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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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Bristol-based Alexandra Pickford was formerly with the Royal Ballet Company and English National Ballet and has danced with some of...
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Journalist, author, and activist Polly Toynbee – who is appearing at the Clifton LitFest on 11 November – has a family tree that is made up almost entirely of radical, left-wing, but solidly middle-class thinkers and activists. Isabelle Blakeney chats to Toynbee about her new memoir, An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family...
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Bristol’s musical, cultural cornerstone finally reopens this month, kicking off party season with an almighty shindig and much more. On...
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Words by Daisy Game Nancy Medina’s debut as Artistic Director at the Bristol Old Vic heralds a glittering new era...
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From the outside, The Kensington Arms, known locally as ‘The Kenny’, is a quaint, traditional pub nestled between houses and a railway in the heart of residential Redland. But a quick glance at their menu reveals all you need to know about this hidden gastronomic haven…Since its opening in 2007,...
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Anna Mazzotta is a British artist with Italian roots, she studied at Londons Royal College of Art and lives and...
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Film director Ken Loach has argued that working people’s struggles are inherently dramatic. His filmmaking career has proved that again...
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With the highest railway in Europe – powered by local hydroelectricity – and easy train routes taking travellers from home turf to Alpine terrain, plus historic landscapes and World Cup-calibre skiing, the self-sufficient, storied region of Jungfrau is a mix of charmingly old-school and encouragingly modern. Working to better eco-practices...
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English National Ballet returns to Bristol Hippodrome from 26–28 October with Akram Khan’s Giselle, the revolutionary production that reimagines one...
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From empty fields with no tracks and trees came a community agricultural enterprise that brought a host of volunteers and...
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Bristol-based interior designer Gemma Wright shares her top tips on making eco-friendly choices and creating a greener home… With so many things to consider when renovating your home, sustainability doesn’t always factor high on people’s list of priorities. Construction and interiors still remain an overlooked area; 59% of the UK’s...