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Only in recent years has Bristol-born cinematographer, William Friese-Greene, been recognised for his outstanding contributions to motion picture. Andrew Swift...
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One in six men who fought for Britain in the First World War came from the Indian subcontinent. If their...
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Many of us were glued to the BBC Two series presented by David Olusoga and starring Redcliffe’s 10 Guinea Street – an early 18th-century house with slave traders among its past residents, and now up for sale. But a house in Montpelier was almost chosen instead, prompting owners Peter and...
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To mark BBC Two’s A House Through Time returning with a new series set in number 10 Guinea Street in...
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By Jeremy Blackmore Fifty years ago this month, Beatles fans around the world were left heartbroken at news of the...
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Telling the stories of black GI babies in the UK, a largely undocumented piece of social history is to go on display later this year at Bristol Central Library. Of the three million American servicemen based in Britain between 1942 and 1945, around 240,000 were African American and many of...
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It is vitally important that we have confidence in our criminal justice system. Hollye Kirkcaldy examines the disconnect between the...
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Today we generate masses of information about ourselves on a daily basis, creating a second ‘life’ online, and while many...
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While it never quite became the Blackpool of the West, this shingly spot sure had its heyday, and the views across the estuary are spectacular still, says Andrew Swift Amid all the anniversaries to be celebrated this year, one centenary is in danger of being overlooked. On 3 August 1920,...
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Musician Ian A Anderson recounts how the popular area of Bristol up on the hill got its name back in...
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Flying in the face of fast fashion, in favour of slow, timeless style, father-son duo Territo Tailoring on Park Street...
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Andrew Swift looks back at the attempted abolition of the annual celebration and the Bristolians who fought to defend the right to eat, drink and make merry in the face of puritanical persecution Christmas is, above all, a time of tradition, a time for singing medieval carols, recalling time-worn legends,...