillars and Tigers

The Summer Sports Quiz 2008

The Junior School Times

In our April 2008 issue:

1968: Tragedy and Triumph 

High Speed Life for an Old Station 

Euro 2008 

The War Drags On

The TT: 100 Years of Road Racing 

The Junior School Times

In our March 2008 issue:

Binge Drinking 

The Brainiest City in Europe! 

Britney on the Rocks

Virgin Atlantic Tests Jet Biofuel

Kaka: the World's Best Footballer

The Junior School Times

In our February 2008 issue:

A Clean Energy World 

Earth Race! 

SkySails: Blowing in the Wind

Taxi, Please!

Across the Universe

The Junior School Times

In our January 2008 issue:

The Kite Runner 

A Normal Family Life? 

Less Noise, Please! 

A Time for Change

On Her Majesty's 'Postal' Service

The Junior School Times

Links from our December 2007 issue:

Dogs to the Rescue 
Links: Canine Partners

King's College Cambridge 
Links: Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

1.3 Billion Fans Can't Be Wrong 
Links: Premiership | England | Manchester United

Arctic Cycling
Links: The Iditarod | Iditarod by Bike

The Junior School Times

Links from our November 2007 issue:

When Games Go Bad 
Links: British Board of Film Classification

Refusing to Fight an Unjust War 
Links: War Resisters Support Campaign

Lewis Hamilton
Links: Buckmore Park | Lewis Hamilton

Film News 'Sicko'
Links: Sicko Website | Michael Moore

Rugby World Cup 2007
Links: Official World Cup Website

The Junior School Times

Links from our October 2007 issue:

England and Scotland  
Links: The Scottish Parliament | The SNP

50 Years Since Sputnik  
Links: Sputnik (Nasa site)

Dario Franchitti
Links: Official Site | IndyCar

Gun Violence
Links: The Brady Campaign

Film News
Links: Elizabeth: the Golden Age Official Movie Site

The Junior School Times

Links from our September 2007 issue:

Live Earth  
Links: Official Site

Runaways  
Links: The Children's Society

From Baggy to Saggy
Links: A Rant On Saggy Trousers | Washington Post Blog

Diana, Gone But Not Forgotten
Links: Diana: A Celebration | The Royal Family

League of Nations
Links: Premier League Official Site | Sky Sports

The Junior School Times

Links from our August 2007 issue:

Mulsims United  
Links: Official Site

Harry Potter's Final Adventure  
Links: JK Rowling's Official Website

The Simpsons Movie
Links: Official Film Site

Cannabis: More Dangerous Than We Think?
Links: Cannabis and Mental Health (BBC link)

The Simpsons Movie
Links: Official Film Site

Drug Cheats
Links: Le Tour | World Anti Doping Agency

The Junior School Times

Links from our April 2007 issue:

Concert for Diana  
Links: Official Site | Diana Celebration Museum

Saving Hubble  
Links: Official Hubble Site

The Flying Scotsman  
Links: Movie Site | Graeme Obree on the BBC

Kidnapped
Links: The Royal Navy | United Nations Iraq News

Skyway
Links: Grand Canyon West | Hualapai Tribe

Junior School Times

Links from our March 2007 issue:

Green Skies  
Links: Virgin Atlantic | Virgin Goes Green (TimesOnline)

A New Waterloo  
Links: Propelair.com

Too Skinny?
Links: Test Your BMI | Skinny Models Banned

On the Rails Again?
Links: UK Rail Info | National Railway Museum

Back to the USSR?
Links: Alexander Litvinenko

The Junior School Times

Links from our February 2007 issue:

Celebrating the End of Slavery  
Links: Anti-Slavery International | William Wilberforce

Watch Your Language Glasgow Council!  
Links: Scotland on Sunday | Glasgow Council Website

Mr Bean's Holiday
Links: Official Movie Website

Beckham Signs for LA Galaxy
Links: Unofficial Beckham Fanzine | LA Galaxy

The History of Photography
Links: Victoria & Albert Museum

The Junior School Times

Links from our January 2007 issue:

Iraq: Four Years On
Links: Iraq War on PBS

Pole to Pole by Helicopter
Links: Polar First

Eragon
Links: Eragon Movie Official Site

Atlantic Voyage
Links: Michael Perham

What a Bunch of Divers!
Links: English Premier League

The Junior School Times

Links from our December 2006 issue:

The Solar System Just Got Bigger
Links: International Astronomical Union

Winter Tomatoes
Links: Sainsbury's

Happy Feet
Links: Official Movie Site

Kew Christmas
Links: Kew Gardens

Airship Voyage
Links: The Spirit of Dubai

The Junior School Times

Links from our November 2006 issue:

The Queen at 80
Links: The Royal Family

The Ashes
Links: ECB | Cricket Australia

African Boy
Links: Raising Malawi | Madonna

Film News: 'The Queen'
Links: Official Site

Ferrari: End of an Era
Links: Ferrari

The Junior School Times

Links from our October 2006 issue:

Nuclear Disaster: 20 Years On
Links: Chernobyl.co.uk | Chernobyl.info |
Chernobyl Tales: BBC Podcast

When I'm Sixty-Four
Links: Official McCartney Site | EMI Classics

Poisoning Childhood
Links: The Daily Telegraph

Victims of War
Links: Shot at Dawn

Virgin Boss Goes Green
Links: Climate Change | Virgin

Links from our September 2006 issue:

Striking Science
Links: QuinSpin

Summer School in Theatreland
Links: West End Stage

Steve Irwin
Links: Australia Zoo | Discovery Site

JCB Supercar
Links: Official site

Paris Hilton
Links: Official Site | Banksy

Links from our August 2006 issue:

United 93
Links: Official Movie Site

JCB Supercar
Links: Official site

Donkey Rides
Links: The Donkey Sanctuary

War in the Middle East
Links: BBC In Depth Coverage

Distant Light
Links: Hubble Telescope | Swift Telescope

Links from our April 2006 issue:

World Cup 2006
Links: Official Site | FIFA

Leading Lady: The Story of Eleanor Thornton
Links: Rolls-Royce History | Rolls-Royce

100 Years of Rolls-Royce
Links: Official Site

The End of European Terror?
Links: Basque Politics | Spanish Government

Scots Stub Out
Links: Scottish Parliament

The Junior School Times

Links from our March 2006 issue:

Church Boss Who Speaks His Mind
Links: The Archbishop of Canterbury

A Gift of God
Links: Chain of Hope

Freedom of Speech?
Links: Freedom Forum | The Jutland Post

Good Night, And Good Luck
Links: Official Movie Site

Madonna Again!
Links: Official Site

The Junior School Times

Links from our February 2006 issue:

Easy Rider
Links: The NARO

East Coast / West Coast
Links: Jocelyn Louise

US Energy Future with Less Foreign Oil
Links: US Dept of Energy

Stardust Return
Links: Stardust Mission

A Diesel Sports Car?
Links: Audi R10

The Junior School Times

Links from our January 2006 issue:

Burns Night
Links: Burns Supper | Auld Lang Syne (Acoustic Version)

Burns Interview with Dorothy McKay
Links: Burns National Heritage Park

Winter Olympics 2006
Links: Torino 2006

Film News with Wallace and Gromit
Links: Official Movie Site | BBC Site

What the Romans Did for Us
Links: Hadrian's Wall

The Junior School Times

Links from our December 2005 issue:

A Christmas Carol  
Links: Dickens Museum | A Christmas Carol

Monster of the Sky  
Links: Airbus Industries

Christmas 1914
Links: The Christmas Truce | Christmas 1914

The Narnia Chronicles
Links: Official Movie Site | C.S. Lewis

Links from our November 2005 issue:

Re-creating History  
Links: Steve Fossett | Vimy.org

The Pollution Free Motorbike  
Links: ENV

Phil Collins: Saying Goodbye?
Links: Phil Collins Official

The Silent Plane
Links: Cambridge MIT | BBC NEWS REPORT

Stop Climate Chaos
Links: SCC

The Junior School Times plus Worksheets

Links from our October 2005 issue:

Top TV Chef & School Meals  
Links: Jamie Oliver | Jamie's School Dinners

Film News: Oliver Twist
Links: Official Film Site

Eat Your Carrots!
Links: Newcastle University | Organic Diet

Meet The Editor
Links: Peter Young's private home page

The Junior School Times

Links from our September 2005 issue:

Film News: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Links: Film Site | BBC Site

You'll Never Walk Alone
Links: Liverpool FC

Vietnam Veteran
Links: PBS Vietnam Timeline | The Vietnam War

Justice: Better Late Than Never
Links: CNN: The Jackson Trial | Mississippi Trial

The Junior School Times

Links from our August 2005 issue:

LIVE 8, 2005
Links: Live 8

The IRA: No More War
Links: CAIN | The Peace Process
Internet article (see page 7 for details on how to open this article): Northern Ireland's Vote for Peace

Painting a Landmark
Links: Heritage Trail | Forth Rail Bridge 

Internet Radio
Links: Tune in now at Live 365

Latest Audio CD
Links: More info

The Junior School Times

Links from our April 2005 issue:

Return to Space
Links: Nasa

Charles & Camilla
Links: The Prince of Wales

One Wedding and a Funeral
Links: The Vatican

Island-Hopping in Britain
Links: Shetland Islands

Street Musicians
Links: London Underground | London Transport

Plus exercises, worksheets & puzzles and our special six-page supplement 'The ST Extra'

Links from our March 2005 issue:

Solo Sailor
Ellen MacArthur becomes fastest ever to sail around the globe alone and non-stop
Links: Ellen MacArthur | Team Ellen

Celebrating Popular Music
The Brit Awards 2005
Links: The Brits

Beat Bullying
Children's charity confronts the problem of bullying
Links: beatbullying.org | bb kid's site

Hit Means Lost It
This is the slogan of a new campaign by the NSPCC in Britain to help stressed parents
Links: NSPCC

Holyrood: Scotland's Past and Future
The new Scottish Parliament, the first in 300 years, opened recently in Edinburgh
Links: The Scottish Parliament

Plus Worksheets, exercises, and puzzles

Links from our February 2005 issue:

Titan Landing
Links: Nasa site | ESA site

Keeping Children Safe on the Internet
Links: Parents Online | Superhighway Safety

The Aviator
Links: Official Movie Site

Eurotunnel: 10 Years of Success
Links: Eurotunnel

Riding a Red Bull
Links: Red Bull Racing | F1 News

Links from our January 2005 issue:

The Cruel Sea: Tsunami Disaster in south-east Asia
Links: Oxfam | UN News | BBC Coverage | HELP NOW

Israel and Palestine: Sadness and Hope
Links: Parent's Circle | The Palestinian Authority | The State of Israel

The Power of the Sea: the awesome power of the wind and waves supplying energy to Britain
Links: Ocean Power Delivery | Pelamis Wave Machine

A New Kind of Guitar
Links: Cool Acoustics

Plus Puzzles, exercises and Worksheets

Links from our December 2004 issue:

December Update: due to an oversight the answers to the 'Quiz of the Year' did not make it into our print edition! The answers are online right here:
1 c; 2 b; 3 a; 4 b; 5 a; 6 c; 7 a; 8 c; 9 c; 10 b; 11 c; 12 b; 13 a; 14 b; 15 c; 16 a; 17 c; 18 c; 19 a; 20 a; 21 a

Quiz of the Year 2004 Pages 6 & 7 Updated PDF
(South Ossetia reference corrected)

The Polar Express
Links: Official Movie Site | Polar Express Dot Org

Cassini Reaches Saturn
Links: Cassini-Huygens ESA | Cassini-Huygens NASA

Christmas Concert on the Internet
Links: Listen again to the Concert  | King's College Cambridge | BBC Webcam

Band Aid 20
Links: Official Site | Bob Geldof Website

Quiz of the Year 2004
Links: Pages 6 & 7 Updated PDF

Plus exercises, puzzles and Worksheets

Links from our November 2004 issue:

MP3 Pirates Face Heavy Fines
Links: RIAA

US Election: an elephant or a donkey?
Links: The Republican Party | The Democratic Party | Ralph Nader

View from Canada
Links: Canada

The Right to Vote 
Links: Emmeline Pankhurst | Schools History Online

Modern Mystery
Links: JFK Assassination |Official Assassination Archives

Links from our October 2004 issue:

SpaceShipOne Wins the X-Prize
Links: Scaled Composites | The X-Prize Foundation

Winning the Peace: Northern Ireland
Links: Discover Northern Ireland | BBC Northern Ireland News | Northern Ireland Government

Beslan Tears: Murder in Russia
Links: School Siege

Martin-Baker: Seats That Save Lives
Links: Martin-Baker Company

Clean River
Links: Thames 21 dot org | Thames Water Online

Outfoxed: Fox-hunting Ban in Britain
Links: Anti-fox hunting group | Countryside Alliance (for foxhunting)

Links from our September 2004 issue:

The Utterly Butterlys
Links: Utterly Butterly Website (includes videos)

The 93-Year-Old Marathon Runner
Links: London Marathon Online

Long Way Round
Links: Official Long Way Round Website

Fuel Technology That Will Change The World
Links: How Stuff Works: Fuel Cell Cars | GHO2ST article | Fuel Cell Cars

Film News: The Motorcycle Diaries
Links: Official Movie Website | Time: Che Guevara

Links from our August 2004 issue:

Katie Melua: a Star is Born
Links: Katie Melua Official

D-Day 60 Years On
Links: D-Day 60th Anniversary Website

Thunderbirds!
Links: Classic Thunderbirds | Thunderbirds: the Movie

First Private Space Flight
Links: Scaled Composites

Q & A About SpaceShipOne
Links: The X-Prize

Sports Quiz

Links from our April 2004 issue:

Royal Wedding
Links: The Wedding Now! | Danish Royal Family |

Terrorists Among Us
Links: International Terrorism | UN Against Terrorism

World Solar Challenge
Links: World Solar Challenge Online

Harry Potter's Three Young Stars
Links: Harry Potter.com

Stonehenge: Return to Silence
Links: The Stonehenge Organisation

Links from our March 2004 issue:

Dido: Life for Rent
Links:
Dido Online

Private Submarine
Links:
Subeo.com

Deep Sea Diver: Tanya Streeter
Links:
Tanya Streeter Online
Freediver

BMX Rider: Mat Hoffman
Links:
ESPN Mat Hoffman
Mat Hoffman.com

Undersea Robot
Links:
Isis ROV

Links from our February 2004 issue:

Whale Rider
Film drama from New Zealand

From Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam
Pop singer changes his name and his lifestyle

Queen Mary 2
New luxury cruise liner is launched

Who Will Win the X Prize?
Competition to make the first 'private' spaceflight heats up

Exploring Mars
Space Armada reaches the Red Planet

Extra Article in the E-School Times
Click here
Listen online
(WMA format 1.6 MB)
The E-School Times February 2004

Plus exercises, puzzles, and four pages of Worksheets

Links from our January 2004 issue:

Tony Hawk: a Skateboarding Legend
World's best-known skateboarder still going strong
Links: Tony Hawk Official

Keiko: Free at Last
Keiko, the world's most famous whale died in
December off the Norwegian coast
Links: Keiko.com | Oregon Coast Aquarium

Child of Courage
Young Iraqi boy fights loss and injury
Links: Save the Children

Vietnam: 40 Years On
The war that changed America
Links: PBS Special: Vietnam

Quiz of the Year 2003
A look back at the events of 2003 in quiz form

The ST Online
After 10 years as a print-only newspaper The School Times is now available as an online subscription

Links from our December 2003 issue:

Mars Armada
Links: Beagle 2 | Nozomi | Mars Rover

A Robot for the Home
Links: Shadow Robot Company

Euro Ban on Spam
Links: Ban the Spam | Fight Spam

MailWasher: the Software that Destroys Junk Mail
Links: MailWasher

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Links: The Lord of the Rings.net

Christmas Pudding
Links: Matthew Walker

Christmas Quiz

Internet Exercise: Christmas 1914

Links from our November 2003 issue:

A Father's Love
Pierce Brosnan stars in the real-life movie 'Evelyn' about a single father fighting for the right to care for his children
Links: Evelyn Official Site

Children and Bullying
Bullying in and out of school has always been a problem but the victims of bullying are becoming more and more desperate
Links: Childline

Future Car Today
Engineering student changes a basic Ford Fiesta into a fuel-saving car
Links: Fuel Saving Vehicles

For a Better Environment
BP's new 'Connect' idea shows us the service service station of tomorrow
Links: BP Connect

This Day in History
Forty years after President J. F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas, Texas, the crime remains a mystery
Links: President Kennedy

Links from our October 2003 issue:

October Update: Worksheet 3
There is an error in question 1 of the 'Aussie Quiz'.
Click here to view and print the correct version of Worksheet 3

Concorde Farewell
Links: British Airways

The Russian Revolution in London
Links: Chelsea FC

MP3 Music
Links: School Times MP3

Melanie Chisholm: Less Spice, More Taste
Links: Melanie Chisholm | Spice Girls

Rugby World Cup 2003
Links: Official World Cup Web Site

Biker Sid Cartoon

Links from our September 2003 issue:

I'll Be Back
Arnie 'the Terminator' Schwarzenegger runs for governor
Links: Arnold's Election Web site

Montoya: the Latin Lion
Will he be the next F1 Champ?
Links: Williams F1 Team

Walking By Loch Ness
The Great Glen Way is the name of a new long-distance walking route in Scotland
Links: Urquhart Castle

The Monster of the Loch
Is there really a monster in Loch Ness?
Links: Nessie Web site

Human Glider
BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner becomes the first man to 'jump' across the English Channel!
Links: Felix Baumgartner Official Web site

Cartoons
Skidlid Sid and more from Kes
Links: Kes Cartoons Online

Links from our August 2003 issue

100 Years Of Flight

Space Rescue       

Cartoons
The School Times presents Biker Sid and his Teddy Bear by the British cartoonist Kes

Sven Goran Eriksson: England's Favourite Swede

Film News: Veronica Guerin: An Irish Heroine

Summer Sports Quiz

New Audio CD / cassette

Links from our April 2003 issue

April Update: April update: picture caption on page 10: click here for the version of page 10 with the correct image of David Beckham (our printer got them mixed up!) 
Page 10 update (PDF)

Johnny English
Links: Johnny English the movie

From Football to Fashion
Links: Marks & Spencer

Iraq: The End of a Dictator?
Links: News from the BBC in London | The British Ministry of Defence | United States Department of Defense

Super Sports Car
Links: The Morgan Motor Company

The Poverty Trap
Links: United Nations Population Fund

Ecstasy and Depression
Links: Anti-Ecstasy Campaign | Drugscope

Links from our March 2003 issue

March Update: picture caption on page 7:  'But teenage years can very tough' should read: 'But teenage years can be very tough'

Shades of Gray
Music news with singer-songwriter David Gray
Links: David Gray Online

Northern Irish Peace in Danger
Growing violence threatens The Belfast Agreement
Links: Extra article 'Northern Ireland's Vote For Peace'

Film News
New US movie takes a close look at the death penalty
Links: The Life of David Gale

Cannabis: A Safe Drug?
Cannabis use is growing but is it really safe?
Links: Drugwatch.org

Links from our February 2003 issue

So Near Yet So Far
Shuttle Disaster 16 minutes from home
Links: STS-107 | NASA

The Need for Speed
The new F1 season starts in March
Links: F-1Live | F-1.COM

No More Death Row
Illinois governor closes down 'Death Row'
Links: Death Penalty Info Center | NCADP | ACLU  | PRO Death Penalty

Green Power from Greenhouse Gas  
Methane from old coalmines used to create electricity
Links: Alkane Energy Plc | EPA Coal/Methane

Eco Windmill
The windmill is reinvented
Links: Alan Rogan

Stones in Free Environment Concert:
The Rolling Stones sing to increase awareness of global warming
Links: NRDC  | Rolling Stones.com  | Stones Licks Tour

Links from our January 2003 issue

Music News: Ms Dynamite
Links: Ms Dynamite Official | Mobo News

European Union: 10 New members
Links: EU Online

The Last Men On The Moon
Links: Apollo 17 NASA site | Eugene Cernan Official | Q & A With Harrison Schmitt in The E-School Times

Welsh Beauty: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Links: Zeta-Jones: Fan Site | Wales Online

Links from our December 2002 issue

December Update: Please note: on page 3 in the article 'The Prize of Peace', Jimmy Carter will receive the peace prize on December 10 in Oslo

Harry's Back!
Links: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Homeless for Christmas
Links: Crisis

Ice Breaker in England
Links: British Waterways

Panto Time
Links: Rochdale Panto: Cinderella | Wolston Village Panto

Nobel Peace Prize
Links: Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee | Nobel Museum | Peace Prize 2002 | The Carter Center

Links from our November 2002 issue

September Update: Page 7 update Most of the answers to the 'Quick Puzzle' on page seven have been printed by mistake. This is not what we mean by a 'Quick Puzzle'! Click here to open a corrected version of page 7 without the answers! (Please note: to view and print our latest page updates you need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader) Click here to download Acrobat Reader

Prince Harry at Eighteen
Links: Official Prince Harry Info

Bali Bombs
Links: Asia Pacific Link | Bali Bombings: Why?

Toyota's Fuel Cell Car
Links: Methanol Cars | Toyota

Puffins Return
Links: Ailsa Craig Online

Space Age Environment Project
Links: European Space Agency Watching Gorilla Habitat | UNESCO

You've Got To Be Joking
Links: LaughLab

Links from our October 2002 issue

To The Edge of Space
Links: QinetiQ 1 Website

The XBox
Links: XBox UK | XBoxemea | Young Media | Violence and Electronic Games

E-Waste
Links: Electronic Waste Challenge | Say No To E-Waste | China's E-Waste Workshops

Free At Last?
Links: Keiko Foundation | Welcome Keiko (Iceland) | Keiko News Update from Yahoo

Watch That Penguin: Linux
Links: Lycoris Linux | Mandrake Linux | Libranet Linux | Linux.org (loads of useful info on Linux) | Xandros Linux | Linux Downloads from Tucows

Submarine Thriller
Links: K-19 Movie Web Site | The True Story of K-19

Links from our September 2002 issue

September Update: On page 9 in the text underneath the picture of a software engineer. The text reads: 'The power4 chip acts like an computer in itself.' This line should read: 'The power4 chip acts like a computer in itself.'
Also on page 9, there are two extra white squares in the crossword. They are above and below the clue for 16 across

Heather Mills: A Remarkable Woman
Links: Heather Mills Official Site

Groovy Baby!
Read about comedian Mike Myers the man behind 'Austin Powers'
Links: Austin Powers Official Goldmember Site (Teachers: please note Goldmember is rated PG-13)

Berti 'McVogts': Scotland's new team coach
Links: Berti Vogts Fan Site | Scottish Football Association

The PC at 21: The Personal Computer Comes of Age
Links: IBM | IBM History | See also The Century English Reader, chapter 26

The Commonwealth: A Family of Nations
Links: The Commonwealth Official Site | 2002 Commonwealth Games | 2006 Commonwealth Games

Links from our August 2002 issue

Around the World in 14 Days: Steve Fossett
Links: Steve Fossett Spirit of Freedom Site | History of Hot-Air Ballooning

Sir Sean Connery
Links: Sir Sean Connery's Official Website | Connery Fan Site

Music News: Dido
Links: Dido's Official Website

The Cheating Game
World Cup 2002 was spoiled for many by poor refereeing and 'cheating'
Links: World Cup 2002

Celebration: Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee
Links: The Official Royal Website | BBC Jubilee Site

Links from our April 2002 issue

Software for Distant Planets
Links: Cassini Mission

Energy from The Rocks
Links: International Geothermal Energy | Geothermal Power

The Time Machine
Links: Official Movie Site (note: movie is rated PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned)  | H. G. Wells Books | H. G. Wells Society

From Villain to Hero
Links: David Beckham UK | Beckham Magazine

Get Online with The E-School Times
Links: The E-School Times

Links from our March 2002 issue

Judgement Day
Links: The International Court in The Hague

Looking for a Better Future
Links: Save the Children

Voice from Sarajevo
Links: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bosnia-Herzegovina | Journey to Bosnia-Herzegovina | Bosnia-Herzegovina Tourism

Madonna
Links: Madonna Fan Club | Madonna VH1 Fan Club

AIDS: A Modern Plague
Links: Stop HIV | UN AIDS | World AIDS Day

Links from our February 2002 issue

Hogwarts Express
Links: Severn Valley Railway

Aiming for the X-Prize
Links: The Official X-Prize Website | Space Future

Movie Violence
Links: Fathering.com | Film Ratings Explained | Film Values: A Guide for Parents

Bugs, Bites, and Malaria
Links: Malaria.org

Interview
Questions and answers with the X-Prize Foundation
Links: The Official X-Prize Website | Space Future

Links from our January 2002 issue

It's Euro Time
Links: The Euro Site

George Harrison
Links: BBC Harrison Tribute | All Things Must Pass | You can order All Things Must Pass at Amazon.com

Cleaning Time for Big Ben
Links: The Story of Big Ben

Lord of the Rings
Links: Tolkien

Sports
Links: WADA

January 2001
Teenage Star: Craig David, Irish Legend: U2, Global Warming, Laurel and Hardy Interview Part 1, Bush Humour

February 2001
The Young Princes: William and Harry, Laurel and Hardy Interview Part 2, Film News: Billy Elliot, The Woman Behind Harry Potter

March 2001
Herriot's World: Interview about James Herriot, Airbus 380, Ellen MacArthur: The Young Woman and the Sea, Film News: The Titans,

April 2001
Online Village, Mars Mission, Interview at Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope, Film News: Thirteen days

August 2001
Film News: Pearl Harbour, Lance Armstrong, Pearl Harbour Interview, Little Big Car: The New Mini, The EU and Anti-Smoking   

September 2001
Raising the Kursk Submarine, Clean Beaches, Globalisation Protest, Women's Rights, Jennifer Capriati: The Comeback Kid

October 2001
US Terror, War on Terror, New York City Heroes, Film News: Artificial Intelligence, Britney Spears

November 2001
Film News: Harry Potter, Illegal Drugs, Alone Across the Atlantic by Kayak, Interview: Animal Trainer, Internet Teen

December 2001
Christmas 2001, Ice Skating in Historic London, Interview with US musician Mark Penner, Charles Dickens, Music News: Mark Knopfler

January 2000
Northern Ireland: Building the Peace, Greenwich Mean Time: Interview with Michael Barrett at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, Justice Delayed or Justice Denied fir Dr Martin Luther King, Ford Leading the Drive for Cleaner Cars, It's All Happening Down Under (Australian sports success)

February 2000
 Sweden Moves Towards Nuclear-Free Future, Interview with Jim Murry at the RSPCA Animal Centre at South Godston, Film News: Cider House Rules, Sharleen Spiteri: the Scottish-Italian from Texas, Native Americans: A Step in the Right Direction

March 2000
Rolls-Royce Leading Lady: the Story of Eleanor Thorton, Guns, Guns, Guns: US Gun Control, Interview with Gary Lovejoy of Eurosport on Satellite Sport, Film News: Anna and the King, Charles Schultz: Creator of 'Peanuts'

April 2000
Interview with Kevin Charles of Hoverspeed on Hovercraft, London Marathon, Interview with Lawrence Chaster at the Biggen Hill War Memorial, The Dresden Project, Whatever Happened to Childhood

August 2000
The Queen Mother at 100: a Royal Century, The Agony of Ecstacy, Film News: U-571, Interview: Station X Part 1, The Solar Sailor,

September 2000
The Euro, Australia, Interview: Station X Part 2, Film News: Topsy-Turvy, Olympic Rower Steve Redgrave: Going for Gold 

October 2000
Concorde Disaster, Film Violence and Hollywood, Interview about F1 driver David Coulthard, Music News: Travis

November 2000
US Election: Ralph Nader, Sellafield: Britain's Nuclear Shame, Interview: The Kilt and Scottish Identity, Space Station, Music News: Bond Girls

December 2000
Christmas 2000, Interview: King's College Cambridge, Film News: 101 Dalmations & Meet the Parents, David Beckham

January '99
Historic Change to House of Lords, The X Prize: $10 Million for the First Private Space Flight, Clinton On Trial: Interview with Helen Dewar of the Washington Post, Alanis Morissette, May the Best Cheats Win? Drugs and Sport 

February '99
A Story about Motherhood - Film News on Stepmom, Pregnant in the Classroom, Teenage and Pregnant: Interview with Mary McLeod of Childline, Man Behaving Badly - Neil Morrissey, Queen Victoria's Love Letters, Watching the Tiger: Golf News

March '99
Catch a Falling Star: Stardust Comet Mission, Sitting on a Goldmine - Recycling Sewage, Mission Stardust: Nasa Interview, Bullied Children Tell of their School Hell, What are They Doing to our Food? Genetic Foods, Arsenal Win  Again - By Fair Play

April '99
Euro Commission Resigns in Shame, Eclipse: August 11, 1999. Last Chance to See Total Solar Eclipse this Century, South Africa: Interview with Herbert Mabuza of the South African Sunday Times, Scots Vote for First Parliament in nearly 300 Years, Rugby World Cup: Wales ´99, Shakespeare in Love: Film News

August ´99
Edward and Sophie: Britain's Royal Wedding, Another Kennedy Tragedy, Men on the Moon: 30 Years Ago, Star Wars Star: Ewan McGregor, Caring For Kosovo, Steffi Bows Out in Style

September '99
Opposites Attract in Notting Hill - Film News, Yellow Submarine Sails Again, Stopping Child Abuse: Interview with Tony Samphier of the NSPCC, Cat Crisis at Hillgrove Farm - Animal Welfare, United - European Champions Manchester United

October '99
And Now for Something Completely Different - 30 Years on Monty Python, Australia at the Crossroads - Historic ties with Britain to be Broken?, Friends of the Earth: Interview with Carol Kearney of FOE, AIDS: the Deadly Disease that Won't Go Away, Life in Euroland - a not-so-serious look at the European Union

November '99
Eurythmics Back: Giving Peace a Chance, Britain's Canals, St Giles Cathedral: Interview with the Minister of St Giles in Edinburgh, Scotland, Galileo Spacecraft in Dramatic Flyby of Jupiter Moon, White Sport - Alpine Season Begins

December '99
Old Friendship Never Dies - Film News on The Straight Story, Merry Christmas, Auld Lang Syne: Interview with Dorothy McKay at the Robert Burn's  National Heritage Park in Ayrshire, Scotland, CargoLifter: an Airship for the 21st Century, The Millennium Prayer - Cliff Richard

January '98
Titanic's Sister, Fox Hunting Ban, Backstreet Boys, Feeling the Heat Down Under (Australian Open Tennis), Titanic (Film News)

February '98
European Arctic - Europe's Last Wilderness, Keepers of the Light - the End of Manned Lighthouses in Britain, Interview with a Lighthouse Keeper, Spice World - the Movie, Nagano Olympics

March '98
Australia - a Republic by Year 2001?, The Drug Problem, Are Drugs Dangerous - Interview with Geof Webb of Britain's Special Drugs Information Department, One Man and His Dog - Blind Labour MP David Blunkett and his Guide Dog, Millennium Time Bomb - the Year 2000 Bug

April '98
Nasa Discovers Water on Moon, Who Shot Dr Martin Luther King - 30 Years On Accused Assassin James Earl Ray Protested his Innocence until the End?, Football Referee - Interview with Andreas Herren of FIFA, Around the World in 80 Days in a Microlight Aircraft, World Cup France 1998, Titanic Film Music - an Ocean of Memories

August '98
People's Vote for Peace in Northern Ireland, The Corrs - Irish Pop Music, Around the World in 80 Days by Speedboat, The Dawn of Peace - Interview with Paul Connolly of The Belfast Telegraph newspaper, Bill Gates and the Belgian Cream Cake, Armageddon - Disaster Movie

September '98
Diana's Memory One Year On (Landmine Ban), Genetic Food Scare - Prince Charles Speaks Out on the Subject of Genetic Food, Recipe For Disaster? - Interview with Benedikt Haerlin of Greenpeace on Genetic Food, All Saints - the New Spice Girls?, Mika Hakkinen - the Flying Finn

October '98
Godspeed John Glenn, Weather Change - What's Happening to Our Weather?, Interview with Mark Rodwell of the Climate Prediction Centre in Bracknell, England, Hoover - Echoes of a Darker Past (about upcoming documentary on J. Edgar Hoover shown on Discovery television , Jana Novotna's Tears of Joy - third time lucky at Wimbledon for the Czech star, the (Ringo) Starr Report

November '98
Parents, Children and Alcohol - the Children of Drinking Parents, Horse Whisperer - Film News, Interview with Kim Sengupta of The Independent newspaper on the subject of General Pinochet, Rolls-Royce the Most Famous Car in the World, Willy the Orca Goes Home, When Grown men Cry - Soccer stars and Alcohol abuse

December '98
The Salvation Army - Still Showing the True Spirit of Christmas, Prince of Egypt - Film News, European Money - the Euro, Interview with Sarah Miller of the Salvation Army in London, Boyzone - Fours lads from Ireland

January '97
Martin Luther King Jr., British Gun Ban, Interview with Ewing Grahame, sports reporter with Glasgow's Daily Record, School Times on the Web, Film Review/Space Jam.

February '97
Models, Interview with Charlotte Morrissey of the RSPCA, Film Review/101 Dalmatians, Alan Shearer - the Most Expensive Footballer in the World.

March '97
Princess Diana & Landmines, Interview with Adele Domb of the Anne Frank Educational Trust, Britain's Referendum Party, Anne Frank's Diary, Europe in Space, Villeneuve's Year?

April '97
Elections in U.K., Interview with President Clinton and school kids discussing drugs (from ABC Radio), Walt Disney Biography, War Child Charity, Ian Wright of Arsenal.

August '97
The Spice Girls, Hong Kong, Interview with Stephanie Zeluck of NASA, Tony Blair, Sampras & Hingis on Top of the World.

September '97
Irish Peace Talks Begin, Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela, Mr. Bean at the Movies, Jan Ullrich - King of the Tour, Buddy Holly Biography, BBC Interview between Unionists and Sinn Féin (Part 1).

October '97
Thrust Breaks Land Speed Record, Scotland & Wales Vote for Home Rule, Jacques Cousteau Biography, Free Willy 3 - The Rescue, Sputnik - the Dawn of the Space Age, Celtic vs. Liverpool in UEFA Cup, Interview between Unionists and Sinn Féin (Part 2).

November '97
Forests on Fire, Paul McCartney's Standing Stone, Hindenburg, Rescue with the RNLI, Formula One Title, Interview with Andy Green - the Fastest man on Earth.

December '97
St Paul's Cathedral - 300 Years Old, Childline - Helping Children at Christmas, Father's Day with Billy Crystal and Robin Williams, Music News with James Taylor and Backstreet Boys, Quiz of 1997, Ines Sastre - Looking Forward to France '98

January '96
Thrust SSC, Fastest Man on Earth, Michael Jackson Health Scare, Interview with Lamija Tanovic - Bosnia - Peace in Our Time?, Hong Kong, Film Review/Dangerous Minds, Jupiter at Last - Galileo Probe.

February '96
Cultural Capital of Europe, James Herriot - The Man Who Loved Animals, Interview with Mike Brown of Glasgow University (place where James Herriot began his career as a student), Willy Finds a New Home, Film Review/Nixon, Football Out of Africa.

March '96
Born to be King - Prince Charles, Thrust SSC Almost Ready, Interview with soul-singer Michael Bolton, Michael Bolton (biography) Calvin and Hobbes Say Goodbye, Film Review/Sense and Sensibility.

April '96
Around the World by Balloon - Richard Branson, Interview with Robert McCullagh, Head Groundsman at Wembley Stadium in London, London Calling (BBC), Nuclear Power - 10 years since Chernobyl, Euro 96 - Back to the Cradle.

August '96
Royal Birthday - the Queen of England at 70, Northern Ireland - Terrorists Reject Peace Talks, Enya's Celtic Music, Interview with The Peace People in Northern Ireland, Back to the Moon, Euro 96 Report.

September '96
Serb Leaders Charged with War Crimes, Elections in Bosnia, Interview with Northern Ireland SDLP politician Brid Rodgers (part 1), BT Global Challenge, Film Review/Flipper, Damon Hill Set to Claim Schumacher's Title.

October '96
Save the Children, Winnie-the-Pooh at 70, Interview with Brid Rodgers (part 2), Film Review/Up Close and Personal, Sting, Tour De France - the Danish Eagle.

November '96
Clinton Building Bridge to 21st Century, IRA Bombings, History for Sale - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Interview with Svend Billesbolle - 65-year-old who sailed around the world in an 18-foot boat, Wind Power in Britain, Film Review/Emma, Thrust SSC on course to break sound barrier.

December '96
Clinton Victory, A Very British Christmas, Interview with Stephen Cleobury, Director of Music at King's College Cambridge, Concorde, Beatles for Sale. 

January '95
Norwegians Reject European Union, Bill Clinton, Interview with cartoonist Tim Newlin, The Beatles at the BBC, Hubble Telescope Repair, Miracle in Madrid (soccer story).

February '95
Bosnia - Towards a Just Peace?, Jimmy Carter - the Quiet American, Euro-Door Still Open for Norway, Interview with Lamija Tanovic of Sarajevo (Bosnian Ambassador to Denmark), Film Review/Monkey Trouble,

March '95
Historic Space Spectacular - Shuttle and Mir Rendezvous, On the Trail of the Assassins - Olaf Palme, Echoes of Auschwitz, Interview with Elvis from 1957, Calling Elvis, Freeing Willy - Plans to Set Film-whale Free, The Mini - 35 years later, Davis Cup Tennis.

April '95
Victory - 50 Years On from World War II, Winston Churchill, Interview with Sam Lomberg - Spitfire Pilot in World War II (part 1), Spitfire, Film Review/Quiz Show & Little Women, Freedom Prize to Italian Judge, Man. United win 9-0!

August '95
Happy 95th Birthday Queen Mother, Victory Celebration, The Atom Bomb, Interview with Sam Lomberg (part 2), Film Review/Beyond Rangoon, Galileo - Return to Jupiter, Jurgen Klinsmann (Britain's favourite German) Goes Home.

September '95
Swedish/Danish Bridge-link Gets Go-Ahead, A Wall of Silence for Bosnia, Interview with Steve Beddow - Eurosport commentator, Film Review/Apollo 13, M.A.S.H. .

October '95
Nato Jets Strike Serb Forces, Roger Moore on Mission UNICEF, Interview with Heather Jarvis of UNICEF, Windows on the Future - Bill Gates, Mr. Bean, Fair Play Gentlemen, Please!

November '95
Royal Wedding - Prince Joachim to Miss Alexandra Manley, Ice- Maiden talks Tough in Brussels, The Day the World Stood Still (Cuba Crisis), Kennedy and Nuclear Testing, Interview with Robert Jensen - the official Australian view on French nuclear testing in the Pacific, Film Review/Free Willy II, Bob Dylan, The Road to Euro '96.

December '95
When War Stopped for Christmas, A Christmas I Remember, The Beatles - Free As A Bird, Now it's Sir Cliff!, Film Review/Babe,
Schumacher Supreme, The Master at Going Faster.

August '94
D-Day Remembered, Iceland Celebrates 50 years of Independence, Interview with journalist Chris Follett, Comet Hits Jupiter, Film Review/The Flintstones, Brian Laudrup to Glasgow Rangers F.C.

September '94
Eurotunnel Opens, Save Our Ships, Apollo 11 - Kennedy's Challenge 25 Years later, Interview with Harry Michelson - soldier in the First World War.

October '94
Nelson Mandela - From Prisoner to President, Swedish Election, Northern Ireland, Interview with Richard Francis on Golf, Agassi Wins U.S. Open, Film Review/Shadowlands.

November '94
Finns vote for European Union, Cold War Sub in Copenhagen, Jacqueline Kennedy, Interview with Katja Bremer of The British Bookshop, Environment/Too Many People, Film Review/Forrest Gump, Dame Edna.

December '94
Peace on Earth - Israel and Jordan Peace Treaty, Close Euro-Vote in Sweden, Christmas Feature 1994, Interview with Church of England chaplain Davis Prosser, Film Review/Miracle on 34th Street, Theatre production of Great Expectations.