BBC World Service and BBC Sounds
Monday 22 January
In terms of having a noteworthy ancestor, few can be as famous as Oona Chaplin's grandfather Charlie (1899–1977). In the silent-film era, Charlie's Little Tramp character made his creator a global
Strathclyde Through The Ages
1722 Christian Shaw, daughter of the Laird of Bargarran, starts spinning fine linen thread. She later founds the influential Bargarran Thread Company. 1791 Robert Napier, who will become known as the “father of shipbuilding on the Clyde”, is born in
