Behind the scenes: The Rise and Fall of Pan Am. My latest video chronicles the story of what was once America's flag carrier airline, and an institution in aviation history.
The sky’s happy behemoth: The amazing career of the Boeing 747. The huge plane has been flying for over 50 years. How much longer will it grace our skies?
Vanished emerald city: the Dublin of James Joyce’s “Ulysses.” What was Dublin really like in the era of James Joyce's iconic novel?
Sleeping with the enemy: the Quartering Acts, the Revolution and the Third Amendment. The Third Amendment was a hugely important part of the Bill of Rights in 1791. Now it's dead. How come?
The weekend I spent getting punished by global warming. The effects of the climate crisis dominated almost everything that happened to me last weekend. It's getting worse, fast.