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Discovery Magazine

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  • 28-10-2006 6:57pm
    #1
    Rockee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭


    Hey all!

    Can any of you remember between 1988-90 there was a fortnightly copy of something called Discovery??? It consisted of magazines and fact sheets to do with whatever historical character was relevent. For example issue 1 was all about Queen Elizabeth the first and because she was in power during the spanish armada there was a cardboard model of a 16th century warship to build!!! (Not to full scale obviously :D) There were 60 issues printed in total. I collected almost every issue back in the day. Just wondering if any of you can remember 'Discovery'

    Thanks! :)


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    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users Posts: 10,261 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Yeah, I collected them too. I think I still have 'em somewhere.
    I rememeber one on Guy Fawkes too.


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    I got a few of them and remember I used to be terrifed of the ad, it had Queen Victoria(I think?) shouting at someone. All I can remember is the ad saying "Her black teeth!" or something. :(


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    Rockee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭Rockee


    The_Edge wrote:
    Yeah, I collected them too. I think I still have 'em somewhere.
    I rememeber one on Guy Fawkes too.

    Brilliant, yeah Guy Fawkes was the 2nd edition. If I remember correctly there was a boardgame with it called 'The Gunpowder Plot' I can also remember the ad for the magazine, the hook line was 'History at your fingertips'


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    rubberneck
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭rubberneck


    there was a free cassette too with 2 kids going thru history which at the time i thought was the coolest thing ever. got a few issues including the one where you get to build a wooden tower for attacking castle walls and also build the globe theatre(shakespeare issue). then i changed to Quest, the science magazine which was also done by marshell cavendish and collected all 52 issues. the hassle of harrassing the newsagents to get all issues for 2 yrs was a nightmare with the fear of missing an issue. these were the days before ebay and online purchases.

    the tag was:

    "travel back in time and bring the past to life"

    happy daze...


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    #6
    panda100
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    I used to love these magazines. In fact I still have the whole collection in my room. They actually made history fun!


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    rubberneck
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭rubberneck


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-pMSmPpvHs

    ;)


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    branie2
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    I got the first edition as well many years ago


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