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The Great Post Office Scandal has been described as one of the most widespread miscarriages of justice in legal history....
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Television presenter and author Simon Reeve, who has visited over 130 countries, has filmed a new BBC series, Wilderness with...
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Think you know one of the greatest horror stories ever written? Think again. Frantic Assembly’s Scott Graham and poet Lemn Sissay OBE have joined forces to dissect and reimagine Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, which lands at Bristol Old Vic this month. Lyn Gardner speaks to Graham and Sissay about retelling this...
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If you’re looking for Christmas presents for green-fingered loved-ones, or an excuse to curl up indoorswith a good read, choose...
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This year marks the 650th anniversary of Redcliffe’s transfer from Somerset to the newly-formed county of Bristol. On the face...
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Sarah Records was the indie label that signed the acts no major label would touch, but whose sounds you wanted to hear. It put out a board game, produced cut’n’paste fanzines and thumbed its nose to the mainstream music industry. It was your secret world and it was located in...
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Folk singer Kate Rusby is grounded in the South Yorkshire region and in the old ballads and traditional songs she...
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In 2000, Aardman Animation’s groundbreaking film Chicken Run changed the course of stop-motion animation forever. Some 23 years later, we...
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This month the team at Gloucester Road Books have chosen some dark and gothic tales to hunker down with as the nights draw in. note from the team: “Our primary aim is that the shop be a fascinating place to explore. Some of the subject sections are a little broader...
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In recent years, the name Sarah Guppy has emerged from obscurity as it has become increasingly clear that she was...
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West Country astrophotographer Josh Dury was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Astronomy Photographer of the Year award. We go stargazing...
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There is a new drone light show called Evolution coming to the skies of Bristol in December, which promises to take its audience on a journey through time and space. To find out more we caught up with Celestial co-founder and chief creative officer John Hopkins and Yuup founder Dominic...