To subsidize the BBC's programming, UK residents are compelled to pay a ... To encourage compliance, the Beeb invented the myth of the "Television Detector" van, which supposedly contained ...

Lemuel Lyes took up metal detecting a year ago after watching TV comedy Detectorists A filmmaker from Cornwall has revealed how a TV comedy and a dash of beginner's luck helped him uncover a ...

They each triggered a noise like when a metal detector identifies a discarded can of Coke. They could have been spilled from a purse, said Chris. But the concentration of beeps intrigued him and ...