Before Google came along, which old way of finding things out do you miss the most?

Football scores, the weather and cheap holiday deals, all in blocky letters on the telly. Waiting for page 302 to load was half the fun.

Need a plumber or a takeaway? You flicked through the Yellow Pages. Many of us still remember the J.R. Hartley advert.

A calm voice told you the exact time, down to the second. Perfect for setting the clocks after a power cut.

Before sat navs, someone in the passenger seat had to read the map. It caused more than a few rows on the way to the seaside.

Homework meant pulling down a big volume and reading about it properly. Some families paid them off in instalments for years.