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Poldark, TV review, episode 5, Easter Sunday – the shots...
Ross experiences the pleasures of fatherhood and the pain of losing shareholders; despite copper being successfully mined at Wheal Leisure, in a year the price has fallen drastically. Francis makes a...
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Sir Terry Wogan is filming in Dorset this week
Veteran broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has been out and about across Dorset this week, filming for a new BBC TV daytime programme in which he travels around the country in a black cab sampling regional...
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Broadchurch is a huge hit with French viewers
Broadchurch has proved a massive hit in France, with 5.5 million viewers watching this week's episodes. It's the first time a British TV show has been so popular across the Channel. The French were...
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Poldark review, episode 7, BBC1, Sunday 19th April
Passions and tempers boiled over this week; slattern Keren was too busy eyeing up what was in Dr Enys' big jars to cook a hot meal for miner husband Mark after he'd done a 12 hour shift. "I'm proud to...
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Poldark review, episode 8: final episode, Sunday 26th April - a...
Multiple tragic endings to the first series, with the death of baby Julia, the collapse of Ross's Carnmore Copper Company and his arrest for inciting a riot, wrecking and plundering. A dark turn of the...
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Poldark: the pasty and beer years, "confidential helpline&qu...
I know Aidan Turner has hinted that there could be another five series of Poldark, but we all hope he won't be looking anything like this cut and paste digital image posted on Twitter. It shows Aidan...
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Far From The Madding Crowd film special showings in Bridport
Bridport Electric Palace has secured two showings of Far From The Madding Crowd for the town, hot on the heels of the new film's Dorset premiere. The film will be shown in Bridport on Thursday 28th and...
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PHOTOS: Dorset in the movies - a rich heritage of film locations
Dorset's unspoilt countryside, miles of wild coastline, carefully preserved villages and plethora of historic houses means that it's an ideal location for filming, especially for historical and period...
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, episode 2: TV Review
The magic ramps up in the second episode of this captivating, enthralling series in which we remain in eighteenth century Georgian England with wigs, breeches and horses on a Sunday night a la Poldark;...
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: TV review, episode 3
Still spellbinding, we have a Walking Dead moment when Jonathan turns necromancer and uses the magic of The Raven King to resurrect three dead Neapolitan soldiers on the front line so the Duke of...
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The Clangers return to the BBC with a new series on CBeebies
After their debut in 1969, Mother, Major, Tiny, Small and Granny make their way home to the BBC for the return of The Clangers.Featuring the loveable, pink, mouse-like creatures who communicate in...
View ArticleBBC documentary series on fostering in Dorset starts on Sunday
At a time when more vulnerable children than ever need a loving home, a new national BBC series is putting the spotlight on foster carers in Dorset. Dorset County Council has worked alongside a...
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Henry VIII Tudor coffer in Dorchester auction
An astonishingly rare 'coffer' from the Tudor period that was used to keep valuables in has emerged for sale at auction and could fetch £30,000. The grand oak chest probably graced the interior of a...
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Colin Firth is filming in Dorset this week
Actor Colin Firth is filming on the Dorset coast this week.Firth, best known for his role as Mr Darcy in 1995's Pride and Prejudice, is filming at Portland Harbour to shoot scenes for an upcoming film...
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First Glastonbury Magic Festival features wizardry, conjuring and...
For those entranced by the story of the return of English magic in the BBC adaptation of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, you can get up close and personal with some of the best magicians, conjurors,...
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Star Wars memorabilia consigned to Dorset auction could make...
…In a saleroom not that far away one of the finest collections of Star Wars memorabilia ever assembled is to go under the hammer – and could fetch £50,000. The vast alliance put together by a major...
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Costumes from Wolf Hall now on display at Barrington Court
Some of the costumes worn by Mark Rylance, Damien Lewis and Claire Foy in the BBC drama series Wolf Hall are on display at the National Trust's Barrington Court. The locations used by the successful...
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Glastonbury 2015: The Waterboys
"I have heard the big music and I'll never be the same", are the lyrics to "The Big Music" from the band's 1984 album A Pagan Place. The Waterboys defined my student days, from the folk Fisherman's...
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Sonia Manzano - "Maria" - to leave Sesame Street after...
Sonia Manzano, who has played Maria on the US children's programme Sesame Street since 1971, is retiring to spend more time writing books after her first, "No Dogs Allowed", was a hit. Ms Manzano, 65,...
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Celebrity Masterchef, episode 8 – Cheggers Goes Flop
Keith Chegwin and Samira Ahmed failed to impress with their solo efforts in Friday's episode, despite being by far the best team in the relay cookery challenge. Actor Scott Maslen and boyband member...
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