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DRIVER Joseph Duddington and fireman Thomas Bray stepped into 4468 Mallard on July 3, 1938, determined to break the steam locomotive speed record. The Mallard, built in Doncaster and designed by Nigel Gresley, was planned for sustained speeds of 90-100mph, but on this day, the mighty Mallard reached 126mph — a record that remains unbroken. Piers Bishop tells the fast and fascinating story in the archive programme ANYTHING YOU CAN DO (RADIO 4 EXTRA, 1.30PM, 8.30PM).

THE feeling that you’re trapped in the wrong job, doing something you hate, is awful. Research shows that 75 per cent of British workers think they are square pegs in round holes. Emma Kennedy, who spent five years in a career she didn’t like,