Tag: UK
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The Top 15 UK Films of 2022
It hasn’t been the greatest of years in terms of societal context, but some good came out of this year in regards to cinema. Given the high quality of films released in the UK this year, it has been the most challenging effort in years to work out what are the best films in order. […]
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This Week’s 20 Questions Film Special (15.12.22)
You are cordially invited to participate in this game of fiendish trivia, which this week is devoted to film. No prizes as it’s just a bit of fun but the answers may come in handy one day. You just never know.
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Nurses have to get the pay rise they are after and if they go on strike, for once it’s a strike that has to be supported.
Cast your minds back to ten Thursdays at 8pm from March to May 2020 when the country united to stand by their doorsteps and clap for those who were giving their blood, sweat and tears treating those battling Covid. Flirting with three years later and a respectable 3% pay rise for NHS staff by that […]
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FRENCH FILM FRIDAY – Portrait of a Lady on Fire
In recent years, Celine Sciamma struggled to justify her position as a reliable director in French cinema. With Portrait of a Lady on Fire however, she atoned for her past errors with a beautiful and heartfelt period drama depicting the relationship between two young women in 18th century France. Marianne (Noemie Merlant) is an artist […]
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Don’t travel to the World Cup and give a penny to a homophobic nation like Qatar if you still can. Spend it here instead.
It feels like the last 12 years have flown by since the controversial and frankly ridiculous decision to award Qatar this year’s World Cup. In that time, there was hope that the Middle Eastern nation would be stripped of hosting the tournament, from the smell of alleged corruption in securing the tournament to its location […]
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This Week’s 20 Questions
You are cordially invited to participate in this game of fiendish general knowledge trivia. No prizes as it’s just a bit of fun but the answers may come in handy one day. You just never know.
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Yes, the rehabilitated Boy George should be on I’m a Celebrity without a past wrong being bought up.
This Sunday will see the return of the ratings jewel in ITV’s crown, I’m a Celebrity, which marks its 20th anniversary with a return to the jungle after several years away due to Covid. Among the celebrities taking part are DJ Chris Moyles, Love Island and documentary maker Olivia Attwood, former rugby player and royal […]
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This Week’s 20 Questions
You are cordially invited to participate in this game of fiendish general knowledge trivia. No prizes as it’s just a bit of fun but the answers may come in handy one day. You just never know.
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This Week’s 20 Questions
You are cordially invited to participate in this game of fiendish general knowledge trivia. No prizes as it’s just a bit of fun but the answers may come in handy one day. You just never know. 1. What is the title of the Glasgow-set novel by Douglas Stuart that won the Booker Prize in 2020.2. […]
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10 Booker Prize winners you really should read
On Monday night, one of six authors will become the latest to receive what is arguably the most prestigious prize for literature, the Booker Prize, with their name placed in the history books alongside being £50,000 richer as a tasty extra. To commemorate the occassion, here is a list of just ten of the fifty […]
Richard Chester 