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Gonzo and Rizzo in a scene from The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992). Nigel was 'a lot of rats and penguins' - the start of a long-standing relationship with director Jim Henson. Image: Landmark Media/Alamy Stock Photo

Meet the Hertfordshire puppeteer behind The Muppet Christmas Carol
Nigel Plaskitt reflects on a long career from Jim Henson films to Spitting Image, Avenue Q and a new CBeebies show

Self portrait of Matthew Paris from the original manuscript of his Historia Anglorum, held in the British Library Image: GL Archive/Alamy Stock Photo

Meet the greatest and most outlandish chronicler of the Middle Ages
Enter St Albans Cathedral in the 13th century and you would have found one of the most important figures of the age, the outspoken Matthew Paris

Wine 'sleeping' in the 'museum bin' (c) Richard Washbrooke

The Wine Society - raising a glass to the world’s oldest wine club
Stevenage may not sit among vineyards, but it is home to the world’s oldest wine club with a unique approach