BBC/Bad Wolf/James PardonIf you’re a Jane Austen fan, then Lizzy, Jane, Kitty and Lydia are likely to be the Bennet sisters you remember from Pride and Prejudice.
But in a new follow-on to the story, it’s their anxious and awkward sister Mary who…
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The Other Bennet Sister cast on why we love Austen
Maddie Close, who plays Jane Bennet in the upcoming series, says Mary’s coming-of-age story and journey to self-acceptance is more relevant than ever.
“It is just so beautiful to watch her blossom and find herself,” she says, adding that stories…
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‘Stranger Things’ ushered in a new era for Netflix
Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo star in Season 5 of Netflix’s “Stranger Things.”
Courtesy: Netflix
The original concept for what would become “Stranger Things” was rejected by more than 15 studios before landing a…
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Max Walker-Silverman discusses his new film, 'Rebuilding' – Iowa Public Radio
- Max Walker-Silverman discusses his new film, ‘Rebuilding’ Iowa Public Radio
- Review: ‘Rebuilding’ a nuanced drama starring Josh O’Connor Porterville Recorder
- Fort McMurray to host free screening for first responders of wildfire drama…
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Swaledale volunteers help train mountain rescue dogs
It’s cold, it’s dark and I’m crouched in a muddy ditch with Sam de Belle, who couldn’t be happier as she hides in silence from a border collie.
Sam is one of a group of volunteers at Swaledale Mountain Rescue, known as “dogsbodies”, who help…
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Max Walker-Silverman discusses his new film, ‘Rebuilding’
ROB SCHMITZ, HOST:
Wildfires have remade the West in the past few years – the people, the communities, the whole landscape. Now a film named “Rebuilding” shows what is left behind after the fire is out and…
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Pink Floyd's drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of 'Wish You Were Here' – NPR
- Pink Floyd’s drummer Nick Mason reflects on 50 years of ‘Wish You Were Here’ NPR
- ‘Harder work than almost any album we ever did’: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here turns 50 The Guardian
- “A vicious takedown of the record industry and the…
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Martha Ackmann discusses her new book on the life of the iconic Dolly Parton : NPR
NPR’s Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on “American icon” Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.
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In 1959,…
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Blue plaque to be unveiled for Guernsey artist David Robilliard
A blue plaque to honour the life of a gay artist and poet is set to be unveiled later in Guernsey.
David Robilliard, born in the island in 1952, had his artwork displayed in both national and international gallery collections including the Tate…
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Rydal pub’s missing Bertie the Badger mascot returns home
A pub’s badger mascot that went missing when it accompanied staff on a Christmas night out has been returned.
Staff from the the Badger Bar in Rydal in the Lake District took their beloved Bertie the Badger with them to the White Lion Hotel in…
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