edward vii became a very popular king. he was a man who was detested by his mother.s until he was in his 50s. he was called in the famous tranby croft libel case, where he was revealed to have not just played but instigated an illegal card game. and of course he had a string of mistresses, so edward vii had an awful lot of baggage around him, but when he became king he became enormously popular, because unlike his mother he was out there, he made many public appearances and people felt that they were familiar with him. where do you think in the end this period sits in our island story? i think that this will fit in our time, in our history, as a time of enormous change that prepared us as it were for the modern world, and if we hadn't had a war in 1914 i'm pretty certain there would have been massive civil unrest in this country, to try and broker that sort of new social settlement, that in fact it took two world wars to bring, in which the working class and women were properly enfranchised. that would have happened anyway, but this is the prelude to it. although the

who interrogated the former iraqi leader saddam hussein after his capture in 2003. 110 years ago, edward viin cumbria with her daughter doreen who is 87. this landmark means she's now become one of only four ‘super centenarians' in the uk. ian palmer has the story. in 1907 albert einstein published his theory of relativity. 110 years later, experts are trying to discover the secret of amyjohnson's longevity. 110. jamie was born in jamaica. she moved to cumbria in 1961 to help look after her daughter's three children. a christian, her voice is often heard in her local church. dear saviour, please tell my darling mother i'll be there. amy's daughter doreen is 87. when she goes to respite u nfortu nately 87. when she goes to respite unfortunately she sings as well! that doesn't go down well with everybody. singing is clearly something amy enjoys although naturally she didn't particularly wa nt to naturally she didn't particularly want to sing her own birthday song. i'm not singing my own birthday, you are not singing to me? # happy birthday dear amy, happy birthday to you. today amy joins a pre

in 1907, edward vii was on the throne, lord baden powell was leading the first—ever scout camp, and apoet laureate. it was also the amy johnson was born, 110 years ago today. she has lived through 25 prime ministers and five monarchs. she moved from jamaica to cumbria in the early 1960s and is now one of only four super centenarians in the united kingdom. as you can see, reaching the marleston caught her by surprise. this is her daughter telling her how old she is. 110. 110? thank god. oh, ho! thank you, god. it is 110. 110 on wednesday? yes. 0h, god. it is 110. 110 on wednesday? yes. oh, thank you, god! she is brilliant. you do start to forget your age, honestly. people start to getting it at 56. when you get to 110 you would think, i'm over 100, that will do. happy birth day to her. that is today. so, last night, tuesday night, champions league. that is how we keep track of the days in sport. what a night it was of champions league football. did you watch any? two. how? double screens. i had to pick the spurs game, because my husband is a tottenham fan. it was probably the one to pi