MPX5166069: Pope John Paul II in Poland, June 1979 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166099: Jane and Fritz seen here in Jane's Journal No 2 The cartoon, entitled Jane or the Diary of a Bright Young Thing, appeared in The Mirror six days a week and depicted a series of mishaps which resulted in Jane's clothes being ripped or torn off for totally innocent reasons. Its popularity peaked during the Second World War, when prime minister Winston Churchill labelled Jane the British war effort's secret weapon. Actress Chrystabel Leighton Porter modelled for Jane, 1940 (b/w photo), Pett, Norman (1891-1960) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166127: "It's That Man Again!", 08/04/1943 (illustration), Zec, Philip (1909-1983) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166153: Winston Churchill in riding gear with Edward, Prince of Wales, c.1930 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166080: "Himmel! Am I To Be Interrupted For Another Twenty Years?", 07/09/1944 (illustration), Zec, Philip (1909-1983) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166142: Navy-lightweight wool dress by Greensmith Downes of Edinburgh, 1947 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166095: John Peel with his pet Old english sheepdog 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166148: David Bowie and Lulu, December 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166174: Eddie Sinclair, February 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166134: "They Don't seem To Want Either Of Us." The world settled down to the first winter of what it rashly called "The Phoney War", 08/10/1939 (illustration), Zec, Philip (1909-1983) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166137: Disc Jockey Darryl Hayden beat the world fire-eating record, 17th April 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166146: Jean Kent in Evening Dress, c.1940 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166207: Queen Mother at London Airport with Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, 2nd August 1962 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166243: Life aboard a Royal Navy corvette escorting a convoy across the Atlantic, August 1942 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166249: A worker at the Knockando Whisky Distillery checks the Washback, January 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166264: Quality control of the low wines the product of the Wash Stills at Knockando Whisky Distillery, January 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166294: Men examine oysters which have been transported from Conway and re-laid in derelict beds in the River Crouch at Burnham, while others make wire holders to be filled with shells, 16th June 1948 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166297: Kelly Bluett demonstrates leg exercises, June 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166300: Neil Reid seen here in rehearsals at the Coventry studios of Top of the Pops, 1974 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166309: The filming of Get Carter at Wallsend with actors George Sewell, Ian Hendry and Michael Caine, 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166336: Ship at the Walker Naval Yard of Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, c.1960 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166339: Newcastle University students taking part in the rag week procession, July 1970 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166348: Langley Park villagers dressed up and waiting on set - their own street - ready to play extras in a TV period play, 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166354: More than 50 children from Newcastle's West End staged a splash-in protest outside the Civic Centre because the council want to close either the Benwell or the Westgate baths, July 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166375: Keith Richards and Mick Jagger leaving London's Heathrow airport, 25th May 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166408: Rescue workers continue the search for victims engulfed when a slag heap collapsed at Aberfan, South Wales, 21st October 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166417: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy at a London hotel reception (The Washington Hotel) prior to their tour of Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, 1952 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166429: St Philips Birmingham Cathedral, 28th March 1939 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166459: Three girls in raincoats watch members of the Brighton Swimming Club having a midday dip from a deserted beach, July 1949 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166477: M1 pile-up at Luton, November 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166480: Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, December 1998 (photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166188: Rock Pop Group 10cc, 11th October 1973 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166209: The Duke Of Edinburgh meets British boxing heavyweight Billy Walker, and comedian Tommy Trinde, 9th June 1971 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166212: Vincent Hickey leaving Prison Van outside court, Stafford, 12th November 1979 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166190: Russian soldiers men and women at the saluting base in the Tiergarten, 4th July 1945 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

MPX5166217: Princess Elizabeth's visit to Paris with the duke of Edinburgh, 16th May 1948 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images