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Simon Davis joins Country House Rescue
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Channel 4 has announced that Simon Davis is to takeover as presenter of Country House Rescue when it returns for a fourth series in 2012. The series takes viewers behind the scenes of some of Britain’s most beautiful houses whose owners face financial ruin and are struggling to maintain their crumbling stately homes.
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Zinio launches new digital magazine rewards programme
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Digital magazine retailer Zinio has announced a new loyalty scheme aimed at encouraging users to buy magazines via their website. The retailer announced its new Zinio Perks scheme in an email to customers, saying it would reward them with free ‘Z-Bucks’ for “every” 5th, 10th and 25th purchase. Rewards cannot be redeemed against purchases made…
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Top Hat comes to London’s West End in April 2012
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76 years ago Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers starred in one of the most enduring musical films of all time – Top Hat. The movie (thanks to Irving Berlin) gave the world the classic song Top Hat, White Tie and Tails which has gone on to form the backdrop to countless comedy sketches and variety…
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Sailcloth – interview with John Hurt and Elfar Adalsteins
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Following our recent review of Sailcloth, we caught up writer/director Elfar Adalsteins and star John Hurt to discuss this tremendous and emotional short film. Elfar, can you tell us about the inspiration for the film? I was raised by my Grandparents and the original idea came to me two years after my Grandfather died. He…
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Iron Lady poster & trailer
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Pathé films has released the official poster and trailer for its upcoming Margaret Thatcher biopic, The Iron Lady. The film, which will be released in January, stars Hollywood legend as Britain’s first female Prime Minister. Streep is joined by Jim Broadbent as ever-loyal husband Denis Thatcher with Alexandra Roach and Harry Lloyd playing the younger…
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The BBC should allow viewers to enjoy its drama archives
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Sixteen years ago the BBC made a gem of a drama called Signs and Wonders. The series, which told of an English priest’s daughter who joined a US cult, starred James Earl Jones, Prunella Scales, David Warner, Joghi May and Donald Pleasence. It was exactly the sort of ambitious, challenging drama the BBC excels at…