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Sometimes the offline option is best
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In these days of uncapped data allowances there’s a tendency to default to online services but sometimes the promised simplicities don’t end up materialising.
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Movie pioneers Francis Boggs & Hattie McDaniel profiled in new BBC Radio 4 series
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Fronted by movie star Stanley Tucci, The Californian Century covers ten of the state’s most notable residents including Gone with the Wind star Hattie McDaniel.
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BBC Sounds app is coming to smart TVs in 2020
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The changes, confirmed on Monday by Chief Technology and Product Officer Matthew Postgate, will see the iPlayer become the sole source of all news and sports coverage, including “much of the video content that is currently available” in the dedicated apps.
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Once The Musical’s UK tour gets new trailer
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Based on the much-loved film of the same name, Once tells the story of a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician who unexpectedly fall in love. Following their relationship across five short days, big changes happen to both of them in little ways.
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Sky Q gains XITE music video app
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The ‘freemium’ ad-supported app – which is available without subscription or the need to create a log-in – allows fans to discover, curate and play their favourite music videos while searching by style, era or mood.
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Mark Kermode to host Royal Albert Hall’s Christmas film music concert
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The evening includes music from classic films like Meet Me in St Louis (1944), White Christmas (1954) and It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), alongside contemporary favourites, including Love Actually, Home Alone, A Nightmare before Christmas, E. T., Elf and Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.