Which 32 mile canal runs from the Bridgewater canal in Manchester to join the Aire and Calder Navigation Canal at Sowerby Bridge in Yorkshire, passing through the town that gives the canal its name?

Canals Birmingham Canals The Birmingham Canal links the City of Birmingham to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and the start of the Shropshire Union Canal at Aldersley, just north of Wolverhampton. The canal passes through Smethwick and under the M5 at Oldbury. There are two branches off the canal at Dudley, where the famous Dudley tunnels pass under the town. The Dudley tunnel starts from the basin at the fabulous Black Country Museum and surfaces at Parkhead Locks. The Netherton tunnel starts at Dudley Port and surfaces at Bumble Hole where Cobbs Engine house can be found along with the excellent Dry Dock Pub . Both tunnels are more than a mile in length. The canal continues through the Black Country industrial areas of Tipton and Coseley before reaching the city of Wolverhampton. It passes by Wolverhampton's racecourse, Dunstall Park before meeting the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal . The Birmingham Canal Network can currently be accessed from five directions. From the north the link with the Staffs & Worcs Canal climbs the 21 Wolverhampton locks to join the 'new main line' built by Thomas Telford in the 1820's to straighten James Brindley's twisting contour route. He made use of deep cuttings and embankments and the wide canal had a towpath on either side. From the south comes the Worcester & Birmingham , and from the south east the Grand Union Canal . The Birmingham & Fazeley Canal comes in from the east, forming a network through the centre of the city of Birmingham. The Dudley Tunnel, closed to powered craft, gave access from the west. Boats now use the wide Netherton Tunnel with towpaths either side and gas lighting built to overcome the bottleneck caused by the old narrow tunnel. There were also links in the north east area to the Staffs & Worcs at Hatherton and to the Coventry Canal at Huddleston. The two large loops of canals in the North Eastern area served coalfields, especially those around Cannock which were the last to close in the 1960's. Subsidence has always been a major problem because of mining activities. Lappal Tunnel (11,385 yards) which gave a faster link to the Worcester & Birmingham was closed in 1917 due to subsidence, though even it now has a society planning to reopen it. The Birmingham & Fazeley soon leaves urban Birmingham behind for the green, peaceful and rural Midlands. The canal starts right in the heart of central Birmingham, dropping through 13 locks in less than a mile at Farmer's Bridge by the Post Office Tower. But its urban origins are soon forgotten as it travels north-eastwards for 15 miles through Minworth and Curdworth. Nicknamed 'The Bottom Road', the canal is now devoid of much of the industry for which it was built. Salford Junction, the waterway interchange in the bowels of Spaghetti Junction, is starkly impressive. At Drayton Bassett, once the home of Sir Robert Peel, the canal is crossed by a curious Gothic footbridge. The canal runs alongside Kingsbury Water Park where the popular Dog & Doublet is frequented by both boaters and people from the Birmingham area. The Birmingham & Warwick Junction Canal travels through an industrial landscape which recalls the bygone era of the working canals. Boaters exploring the Birmingham & Warwick Junction Canal can spot clues to the past in canalside factories, old arches and the nearby railway line. This 2 mile canal was built in 1844 to ease congestion into Birmingham and hosted a steady stream of working boats making their way from Camp Hill to Salford Bridge.  Today, the canal passes close by Birmingham City Football ground and �Star City� � a large modern entertainment centre. New housing developments overlooking the canal emphasise the dawn of a new canal age. Yet in quiet reaches by the old factories of �Brumagen� you can easily imagine the sights, sounds and smells of working boats and bustling wharves in days gone by. Birmingham Canal Main Line, designed by Thomas Telford , the 'New Main Line' runs through massive cuttings and bold embankments through the heart of the Black Country. The 19th century equivalent


Clarissa, Countess of Avon, aged 90 is the widow of which Prime Minister?

Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon (Politician) - Pics, Videos, Dating, & News Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon Female Born Jun 28, 1920 Anne Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon is the widow of Sir Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (1897â1977), who was British Prime Minister from 1955-1957. She married Eden in 1952, becoming Lady Eden in 1954 when he was made a Knight of the Garter and Countess of Avon in 1961 on his elevation to the peerage. Her memoir, sub-titled From Churchill to Eden, was published in 2007 under the name of Clarissa Eden.…  Read More related links Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon. CHILDHOOD 1920 Birth Born on June 28, 1920. TEENAGE 1936 16 Years Old Attempting to defuse an argument between Churchill and Lord Beaverbrook about their respective motivation during the Abdication crisis of 1936, Lady Avon, just turned twenty-one, proclaimed with patent improbability that she had three favourites, King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, King Leopold III of Belgium and the aviator Charles Lindbergh. (All three men, for various reasons, would not have appealed much to Churchill at that point in the war.) Show Less In 1937 Lady Avon studied art in Paris. … Read More Her mother had asked the British Ambassador, Sir George Clerk, to keep a watchful eye on her, an unintended consequence of this being that she was taken under the wing of an Embassy press secretary who, with his wife, introduced her to a round of cafÃ© society parties. Among the friends Lady Avon made in Paris were the monocled Fitzroy Maclean, a future politician and adventurer who was then third secretary at the embassy, and the writer Marthe Bibesco. Together with two female contemporaries, she made a visit to the Folies BergÃ¨re, an unusual destination for sixteen year old girls, where the singer Josephine Baker, clad only in a circlet of bananas, became the first naked female body she had ever seen' Read Less In the summer of 1937 Lady Avon accompanied Julian, Earl of Oxford & Asquith (grandson of Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Asquith) and his mother, Katherine, on a tour, mainly by third class rail, across the Apennines in the Tuscany region of Italy. … Read More Among other artistic treasures, she saw for the first time the fifteenth century frescos by Piero della Francesca at Arezzo, one of which, "The Queen of Sheba Adoring the Holy Wood" (c.1452), she nominated in 2010 as her favourite painting: "in an age of violence he went on painting clearly and calmly". Read Less Show Less When Lady Avon returned to London she enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art. Around this time she displayed her individualism by acquiring a specially tailored trouser suit along the lines of that associated with the actress Marlene Dietrich after the latter's appearance in the film, Morocco (1930). 1938 was Lady Avon's "coming out" year and she was regarded as "one of the more notable dÃ©butantes" in a "vintage year for beautiful girls", but, having mixed with older and more sophisticated people in Paris, she seems to have disdained the circuit - since described by Anne de Courcy as "more or less naive seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds suddenly flung into a round of gaities" - and was never presented at Court. Another dÃ©butante of 1938, Deborah Mitford, later Duchess of Devonshire, recalled her exhibiting "more than a whiff of Greta Garbo in a dress by Maggy Rouff of Paris". … Read More Among those with whom Lady Avon danced at that year's Liberal Ball was the future double agent Donald Maclean who complained that she was too smart to be "a proper Liberal girl like the Bonham-Carters or the Asquiths". Read Less 1939 19 Years Old In 1939 Lady Avon spent another four months in Paris and in August of that year travelled to Romania as guest of the novelist Elizabeth Bibesco and her husband Antoine (Elizabeth's mother, Margot Asquith, having been left distraught at the conclusion of her daughter's visit to her in London earlier in the year). … Read More Lady Avon only just managed to retu


What was the name of the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave who died in 2009?

Vanessa Redgrave: Reliving Daughter's Death | Fox News Vanessa Redgrave: Reliving Daughter's Death By Roger Friedman The unbelievable tragedy of the death of Natasha Richardson is certainly most awful for her family. But it must be so much worse for her mother, the legendary actress Vanessa Redgrave . For most of 2007, the great Redgrave played writer Joan Didion on Broadway in her play, "The Year of Magical Thinking." Didion, who reportedly visited Redgrave during Natasha’s final hours in the hospital yesterday, wrote the play from her searing memoir about losing her daughter Quintana just a few years earlier. The one woman show was a monologue that showed how Didion coped first with the death of her husband, the writer John Gregory Dunne, from a sudden heart attack. At the time, Quintana was in a coma. When Quintana awakened, her beloved father was dead. Within a year, she too, would pass away, leaving a young husband and a child.. Both the book and the play became instant classics. Redgrave’s performance was highly praised, and she was nominated for a Tony Award. The book begins: Life changes in an instant You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends." Natasha Richardson’s untimely and peculiar death echoes that of Quintana, Didion’s beloved daughter. It happened in an instant. With little explanation. And something about Richardson’s death has touched people who never even heard of her, or knew little about her. Maybe they knew she was part of the famous Redgrave acting family, or that she was Liam Neeson ’s wife. And that may be why this tragedy has so affected us: somewhere in the back of our minds we knew that sexy, funny, smart, incredibly talented Natasha Richardson was uptown, being a mom and a wife, doing her own thing, that she was a cut above the rest and that she could jump back into her career any time she wanted. If she wanted. It made her accessible and cool. Richardson never really sought the spotlight, or desired to be a movie star. She came to America to escape the Redgrave legacy, and to act. That she did, becoming a sensation on Broadway and a regular player in movies both big and small. There’s no doubt that had she lived, there was a movie role in her future that would bring her massive acclaim and respect on the level of the Academy Award. But she was in no hurry. Like her mother, Vanessa, aunt Lynn, sister Joely, she had nothing to prove. The Redgrave simply have ‘it,’ the ability to absorb into a role and inhabit it. And so Vanessa Redgrave did that with the Year of Magical Thinking. The play, eerily enough, begins "This happened on Dec. 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago but it won’t when it happens to you. And it will happen to you." Those words are more haunting now than ever. Ron Silver Remembered: Tears and Laughter Actor and political activist Ron Silver’s funeral yesterday was private a service at Temple Rodelph Sholom on the Upper West Side. This much I can tell you: Ron’s kids, Adam and Alexandra, gave beautiful speeches, and made their dad proud. Each of Ron’s brothers gave heartbreaking remembrances of their older sibling. Writer Joe Klein was among those who eulogized a friend with laughter and tears. The historic synagogue’s large vaunted ceiling chapel was full, by the way, with lots of family members, members of Actors Equity (where Ron was president from 1991-2000) and many familiar faces. In the audience I spotted Lorraine Bracco, Joe Pantoliano with wife Nancy, Tony Lo Bianco, former HBO chief Michael Fuchs, "West Wing" writer Lawrence O’Donnell, and even ex spouses Ronald Perelman and Patricia Duff. They sat on opposite sides of the room, however. Hopefully, a public memorial will be set up for the spring. By the way, the lights of Broadway were dimmed for a minute at 8pm on Tuesday in memory of Ron. I’m sure the same will be done tonight or tomorrow for Natasha Richardson. Two terrible losses: this Broadway tradition is usually reserved for stars who die at much older ages. Natasha Richardson: One of the Good Guys As Natasha Richardson’s family made decisions today f


The first great-grandchild of the Queen was born in December of last year. What is her first name?

Queen's first great grandchild as Peter Phillips' wife Autumn Kelly has baby girl | Daily Mail Online comments They sparked controversy when they sold the pictures of their wedding to Hello! magazine. But will Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn be appearing in a celebrity glossy again - with their new daughter? Autumn gave birth to the 8lbs 8oz baby on Wednesday with her husband - the son of Princess Anne - by her side. New arrival: Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn Kelly have had a baby girl - and speculation is mounting that they will sell the pictures of the newborn to a celebrity magazine And there was immediate speculation that Mr Phillips and his Canadian-born wife would sell the rights to pictures of their newborn. Their decision to accept £500,000 from Hello! magazine for exclusive use of photographs of their wedding ceremony - featuring the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince Harry and royal girlfriends Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy - caused controversy two years ago. Several senior members of the Royal Family expressed their displeasure and Buckingham Palace later made clear that it regarded the sale as a serious error of judgment. Delighted: Peter and Autumn with their parents and grandparents on their wedding day in 2008. But their decision to sell the pictures to Hello! magazine caused controversy 12th in line to the throne: The baby is the first child for Mr and Mrs Phillips - pictured here in Scotland last year - the first grandchild for Princess Anne and the first great-grandchild for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh The Queen had allowed the couple to use Frogmore House at Windsor for the reception free of charge. The couple have since made amends, however, and have been invited to join the Royal Family for their recent Christmas gatherings at Sandringham. Controversial: Several senior members of the Royal Family expressed their displeasure that the pictures were sold to Hello! magazine Their daughter, whose name is yet to be confirmed, was born at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. She moves ahead of Mr Phillips' sister, Zara, to become 12th in line to the throne. The baby is the first child for Mr and Mrs Phillips, the first grandchild for Princess Anne and the first great-grandchild for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: 'The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Autumn's family have been informed and are delighted with the news.' Mr Phillips married his Canadian-born wife at a glittering ceremony at Windsor Castle in May 2008. The couple met in 2003 at the Montreal Grand Prix, where they were both working. Initially, he did not tell her that he was the Queen’s grandson and she only found out when she spotted him in a programme about Prince William. Although he is 11th in line to the throne, Mr Phillips does not have a royal title as his mother declined to give her children the HRH title at birth. Mrs Phillips, a management consultant who worked as a barmaid to fund herself through university, was brought up a Roman Catholic but renounced her faith shortly before their wedding so her husband-to-be did not have to give up his claim to the throne. The couple lived until recently in Hong Kong, where he worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland. He now works for the bank in London. Joy: Peter Phillips was at his wife's side for the birth in Gloucestershire Delivery: The maternity unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital where the Phillips' first child was born A great-grandmother: A beaming Queen Elizabeth on Christmas Day The Queen and the Duke have welcomed the births of eight grandchildren since Mr Phillips was born in June 1977. Each of their four children have two of their own, the most recent being the son of Edward and the Countess of Wessex, Viscount Severn, who was born in December 2007. The birth of Peter and Autumn's daughter could well be the first of a number of great-grandchildren for the Queen and Duke, following the recent engagements of Prince William to Kate Middleton and Zara Phillips to Mike Ti


In which English town can you drive on Barbara Castle Way?

Barbara Castle - iSnare Free Encyclopedia Barbara Castle 5 March 1974 – 8 April 1976 Prime Minister 19 October 1971 – 24 March 1972 Leader 19 June 1970 – 19 October 1971 Leader 6 April 1968 – 19 June 1970 Prime Minister 6 April 1968 – 19 June 1970 Prime Minister 23 December 1965 – 6 April 1968 Prime Minister 18 October 1964 – 23 December 1965 Prime Minister 17 July 1979 – 21 July 1989 Preceded by 27 July 1945 – 3 May 1979 Preceded by St Hugh's College, Oxford a. ^ Office vacant from 19 June 1970 to 5 July 1995. Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, PC , GCOT (née Betts, 6 October 1910 – 3 May 2002) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945 to 1979 , making her the longest-serving female MP in the history of the House of Commons , until that record was broken in 2007 by Gwyneth Dunwoody . She later became the Member of the European Parliament for Greater Manchester from 1979 to 1989 . One of the most significant Labour Party politicians of the 20th century, she served in the Cabinet under Prime Minister Harold Wilson in a number of roles, including as Secretary of State for Employment , Secretary of State for Health and Social Services , and First Secretary of State . Contents 15 External links Early life The youngest of three children, she was born in Chesterfield to Frank and Annie Betts, and was brought up in Pontefract and Bradford . Castle was first introduced to socialist politics and beliefs from a young age, growing up in a politically active home. Her older sister, Marjorie, later became a pioneer of the Inner London Education Authority , while her brother Jimmie engaged in field work with Oxfam in Nigeria. She joined the Labour Party as a teenager. Her father was a tax inspector, exempt from military service in the First World War due to his high rank in a reserved occupation . It was because of the nature of the tax-collecting profession, and the different promotions he received, that the family moved around the country on different occasions. Having moved to Bradford in 1922, the Betts family swiftly became involved with the Independent Labour Party . Although her father was prohibited from formal political activity because of his role as a civil servant, he became editor of the Bradford Pioneer , the city's socialist newspaper, after William Leach was elected to Parliament in 1935 . [1] [2] Castle's mother ran the family home, while also operating a soup-kitchen for the town's miners. After Barbara had left home, Annie was elected as a Labour Councillor in Bradford, a role which she kept quite secret from even her close family. Education Castle attended Love Lane Elementary School, later going to Pontefract and District Girls High School . After moving to Bradford at the age of twelve, she then attended Bradford Girls' Grammar School . She became involved in dramatics at the school, and it was there that she first developed oratory skills. She excelled academically, winning numerous awards for performance from the school. She organised mock elections at the school, in which she stood as the Labour candidate. There were some elements of the school which she did not like, notably her perception that many of the girls were from rich families. Despite this, in her last year at the school she was appointed Head Girl. Her further education continued at St Hugh's College, Oxford , from which she graduated with a Third-Class BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics . Castle began serious political activity at Oxford, serving as the Treasurer of the Oxford University Labour Club , the highest position a woman could hold in the club at the time. Finding her time at university difficult in many respects, she struggled to accept the atmosphere of an institution which had only recently begun to challenge sexist attitudes. She was scornful of the elitist nature of some elements of the institution, branding the Oxford Union "that cadet class of the establishment". Early career She was elected to St Pancras Borough Council in 1937, and in 1943 she spoke at the


Who was the Pope throughout World War II?

Pius XII and the Jews during World War II Pius XII and the Jews during World War II on Wednesday, 01 May 2002. Posted in Other Popes Falsely accused of having remained silent during the Holocaust, Pope Pius XII did more than any other human being to save Jews False accusations Pius XII, Pope from 1939 to 1958, “rescued more Jews than all the Allies combined.” During and after World War II, and again upon his death in 1958, Pope Pius XII was praised by secular and Jewish leaders for his efforts to save Jews from the Nazi-induced Holocaust. During the last forty years, however, many people, including some Catholics, have accused the Pope of “silence” and even of criminal negligence, saying he could have said and done much more to lessen the genocide that claimed millions of Jews. These attacks against Pius XII require a false rewriting of history that does not survive honest scrutiny. Because of a defamatory work of fiction, “The Deputy”,  written in 1963 by a little-known German Protestant playwright, Rolf Hochhuth, Pius XII's wartime record has been unjustly tarnished. In this play, the main protagonist, the young Jesuit Riccardo Fontana, says: “A Vicar of Christ who sees these things before his eyes and still remains silent because of state policies, who delays even one day... such a pope is a criminal.” (Ironically, as a boy, Hochhuth was a member of the Hitler Youth, and his father, an officer in the German Army.) Pre-eminent Jews defend Pius XII Ever since the play by Hochhuth was staged, it has become part of conventional folklore to blame Pope Pius XII for being "silent" during the Holocaust. But that is certainly not what many were saying at the time, including the World Jewish Congress, the American Jewish Committee, Golda Meir, Albert Einstein, and many others — all of whom applauded the efforts of Pius XII to do what he could to save Jews. Mainly by providing false birth certificates, religious disguises, and safe keeping in cloistered monasteries and convents, the Pope oversaw efforts that helped save hundreds of thousands of Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps. The Israeli diplomat and scholar Pinchas Lapide concluded his careful review of Pius XII's wartime activities with the following words: “The Catholic Church, under the pontificate of Pius XII, was instrumental in saving the lives of as many as 860,000 Jews from certain death at Nazi hands.” He went on to add that this “figure far exceeds those saved by all other Churches and rescue organizations combined.” After recounting statements of appreciation from a variety of preeminent Jewish spokespersons, he noted. “No Pope in history has been thanked more heartily by Jews.” At the Eichmann Nazi War Crimes Trial in 1961, Jewish scholar Jeno Levai testified that the Bishops of the Catholic Church “intervened again and again on the instructions of the Pope.” In 1968, he wrote that “the one person (Pius XII) who did more than anyone else to halt the dreadful crime and alleviate its consequences, is today made the scapegoat for the failures of others.” In “The Secret War Against the Jews” in 1994, Jewish writers John Loftus and Mark Aarons write that “Pope Pius XII probably rescued more Jews than all the Allies combined.” The Pope's efforts did not go unrecognized by Jewish authorities, even during the War. The Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Isaac Herzog, sent the Pope a personal message of thanks on February 28, 1944, in which he said: “The people of Israel will never forget what His Holiness and his illustrious delegates, inspired by the eternal principles of religion which form the very foundations of true civilization, are doing for us unfortunate brothers and sisters in the most tragic hour of our history, which is living proof of Divine Providence in this world.” In September 1945, Dr. Joseph Nathan —who represented the Hebrew Commission —stated: “Above all, we acknowledge the Supreme Pontiff and the religious men and women who, executing the directives of the Holy Father, recognized the persecuted as their brothers and, with great abnegation, hastened


Which opticians, known in short as 'D&A', merged with Boots in 2009?

Dollond & Aitchison disappers from the high street with Boots Opticians merger - Telegraph Retail and Consumer Dollond & Aitchison disappers from the high street with Boots Opticians merger The Dollond & Aitchison name will disappear from the high street after  more than 250 years with the optician chain agreeing to merge with rival  Boots Opticians. By Jonathan Sibun 6:09PM GMT 29 Jan 2009 Alliance Boots and De Rigo, the European eyeware group that owns Dollond & Atchison (D&A), have agreed to combine the two businesses under the Boots Opticians name. Alliance Boots, owned by US private equity group KKR, will take a majority stake in the new company. The financial details of the deal – such as whether it involves any cash payment or the size of the stake retained by De Rigo – remain unclear. Sources close to Boots said De Rigo's stake was "substantial". The merger will create a chain with 690 shops across the UK and annual sales of £350m. The catalyst for the merger is unclear but one leading industry source suggested it would "not be unrelated to the recession", adding: "Economic challenges have probably brought the situation to a head more rapidly." Stefano Pessina, executive chairman at Alliance Boots, said: "Our plan is to grow and develop the new business, building on the strengths of the Boots brand." Between them the two chains employ 5,000 staff. While sources close to Boots suggested the overlap between the companies' stores was minimal and therefore that job cuts would be limited, the industry source disputed that claim. "Anyone with an A-Z of the UK would dispute that the overlap is minimal. It is significant," he said. "The overlap is a mathematical fact." Initial job cuts look likely to fall at D&A's Birmingham base with the new company set to be headquartered in Boots' base in Nottingham. The deal is subject to anti-trust clearance. It is not clear whether Boots and De Rigo could be forced to offload stores to secure approval. D&A was founded in 1750 when James Dollond set up shop in London. It now operates more than 400 stores across the UK.


Which team won a 1960's Gillete Cup Final using bowlers Thomson, Buss, Snow, Bates and Dexter?

Summer of '65, David Green: book by Alison Cooper - issuu issuu summer of '65 David Green summer of '65 David Green First published in Great Britain in 2015 by TME Publishing, Quorn, Leicestershire Copyright David Green & MBP Sports Media, 2015 The author wishes to thank MBP Sports Media www.mbpsportsmedia.co.uk for help in the publication of this book Copies of David Green’s first book, A Handful of Confetti (TME Publishing, £12.99 including P&P), can also be purchased by emailing your order, in the first instance, to sales@mbpsportsmedia.co.uk Design: www.alisoncooper.com ISBN: 978-0-9566542-9-8 Print: XXXXX All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the copyright holders, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for insertion in a magazine, newspaper or broadcast, nor be otherwise circulated in any form or binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher. Front cover picture of Scarborough Cricket Club: Patrick Eagar www.patrickeagar.com Other photographs in this book are used courtesy of Glamorgan Cricket Archives, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Sussex County Cricket Club, Worcestershire County Cricket Club and Patrick Eagar. Thanks are due to the Reverend Malcolm Lorimer, Ken Grime, Stephen Chalke, Andrew Hignell, John Curtis, Rob Boddie, Tim Jones (Worcestershire Heritage Group), and Paul Ricketts. PREFACE Mini-skirts started to appear on the streets of Britain in 1965, and it was a development that did not go unnoticed among the nation’s county cricketers. The 1960s, indeed, was a time of huge social change, in this country and across the Western world, and at the age of 25 I was a young man ready and willing to embrace those changes. Not that you could live the life of a Rolling Stone, or a Beatle, on a county cricketer’s wage. School, just outside of Stockport. I was to repeat this winter employment in the 1965-66 off-season, while also turning out, as an amateur of course, for Sale Rugby Football Club. Fifty years on, and with the benefit of seeing how difficult it is for younger people to get on the housing ladder nowadays, it is remarkable to recall that by the time I was readying myself for the 1965 cricket season I was already living in my own house. I should say ‘our own house’, actually, because I had married Gina in September 1963 and, after a year of renting and saving up for a deposit, we had bought a three-bedroom Victorian semi-detached in Altrincham during the 1964-65 winter. I was paid around £1,500 for my season’s work with Lancashire in the summer of ’65, which was made up of a basic salary of £1,100 plus around £400 to £450 in appearance money and win bonuses. Then there was a little bit extra, on top of that, for being chosen to represent MCC and T.N. Pearce’s XI, in matches staged at the beginning and at the end of the season at Lord’s and Scarborough. It cost us £2,250, although we also had to spend a further £250 immediately to get it re-wired and to install some central heating. Furthermore, on March 31 1965, a matter of weeks before the start of the new season, my elder son Daniel was born. I therefore went into Additionally, I also earned about £500 during the winter of 1964-65 for teaching English, and taking a bit of sport, at Denton ‘Two Trees’ Secondary Modern SUMMER OF '65 1 PREFACE that summer at a moment of great change in my own life: I had a first child, a first house and a wife to look after. I also had new responsibilities at Lancashire, as I had been appointed vice-captain to Brian Statham and understood that, even if injury or an England call did not take Brian out of the county team, he might well be rested for certain games and I would have to captain the side in his absence. In effect, however, and as a moderatelypaid and still relatively y


Musically, how are brothers Ron and Russell Mael known?

Sparks: Ron and Russell Mael subscribe unsubscribe 62 readers ~1 user here now A subreddit dedicated to the greatest band of all time - Sparks! We welcome anything related to Sparks or its members. Even memes. Sparks is an American Pop Rock/New Wave/Proto Punk/Synthpop/Chamber Pop (there's more) band formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by brothers Ron Mael (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals). Best known for their quirky approach to songwriting, Sparks' music is often accompanied by intelligent, sophisticated, and acerbic lyrics, and an idiosyncratic, theatrical stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's wide-eyed hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's sedentary scowling. They are also noted for Russell Mael's falsetto voice and Ron Mael's keyboard style. Members:


Which 1950's/60's ITV series was set in the fictional 'Oxbridge General Hospital'?

General Hospital 40 Years On | ATV Today General Hospital 40 Years On October 17, 2012 Broadcasting , Flashback , Soapworld ATV Today This week Emmerdale celebrates 40 years since its launch, but it isn’t alone. Emmerdale Farm, as was, launched as part of the then new ITV daytime programming which saw a host of new shows arrive such as children’s series Rainbow and another serial, General Hospital.  Today the BBC reign supreme with medical sagas but it was ITV which pioneered the format in the UK with the first British hospital saga, Emergency Ward 10, launching in 1957. It ran for a decade, but was dropped after an unsuccessful revamp saw the Oxbridge Hospital, near London, go from a cosy story of the everyday lives of the medical staff and occasional patient problem to an Americanised fast-paced serial which didn’t fare well with viewers. Ward 10 was frothy in its original format, cosy most of the time, but it did occasionally break into taboo storytelling – from suicidal patents flinging themselves out of windows to the famous interracial relationship between surgeon Louise Mahler and Doctor Giles Farmer, leading to controversy when a scene of the pair kissing was recorded. It wasn’t afraid to lean into variety too. ATV presenter (and later actress) Noele Gordon even appeared as herself in one 1964 edition involving a hospital open day. Boss of ATV Network , Lord Lew Grade, pulled the plug on the Oxbridge after 966 half hour episodes, 50 one hour installments, one spin-off series – Call Oxbridge 2000 and a feature film released in 1959. Grade later admitted axing Emergency Ward 10 had been a mistake. Learning from that failed attempt to make Ward 10 more appealing to the US market in 1972 production company ATV set about reviving the original premise of  Emergency Ward 10 for the new to launch full daytime service. Yes before 1972 ITV went off the air for part of the afternoon. It has been suggested it wasn’t just the fact there were more hours of TV to fill for ITV returning to home-grown medical dramas, it has been said that Lady Grade having missed Emergency Ward 10 kept nagging hubby Lew to bring it back. The British General Hospital – which had no connection to the American version – was to be based in a fictional Midland town. Although the programme itself was made at ATV Elstree, where its predecessor had also been produced. Devised by Max Marquis and Dick Sharpes the story of the Midland General would once again surround the lives, professional struggles and loves of the doctors and nurses – rather than the woes and illnesses of the patents, who would be secondary in storylines to the medical characters. ATV Network in its 1977 publicity for the show sums it up with this statement: “The programme is not to preach, but to entertain. Within the framework of a fiction series, the private and professional problems of both patients and staff of a large hospital complex are investigated in depth. Sometimes dramatically, sometimes humorously  – but always interestingly.” The setting for The Midland General was the real Luton and Dunstable General Hospital where outdoor scenes were recorded (as well as ATV Elstree’s grounds at times to save time) – and while the fictional world thrived on the homely patient care storylines, and the relationships of the staff, it did also slide into a melodrama slant at times. Viewers raised their eyebrows when Jill Gascoigne’s character – patient Janey Hart – tragically died after Dr Neville Bywaters – actor Tony Adams – had fallen in love with her. But not to worry, a few episodes later and Jill Gascoigne returns to the hospital as Janey’s twin-sister! Dr Neville did eventually find happiness when General Hospital aired an edition entitled ‘Spectre at the Feast’ celebrating the characters marriage to Caroline Pennington – actress Joanna Van Gyseghem – in 1977. There were also many other memorable characters including the comedy caretaker Arnold Capper – played by John Halstead – stern, verging on sinister, senior doctor William Parker-Brown – portrayed by Lewis Jones – and administra


Founded in 1879, what is the official news publication of the Salvation Army?

The Salvation Army: A Missionary Crusade | Christian History Magazine Home / Magazine / Issues / Issue 26 / The Salvation Army: A Missionary Crusade The Salvation Army: A Missionary Crusade How a small, East London mission became one of the leading missionary organizations in the world. [Christian History originally published this article in Christian History Issue 26 in 1990 ] WHEN WILLIAM BOOTH and his associates met in London in 1878 to transform their evangelistic organization, the East London Christian Mission, into The Salvation Army, they announced their reason in no uncertain terms: “The Christian Mission has met in Congress to make War. It has organized a Salvation Army to carry the blood of Christ and the fire of the Holy Ghost into every corner of the world.” The first issue of their new, more militant magazine, at first called The Salvationist, described the fledgling Army as the people of God joined together “after the fashion most effective and forcible to liberate a captive world.” The Salvation Army clearly saw itself from the beginning as a great missionary enterprise. Vertical Mission It is possible, however, to divide into two phases the process by which this zeal became truly universal. At first, the Army’s leaders saw their work as not so much to spread the gospel far and wide as to spread it, so to speak, up and down: they intended to reach those depressed portions of English society that Booth believed had been neglected by other Protestant churches. The Army’s mission was vertical rather than horizontal. In 1878 and 1879 when William and Catherine Booth and their close associates spoke of carrying “the Standard of the Cross into every part of the world” it was to the dark and dismal parts of the “world” of London and other great cities that they referred. William Booth himself, and almost all of his pioneer associates (with the exception of his wife, who came from a prosperous family) had come to Army work from social backgrounds that ranged from the respectable working class, at best, to the ranks of the desperately poor. Their evangelical and social projects for the urban poor attracted the financial support of the occasional wealthy donor, and—much more rarely—a person from a good social background would actually join the Army. Frederick de Lautour Tucker, a high ranking colonial official who became an officer in the Army and later Booth’s son-in-law, is a notable example; George Scott Railton, an educated man whose father had been a minister, is another. With a handful of such exceptions, however, the Army’s early leaders had been poor. They knew poverty, its terror and futility, and they knew how little the light of the Christian gospel had penetrated the vast, dismal acres of city slums in which they had passed their lives. They now felt called to return there with the Good News that God and The Salvation Army loved all people alike. Horizontal Mission Soon, however, a marked change took place in the way Army leaders envisioned the dimensions within which they believed God was calling them to operate. Almost no sooner than General Booth and his officers had unfurled the Army banner in the backstreets of “Darkest England,” than they were confronted with invitations—demands in some cases—to “open fire” on “the lands across the seas.” In October 1879 Booth wrote to his officers that God was using the Army “to mightily shake this whole land and to gather out of it a multitude of people to serve Him in the still mightier task of shaking the nations of the earth.” This second phase of Army missionary work—geographic, rather than social—began in three ways. Spontaneous growth. There was spontaneous growth outside Britain; the most notable example came in the United States. In 1879 the family of a Salvationist silk worker named Amos Shirly immigrated to Philadelphia and promptly began to hold Salvation Army services in the streets and in hired halls. These services were successful, and many converts joined the Shirlys’ little, unofficial movement. Eliza Shirly, the daughter, who had been an officer


"Which fictional work features the 'Seven Commandments', which are summarised by the statement ""four legs good, two legs bad""?"

Work : Summaries & Interpretations : Animal Farm // George Orwell // www.k-1.com/Orwell Symbolism / Interpretation Summary The story takes place on a farm somewhere in England. The story is told by an all-knowing narrator in the third person. The action of  this novel starts when the oldest pig on the farm, Old Major, calls all animals to a secret meeting. He tells them about his dream of a  revolution against the cruel Mr Jones. Three days later Major dies, but the speech gives the more intelligent animals a new outlook  on life. The pigs, who are considered the most intelligent animals, instruct the other ones. During the period of preparation two pigs  distinguish themselves, Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon is big, and although he isn't a good speaker, he can assert himself.  Snowball is a better speaker, he has a lot of ideas and he is very vivid. Together with another pig called Squealer, who is a very good  speaker, they work out the theory of "Animalism". The rebellion starts some months later, when Mr Jones comes home  drunk one night and forgets to feed the animals. They break out of the barns and run to the house, where the food is stored.  When Mr Jones sees this he takes out his shotgun, but it is too late for him; all the animals fall over him and drive him off the  farm. The animals destroy all whips, nose rings, reins, and all other instruments that have been used to suppress them. The same day  the animals celebrate their victory with an extra ration of food. The pigs make up the seven commandments, and they write them  above the door of the big barn. They run thus: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill another animal. All animals are equal. The animals also agree that no animal shall ever enter the farmhouse, and that no animal shall have contact with humans. This  commandments are summarised in the simple phrase: "Four legs good, two legs bad". After some time, Jones comes back  with some other men from the village to recapture the farm. The animals fight bravely, and they manage to defend the farm. Snowball  and Boxer receive medals of honour for defending the farm so bravely. Also Napoleon, who had not fought at all, takes a medal. This  is the reason why the two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, often argue. When Snowball presents his idea to build a windmill, to produce  electricity for the other animals, Napoleon calls nine strong dogs. The dogs drive Snowball from the farm, and Napoleon explains  that Snowball was in fact co-operating with Mr Jones. He also explains that Snowball in reality never had a medal of honour, that  Snowball was always trying to cover up that he was fighting on the side of Mr Jones. The animals then start building the windmill, and  as time passes the working-time goes up, whereas the food rations decline. Although the "common" animals have not  enough food, the pigs grow fatter and fatter. They tell the other animals that they need more food, for they are managing the whole  farm. Some time later, the pigs explain to the other animals that they have to trade with the neighbouring farms. The common animals are  very upset, because since the revolution there has been a resolution that no animal shall trade with a human. But the pigs ensure them that there never has been such a resolution, and that this was an evil lie of Snowball. Shortly after this decision the pigs move to the  farmhouse. The other animals remember that there is a commandment that forbids sleeping in beds, and so they go to the big  barn to look at the commandments. When they arrive there they can't believe their eyes, the fourth commandment has been changed to:  "No animal shall sleep in bed with sheets". And the other commandments have also been changed: "No animal  shall kill another animal without reason", and "No animal shall drink alcohol in excess". Some months later a  heavy storm destroys the windmill,


Which English county has districts called Blaby, Charnwood and Melton?

Leicestershire - Main Page Leicestershire - Main Page People from Leicestershire are called - ? Motto For'ard, For'ard. Claims to Fame: Leicester Longwool sheep The John Taylor Bell Foundry of Freehold Street in Loughborough is the largest in the world and is responsible for making the country’s biggest bell - the Great Paul which weighs 17 tonnes - which rings out from St Paul’s in London. The business began in 1784, moving to Loughborough in 1839. They also made Great George, the 14-tonne giant at Liverpool Cathedral which is Britain’s next largest. The expression “painting the town red” is said to originate from an event in Melton Mowbray in 1837. A few loutish aristocratic hunters led by the notorious Marquis of Waterford, out celebrating a day of success, daubed red paint on houses, pub signs, and the toll-bar there. Traces of the paint can still be seen on older buildings in the High Street. Melton Mowbray is renowned for the very wonderful raised pork pie that proudly bears the town’s name Melton Mowbray is also the home of Stilton Cheese and Red Leicester, the last product originally made it is said only when the market would bear no more Stilton. Places of Interest Kirby Muxloe Castle connected to William Hastings, 1st baron of Hastings Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics.) is a landlocked ceremonial county of historic origin in the Midlands of England. The county borders Derbyshire to the north-west, Nottinghamshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Warwickshire to the south-west, Staffordshire to the west, Lincolnshire to the north-east, and Northamptonshire to the south-east. Leicester is an English corruption of the Latin "a fort on the river Leire". The 12th Century writer William of Malmesbury referred to the Leire as the Legra.The name was first recorded in 1087 as Laegreceastrescir. The highest point of the county is Bardon Hill at 278 metres (912 ft). The River Soar rises to the east of Hinckley, in the far south of the county, and flows northward through Leicester before emptying into the River Trent at the point where Derbyshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire meet. Leicestershire has a long history of livestock farming which continues today. Robert Bakewell (farmer) (1725–1795) of Dishley, near Loughborough, was a revolutionary in the field of selective breeding. Bakewell's Leicester Longwool sheep was much prized by farmers across the British Empire and is today a heritage breed admired all over the world. Commercial and rare breeds associated with the descendants of Bakewell's sheep include the English Leicester, Border Leicester, Bluefaced Leicester, Scotch mule, and Welsh halfbred. Leicester and Leicestershire has had a traditional industry of knitwear, hosiery and footwear, and the sheep on the county's coat of arms is recognition of this. The local manufacturing industry, which began with hand knitting in the Middle Ages, and was fully industrialized by the end of the 19th century. The Districts of Leicestershire See the discussion Project Help: How to add Text to a Project - Starter Kit to get you going! How to Participate If you have any queries please start a discussion linked to this project. (See the menu top right). Please add related projects to the menu on the right. If you have links to related web pages that would be of interest to others please add them in the relevant section at the bottom of the page. In order to do this use the drop down menu at the top left of the screen and Join the Project. If this option is not available to you then contact a collaborator and ask to be added to the project. As a collaborator you will be able to edit this page. Add any documents of interest using the menu at the top right of the page, and then add a link to the document in the text under the heading below. If you do not know how to do this please contact one of the other collaborators to assist you. Parish Map See http://www.geni.com/photo/view/4560155096930045739?photo_id=6000000019134478020 - open full view. Resources


In the 1978 film 'International Velvet', who plays the character 'Velvet Brown'?

Movie Review -  - Film: Tatum O'Neal - NYTimes.com Movie Review By VINCENT CANBY Published: July   19, 1978 "INTERNATIONAL VELVET," Bryan Forbes's sequel to Clarence Brown's classic 1944 film, "National Velvet," is a racking experience for any reasonably self-possessed adult, continuously pulling the viewer between a sneer and a tear. The film, which opens today at the Guild and other theaters, exploits without shame, wit or subtlety our sympathy for misunderstood children, for animals, for pluck, progress, perseverance and, especially, for against-all-odds success. The photography is so lyrical you may feel airsick by the end, while the soundtrack score by Francis Lai should be labeled with a skull and crossbones. After listening to this music for more than two hours, you get an idea of what it would have been like to be in Pompeii that fatal day had Vesuvius been full of butterscotch instead of lava. Yet "International Velvet" has more than its share of moments, almost all of them centering on the performance of the eerily talented, immensely appealing Tatum O'Neal, who was 14 years old when the film was made and, for the purposes of Mr. Forbes's fiction, ages (if that's the right word) from 10 to 18 in the course of the movie. She just may be a superlative actress. It's not easy to tell yet, though she seems to possess the sort of infinitely adaptable personality that film directors dream of. Her face, still in process of being formed, reflects degrees of feeling that transform the child into someone beyond identifiable age. She's unique. The movie is something else. Mr. Forbes's screenplay picks up the character played by Elizabeth Taylor in "National Velvet" about 25 years later (though the movie is very fast and loose with time), when the girl, now played by Nanette Newman (Mrs. Bryan Forbes), becomes the guardian of her orphaned niece, Sarah Brown (Miss O'Neal). The niece, a very large 10-year-old who's been raised in Arizona, arrives in England with a chip on her shoulder that can be removed only by an obsessive interest in horses and by the love and understanding of her aunt and Christopher Plummer, the writer Miss Newman lives with. Whereas Velvet won her nickname by winning the Grand National steeplechase as a girl, Sarah becomes International Velvet by being the youngest member of the British Olympic riding team. As domestic drama, "International Velvet" is facetious and coy and just about unbearable. Miss Newman and Mr. Plummer have silly roles that they play with a kind of provincial sophistication, which may be what the director wanted (since nothing in this film is uncalculated). As a movie about a girl, her horse and the big race. "International Velvet" sneaks up on you in unexpectedly moving ways. The steeplechase sequences are superb and the film has a first-class performance by Anthony Hopkins as the tough, no-nonsense trainer of the Olympic riding team. Mr. Hopkins is an actor of such crisp intelligence that he seems to be in a movie completely removed from the sentimental romantic drama inhabited by Miss Newman and Mr. Plummer. It's to Miss O'Neal's credit that she moves from one to the other not only without visible strain but with (dare I say womanly?) ease. Long-Delayed Sequel INTERNATIONAL VELVET, directed, written and produced by Bryan Forbes; suggested by the novel "National Velvet" by Enid Bagnold; director of photography, Tony Imi; music by Francis Lai; editor, Timothy Gee; released by United Artists. At the Guild, 33 West 50th Street, the Trans Lux East, Third Avenue and 58th Street and other theaters. Running time: 126 minutes. This film is rated PG. Sarah Brown . . . . . Tatum O'Neal


Valencia was the venue for the 2007 and 2010 America's Cup, as the defending yacht was from which landlocked country?

America's Cup venue race down to 3; San Francisco appears out comment SAN DIEGO -- America's Cup officials have reduced the prospective venues for the next regatta from four to three, and it appears San Francisco has been eliminated. Russell Coutts, the CEO of two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA, told The Associated Press on Monday night that one venue has been eliminated and that he plans to reduce the field to two by the end of June. Coutts wouldn't confirm which city is out. But it has been known for months that San Francisco -- the hometown of Oracle Team USA -- hasn't offered terms as attractive as those offered by San Diego, Bermuda and Chicago to host the final rounds of the 2017 regatta. Officials in San Francisco didn't respond to requests for comment. Bob Nelson, the chairman of the board of commissioners at the Unified Port of San Diego, confirmed his city's bid has advanced. "This evening the Port of San Diego received written word from the America's Cup Event Authority that the field has been narrowed to three and that San Diego is among those three," Nelson told the AP. "We're very excited to hear this. There's a lot of hard work ahead to try to secure this race in a way that benefits the people of our region and also advances the interest of the sport." Although the 2013 America's Cup was troubled in many ways, racing on San Francisco Bay was spectacular, with the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz bordering the first inshore race course in the regatta's long history. Oracle Team USA, owned by software billionaire Larry Ellison and backed by the Golden Gate Yacht Club, staged one of the greatest comebacks in sports to beat Emirates Team New Zealand and retain the oldest trophy in international sports. But America's Cup officials have been unhappy that San Francisco officials aren't offering the same terms as last year, including free rent for piers as well as police, fire and other services. Cup officials also are opposed to paying the equivalent of union wages for construction work. While last summer's regatta gave the staid old America's Cup a remarkable adrenaline rush, it generated less economic impact in the Bay Area than projected and cost city taxpayers more than $5 million. A contingent of civic and sailing leaders in San Francisco hopes the city would remain in contention if the bids by the other potential venues fail. San Francisco probably has the best sailing conditions, but Coutts has made it clear that commercial considerations are important for the next America's Cup. San Diego is believed to be in a strong position, with its bid receiving broad political support ranging from new Mayor Kevin Faulconer to the port. If it is selected, racing would be on the bay rather than miles offshore on the Pacific Ocean, as it was when San Diego hosted the America's Cup in 1988, 1992 and 1995. If Bermuda is chosen, it could be a controversial decision. It would be the first time a U.S. defender held the America's Cup outside the United States. Bermuda is a British territory in the Atlantic Ocean located some 640 miles off North Carolina. The only time the America's Cup has been held outside the country of the winning yacht club was in 2007 and 2010, when champion Alinghi of Switzerland held it in Valencia, Spain. Switzerland has no ocean coastline, and it wasn't practical to hold the racing on Lake Geneva. It's believed Bermuda's bid contains an income tax break for those participating in the America's Cup, similar to what Valencia offered. Bermuda is closer to Europe than the other potential venues, an important consideration for TV and potential sponsors. Olympic star Ben Ainslie is launching a British campaign Tuesday in London, and other entries are expected from Italy, Sweden and possibly France. The America's Cup began in 1851 when the schooner America beat a fleet of British ships around the Isle of Wight. Chicago remains a mystery candidate. Neither side has commented due to confidentiality agreements, but it's believed that avid sailor Donald Wilson, who founded DRW Trading Group in Chicago


Nigel Ogden presents a BBC Radio Two programme featuring music played on which instrument?

R2ok/Radio 2 timeline related events of the year and photos from the decade 30 Sept 1967 at 5.30am, Radio 2 and Radio 1 first broadcast, on 1500M and 247M respectively. Radio 2 was first introduced by Paul Hollingdale 'This is BBC Radio 2, the Light Programme and on 1500 metres Long Wave and VHF and Radio 1 on 247metres, good morning this is Paul Hollingdale on this opening day on Radio 1 and Radio 2 welcoming you to Breakfast Special ......' The first record played was The Sound Of Music, Julie Andrews. The George Martin Theme One signature music was used for both Radio 2 and 1 but soon there was a Radio 2 jingle with it's emphasis on 'easy' listening. Radio 2 and Radio 1 often shared frequencies when the programmes were the same on both stations. Robin Scott is the first controller of Radio 2 (and 1) In 1967 shows on Radio 2 included: John Dunn presented Breakfast Special, later Ray Moore Jimmy Young's show 9.55-12 noon was on Radios 1 & 2 Midday Spin 12 - 1.00pm featured different DJ's during the week, including Kenny Everett, Simon Dee, Duncan Johnson and Stuart Henry. In December Tony Brandon replaced Duncan Johnson. Radio 2's evening shows were shared with Radio 1, and included - Monday's 'Country Style presented by David Allan - Wednesday's My Kind of Folk - Saturday's Country Meets Folk was broadcast live from Charing Cross Playhouse London presented by Wally Whyton - and the live Jazz Club was presented by Humphrey Lyttelton from venues around Britain. Late Night Extra presenters included Bob Holness, Pete Myers, Barry Alldis, Mike Lennox, Terry Wogan Big Band Show 1.00 - 1.55pm was varied: - on Mondays Dave Cash - on Tuesdays Keith Fordyce presented Pop Inn - on Wednesdays Denny Piercy presented Parade Of The Pops - on Thursdays Pop North was first presented by Ray Moore, later by Dave Lee Travis - on Fridays the Joe Loss Show was presented by David Hamilton, Tony Hall, Roger Moffat At weekends there were a lot of shows broadcast on both R1 and R2: SATURDAY PROGRAMMES included: 8.32 Junior Choice (formerly Children's Favourites' on the Light Programme) presented by Leslie Crowther 10.00 Max Jaffa and Sandy MacPherson presented 'Melody Time' Note: 10.00 Saturday Club with Keith Skues was possibly only on Radio 1 - a showcase for new and established artists (had started 1958 on the Light Programme as Saturday Skiffle Club) formerly presented by Brian Matthew 1.00pm Jack Jackson (comedy clips from albums and easy listening music) 2.00 Chris Denning Where It's At 3.00 'Pick of What's New', presenters included Pete Murray, Ed Stewart, Don Moss, Keith Skues, Jonathan King and Dave Lee Travis (Radio 1 & 2) 4.00 Pete Brady(Radio 1 & 2) 5.30 Country Meets Folk(Radio 1 & 2) 6.32 Scene & Heard news items, pop press review, interviews and looking at a current LP. This programme was often rescheduled to different times and days.(Radio 1 & 2) 10.00 Pete�s People (Pete Murray)(Radio 1 & 2) 12.05 Night Ride (Radio 1 & 2) on the first SUNDAY, 1st October, Ed Stewart's Sunday show at 10.00am Happening Sunday which lasted 7 weeks later the regular SUNDAY PROGRAMMES included 9.00 Junior Choice (Radio 1 & 2) - originally Leslie Crowther 10.00 Melodies For You presented by Eric Robinson (Radio 2 only) 12.00 Family Favourites (Radio 1 & 2) also Wakey! Wakey! a Sunday lunchtime show with Billy Cotton, his band and friends and later shows included Jazz Scene, David Jacobs and Night Ride. Also in 1967, 2.00 - 3.00pm Woman's Hour weekdays Be My Guest presented by Brian Matthew Night Ride presented by John Curle Round The Horne with Kenneth Horne Record Roundabout with Jack Jackson Album Time with Brian Matthew Top Of The Form school quiz Does The Team Think? Cliff Richards presented a Be My Guest show Katie Boyle presented Pop Over Europe Hubert Gregg presented A Square Deal Alan Keith presented Your Hundred Best Tunes Humphrey Lyttelton presented Best Of Jazz Sheridan Morley presented Late Night Line-Up (till 1975) Kenneth Williams presented An International Cabaret from Talk Of the Town, London Nov quiz show Treble Chance (ninth seri


Give either of the first names of Blackpool footballer DJ Campbell?

DJ Campbell held in football fixing probe - BBC News BBC News DJ Campbell held in football fixing probe 9 December 2013 Close share panel Media caption"DJ Campbell... was a former teammate of Sam Sodje," reports Andy Swiss Ex-Premier League star DJ Campbell is one of six people questioned by police in connection with allegations of fixing in football matches. Mr Campbell, who now plays for Championship side Blackburn, was one of six people arrested on Sunday. That came after ex-Portsmouth player Sam Sodje told an undercover Sun on Sunday reporter he could arrange yellow and red cards in exchange for cash. Five people were bailed on Sunday and a sixth person was bailed on Monday. Portsmouth Football Club said it was "shocked and saddened" by the claims. Mr Campbell, 32 - whose full name is Dudley Junior Campbell - played in the Premier League for Birmingham, Blackpool and QPR. Blackburn Rovers FC said in a statement: "Following reports in today's national media, Blackburn Rovers can confirm that striker DJ Campbell has been arrested. "The club will be making no further comment on what is now an ongoing legal matter." The BBC has learned that discussions are ongoing between Blackburn Rovers, their lawyers and representatives of Mr Campbell over his future at the club. It is thought there is no time-scale on the talks between the club and Mr Campbell. Blackburn have a home game against Millwall on Saturday. Red card Police have not named the other five people arrested. On Monday, the Sun reported that Tranmere Rovers defender Ian Goodison, 41, was among the six arrested. The League One Club said in a statement it was "aware of reports in today's media regarding Ian Goodison" but had "no further comment at this time". Image caption Former Nigerian international Sam Sodje made nine appearances for Portsmouth last season Mr Sodje was secretly filmed by the Sun on Sunday describing how he had punched an opponent in a League One game to get a red card in exchange for £70,000. He was sent off in the 50th minute of a League One match while playing for Portsmouth against Oldham Athletic on 23 February. His team were losing 1-0, which remained the final score. The Sun on Sunday also reported that an Oldham player, Cristian Montano, apologised to Mr Sodje after failing to get a yellow card in the first half of a match against Wolves on 22 October. And it said that Mr Sodje's brother Akpo, a striker at Tranmere Rovers, had said he would be prepared to be paid to be booked. The allegations prompted the National Crime Agency to launch an inquiry. "An active NCA investigation is now under way and we are working closely with the Football Association and the Gambling Commission," it said in a statement. 'Shocked and saddened' In a statement from Portsmouth Football Club, spokesman Colin Farmery said: "If these serious allegations are true then we are extremely shocked and saddened by them, as match-fixing of any type goes to the heart of the integrity of the game. Influencing a match used to be wholly more complex because it's 22 men - or 25 if you're including officials - who you need to get to PFA chairman Clarke Carlisle "The player in question no longer plays for the club and we have not been contacted by the authorities, but of course we would co-operate fully with any inquiry." Mr Montano's club, Oldham Athletic, said it would be starting an immediate internal investigation. Tranmere said it was "aware of Sunday newspaper allegations regarding Akpo Sodje" but would make no further comment on the ongoing investigation. Former Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) chairman Clarke Carlisle said an increase in the number of betting markets in recent years had made it "very easy to manipulate a single incident". "Influencing a match used to be wholly more complex because it's 22 men - or 25 if you're including officials - who you need to get to," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "But now something as simple as a booking, a red card - these can be manufactured incidents. "I think the betting markets are something that we could


Which Lerner and Lowe musical is based on the TH White novel 'The Once And Future King'?

SparkNotes: The Once and Future King: Context The Once and Future King T. H. White Table of Contents Plot Overview Terence Hanbury White was born in 1906 in Bombay, India, to British parents. He was educated at Cheltenham College in England and Queen’s College in Cambridge, where he graduated at the top of his class. White led a solitary life, and other than his few friends from the academic and literary world, his only companions were his pets. White was particularly heartbroken when his dog Brownie, a red setter, died after fourteen years of faithful friendship. White did make one attempt to get married, but his heart was not in it and his would-be fiancée eventually broke off their relationship. Toward the end of his life, White underwent psychological treatment for homosexuality. White was also an on-again, off-again alcoholic, and though his drinking never ruined him, it was enough of a problem that he made repeated, unsuccessful attempts to stop drinking entirely. Early in life, White taught at several English preparatory schools. His first successful book was an autobiography called England Have My Bones. He was eventually able to make enough money from his novels, particularly from the four books that make up The Once and Future King, to dedicate himself to writing full time. In his spare time, White was a passionate falconer, pilot, sailor, goose-hunter, fisherman, and scholar of medieval texts. It was in this last capacity that he began studying the Arthurian legends, stories about the legendary King Arthur that date as far back as the early twelfth century and have become an integral part of British literature. White’s own interpretation of King Arthur would become the subject of his best-known novels. Although The Once and Future King was White’s best-selling novel, three of the four books that make up the completed work were first published independently: The Sword in the Stone in 1938; The Witch in the Wood, later renamed The Queen of Air and Darkness, in 1939; and The Ill-Made Knight in 1940. The fourth book, The Candle in the Wind, first appeared in 1958, when it was published in the completed The Once and Future King. White also wrote a fifth book, The Book of Merlyn, in which Merlyn and Arthur discuss the issue of war, using the animals that Arthur had known as a child, but it was rejected by White’s publisher. That book has since been published but has never been considered equal to White’s classic novel. In the years since its initial publication, The Once and Future King has enjoyed a popularity that spreads far beyond bookstores. White’s novel is the basis for the classic Lerner and Lowe musical Camelot, which debuted in 1960, and for the animated Disney film The Sword in the Stone, which premiered around the time of White’s death. White died in Athens, Greece, in 1964, at the age of fifty-seven. More Help


In the comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbs', what sort of animal is 'Hobbs'?

25 Great Calvin and Hobbes Strips - Progressive Boink Progressive Boink 25 Great Calvin and Hobbes Strips Why Bill Watterson is our hero. We've re-launched Progressive Boink, friends! Our new front page is here. Hope you enjoy. Hundreds of comic strips have been published in newspapers. The majority are terrible, and almost all the rest are mediocre. There have been maybe four or five good comic strips in the history of the world. So saying that Calvin and Hobbes is the best comic strip ever doesn't really hold a lot of weight. And it's really a shame that it's so difficult to quantify this strip's greatness. I can confidently state that Calvin and Hobbes outclasses the rest of the comic strip world more than anything else has ever outclassed the rest of its medium. Sans this strip, the industry is characterized by guys sitting on rocks making stupid puns, a Family Circus kid misunderstanding the meaning of a word, or an overweight father playing golf while telling jokes such as I LIKE GOLF and GOLF IS HARD. It's a medium that doesn't really deserve something as good as Calvin and Hobbes, but it got it anyway, and the newspaper-reading world was made a better place by it. Calvin and Hobbes ran from 1985 to 1995. Bill Watterson drew thousands of strips, and while I wish like hell that he would come back and draw more, it's probably best to reflect and be thankful for what he's done. Below we have showcased, in no particular order, some of our favorite Calvin and Hobbes strips of all time. If you love them as much as we do, let us know if you think there are any that we should have included. And if you missed out, well, hopefully we can give you some idea of why Mr. Watterson is our hero. "Virtue needs some cheaper thrills." © Universal Press Syndicate Calvin is an unbelievably intelligent six-year-old. Hobbes is his tiger friend who plays the role of Jiminy Cricket, casual observer, and savage beast. This strip introduces their dynamic rather well. Calvin's a grossly misbehaving child, and no matter how he tries, he can't betray his nature. It's kind of refreshing to see a strip that doesn't feel the need to have an uplifting message, or feel like it needs to point out that it's mean to whack an innocent person upside the dome with a snowball. - Jon "He's one of the old gods! He demands sacrifice!" © Universal Press Syndicate One of the top classic Calvin strips. It serves as an example of what set C&H apart from other comics: It's not a simple set-up to a punchline in the last panel, but a whole and complete work that uses every inch of space. Not only that, but tonally it's a huge departure from other strips of the time (or of today, for that matter). I can only imagine the initial reaction across the country to a dark, gothic tale of supernatural creation and destruction, wedged between Gasoline Alley and Mark Trail. - Bill "You've taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system." © Universal Press Syndicate Pretty much the voice of Bill Watterson dictating the current state of our school systems. Dead on if you ask me. The school system is more of a test for being able to acquire knowledge than preparation for anything worthwhile. - Nick "We prefer your extinction to the loss of our job." © Universal Press Syndicate Calvin and Hobbes is sometimes at its best when it's bizarre, and this is definitely one of the more bizarre strips. There are some subtleties in this strip that I like, such as the guy in the third panel doing the "end is nigh" pose and the futuristic spacecraft revealing an old-timey loudspeaker. Hobbes' bizarre reply is the icing on the cake. Perhaps it stems from his disdain for humanity's willingness to stomp over nature to gain the extra dollar. - Jon "It's psychosomatic. You need a lobotomy. I'll get a saw." © Universal Press Syndicate The "realistic" art style and dramatic angles of comic strip soap operas like Rex Morgan, M.D. are funny enough when they're real, so Watterson didn't have to stretch too far for a parody. I mean, look at this. I wouldn't listen to two real people talk


On which river, a tributary of the Avon, does the town of Leamington Spa stand?

Avon River Cruises | River Avon Boat Trips | Shakespeare's England Overview Take a leisurely boat cruise on the River Avon or Leam One of the best ways to experience Shakespeare’s England is taking leisurely boat cruise down the River Avon. The river runs through the heart of this region and allows you to see the wonderful town of Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding area at a leisurely pace.  There is nothing more relaxing than gently gliding down the river in your own boat or letting someone else take the strain on one of the many guided boat cruises available. Alternatively simply bring a picnic and relax riverside and soak up the atmosphere and the beautiful scenery of Shakespeare’s England. River accommodation Hotels with beautiful views of the River There are a number of accommodation options near the river: here is a selection of our favourites -  C rowne Plaza  – great Riverside location in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon The Arden Hotel – a luxury hotel, opposite the Royal Shakespeare Theatre overlooking the River Avon Moss Cottage – a friendly and welcoming bed and breakfast in the wonderful town of Stratford upon Avon a pleasant 10 minute stroll from the River Mercure Shakespeare Hotel – this 4-star Stratford-Upon-Avon hotel is in the heart of Shakespeare’s England and a 2 minute walk from the River   River activities Enjoy river life Avon Boating  What better way to enjoy the tranquil waters of the River Avon than by boat.  For over 100 years the Boathouse has been hiring out small boats and running passenger vessels on the Avon. The river, one of the finest reaches for boating in the country, has remained virtually unchanged in all this time. The Avon winds gently through the town of Stratford upon Avon, surrounded on both banks by green parkland and flower filled gardens.  The Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Holy Trinity Church, containing Shakespeare's tomb, stand amidst the willow trees reflected in the river's shimmering water.  The river flows under two fine old bridges and over the site of an ancient ford around which the town was founded.   Take a trip with Avon Boating and experience the perfect way to relax and enjoy the atmosphere and beautiful scenery of Shakespeare’s England.


Which Pope made Henry VIII 'Defender of the Faith' in 1521?

Today in Catholic History – Henry VIII is declared the Defender of the Faith « Today in Catholic History – The Destruction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre » Today in Catholic History – Henry VIII is declared the Defender of the Faith On 17 October 1521, Pope Leo X declared King Henry VIII the Fidei Defensor or Defender of the Faith. This title was given to honor Henry for his book Defense of the Seven Sacraments which attacked the theology of Martin Luther and was dedicated to Leo. This title was added to the full royal title of Henry as “Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God, King of England and France, Defender of the Faith and Lord of Ireland”. After Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church, Pope Paul III excommunicated Henry and rescinded the grant of the title “Defender of the Faith” in 1538 but the English Parliament declared that the title remained valid. Henry’s book was very popular and went through twenty editions in the sixteenth century.


In which town was the first 'Ikea' store in the UK opened

Ikea: 25 facts - Telegraph Retail and Consumer Ikea: 25 facts Ikea celebrates its 25th anniversary of arriving in Britain this week. Here  are 25 facts about the world’s largest furniture company. Ikea arrived in the UK 25 years ago, in Warrington, Cheshire Photo: ALAMY Follow 1. 212 million copies of this year’s Ikea catalogue have been printed, in 29 different languages, making it twice as widely distributed as the Bible (there are an estimated 100 million bibles either sold or given out each year). 2. The first item of Ikea flatpack furniture was the LOVET, a leaf-shaped side table, which first appeared in the 1956 catalogue. 3. Ikea’s first shop was set up in Almhult, southern Sweden, and was 6,700 square metres. The average Ikea is now about 32,000 square meters. 4. Ikea employs 150,000 people, or “co-workers”, as they are called. 5. Ikea is named after the initials of its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd, the farm on which grew up and Agunnaryd, the nearby village. Related Articles Ikea airbrushes women out of Saudi catalogue 01 Oct 2012 6. Ingvar Kamprad, the founder, first started selling matchboxes as a child, before selling fountain pens, cigarette lighters and nylon stockings. The company was incorporated in 1943. 7. Between September 1 2012, and October 25 2012, it sold 503,441 Billy bookcases around the world. It is its most popular product 8. Its upholstered furniture is usually named after Swedish place names, its chairs after Swedish men's names, its garden furniture after Swedish islands, its curtains after Swedish women's names. ‘Dick’, ‘Prick’ and ‘Bugga’ are all names that nearly made it into production. 9. When it first entered the USA market, Ikea could not understand why its small flower vases were selling so well. It turned out they were being used as big tumblers. 10. 85 per cent of all of its products are common to all of its stores around the world. 11. Last year it distributed 2.5 billion little wooden dowels, which hold its furniture together, and 50 million Allen keys 12. Ikea has 287 stores in 26 countries. It has none in South America or Africa but is planning one in Cairo, Egypt, soon. 13. Kamprad first opened a restaurant in an Ikea shop in 1960, after he realised too many people visited the shop, but left without buying because they were hungry. Ikea estimates it has sold 11.6 billion Swedish meatballs and 1.2 billion hotdogs to its British customers since it opened in the UK in 1987. 14. Ikea made €1.2 billion turnover from selling food at its restaurants in 2011. 15. Ikea’s total turnover was €24.7 billion in 2011, up by 7 per cent on the year before. 16. Ikea sources 20 per cent of its raw materials from China. It was one of the first companies to source from China, when Kamprad bought 20km of cut-price denim, which was used for sofa upholstery. 17. 60 per cent of its products ultimately derive from the forest 18. The first Ikea store in the UK was opened in 1987 in Warrington. 19. Ikea originally wanted to open near London, but chose this location because the Warrington and Runcorn Development corporation invited the retailer to be part of its regeneration plans for the area. 20. Ikea’s next UK shop is planned for Reading 21. UK customers have bought 12.8 million mattresses from Ikea since 1987, nearly one for every two households in the UK. An estimated one in five children in Britain have been conceived in an Ikea bed. 22. Its highest selling product line in the MALM, a range of bedroom chest of drawers and beds 23. Ikea furniture and products uses between 800 to 1,000 different types of screw 24. Last year 60 million hinges were distributed by Ikea 25. Pre-tax profits increased from £3.27bn to £3.76bn in the year to August 2011.


Sent as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1457, what is the alliterative name of the medieval bombard siege gun located outside of Edinburgh Castle?

Edinburgh Castle - Wikipedia, Photos and Videos Edinburgh Castle NEXT GO TO RESULTS [51 .. 100] WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE Jump to: navigation , search The "Maidens' Castle" redirects here. Not to be confused with various other Maiden Castles in England and elsewhere. Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle stands at the head of the Old Town Edinburgh Castle Coordinates Site history Built Site occupied since the late Bronze Age ; buildings of present castle date from the 12th to 21st centuries In use sieges in 1640, 1650, 1689, 1745 Garrison information List of Governors of Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh , Scotland , from its position on the Castle Rock . Archaeologists have established human occupation of the rock since at least the Iron Age (2nd century AD), although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland , Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Research undertaken in 2014 identified 26 sieges in its 1100-year-old history, giving it a claim to having been "the most besieged place in Great Britain and one of the most attacked in the world". [1] Few of the present buildings pre-date the Lang Siege of the 16th century, when the medieval defences were largely destroyed by artillery bombardment. The most notable exceptions are St Margaret's Chapel from the early 12th century, which is regarded as the oldest building in Edinburgh, [2] the Royal Palace and the early-16th-century Great Hall, although the interiors have been much altered from the mid- Victorian period onwards. The castle also houses the Scottish regalia , known as the Honours of Scotland and is the site of the Scottish National War Memorial and the National War Museum of Scotland . The British Army is still responsible for some parts of the castle, although its presence is now largely ceremonial and administrative. Some of the castle buildings house regimental museums which contribute to its presentation as a tourist attraction. The castle, in the care of Historic Scotland , is Scotland's most-visited paid tourist attraction, with over 1.4 million visitors in 2013. [3] As the backdrop to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo during the annual Edinburgh International Festival the castle has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh and of Scotland and indeed, it is Edinburgh's most frequently visited visitor attraction—according to the Edinburgh Visitor Survey, more than 70% of leisure visitors to Edinburgh visited the castle. Contents Main article: Castle Rock, Edinburgh Diagram of a crag and tail feature, such as the Castle Rock: A is the crag formed from the volcanic plug, B is the tail of softer rock, and C shows the direction of ice movement. In the case of Edinburgh, the castle stands on the crag (A) with the Royal Mile extending along the tail (B) The castle stands upon the plug of an extinct volcano , which is estimated to have risen about 350 million years ago during the lower Carboniferous period. The Castle Rock is the remains of a volcanic pipe , which cut through the surrounding sedimentary rock before cooling to form very hard dolerite , a type of basalt. Subsequent glacial erosion was resisted by the dolerite, which protected the softer rock to the east, leaving a crag and tail formation. [4] The summit of the Castle Rock is 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, with rocky cliffs to the south, w


Traditionally, athletes from which country lead the parade at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?

The Opening ceremony Rio Olympics 2016 Rio Olympics 2016 297 The Opening ceremony Rio Olympics 2016 The opening ceremony of 31st Summer Olympic Games 2016 will start in Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro on Fraiday 5 August at 20:00 BRT.The opening ceremony of #RioOlympics2016 will show the host nation’s culture.It will include welcoming speeches from Olympic Federation representative and host nation head of states and organizors of 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Hoisting of flags and parade of athletes is also part of opening ceremony of #RioOlympic2016. Renowned Brazilian renowned film directors: Fernando Meirelles(City of God) and Daniela Thomas ,co-director of Handover from London 2012 will take the responsibility of creative director of the opening ceremony. The face value of tickets will range from US$85 for E category to US$1949 for category A. Budget: The opening and closing ceremonies of Rio Olympic 2016 will be low-budget production as compare to ceremonies of London Olympic 2012 and Beijing Olympic 2008. London spent approximately $104 million and Rio will spend one-tenth of London. Participants: Over 6000 volunteers will take part in Opening ceremony of Rio Olympic 2016 .More than 10,000 athletes will parade in opening ceremony of Olympic 2016.More than 100 head of states will view the opening ceremony of Rio Olympics 2016. The team will enter in stadium according to Alphabetical order of Purtuguese. Greece will lead the parade of athelets.Host Brazil squad will be in last.More than 200 nation will participate in opening ceremony of Rio Olympics 2016. TV Coverage: NBC will broadcast Rio Olympics 2016 opening ceremony .In Uk BBC will telecast live opening ceremony.London Olympics ceremony was watched 40 million American.It is estimated viewership record will be broken for opening ceremony of Rio Olympics. SHARE


Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, which 2011 drama film, directed by Martin Scorsese, tells the story of a boy who lives alone in a Paris railway station?

CIMA - Hugo CIMA 1 2 3 4 An exuberant and meticulous 3D spectacle by one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.      Hugo is a 2011 3D adventure drama film based on Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret about a boy who lives alone in a Paris railway station and the enigmatic owner of a toy shop there. It is directed by Martin Scorsese and written by John Logan. It is a co-production of Graham King's GK Films and Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Jude Law and Christopher Lee.      Hugo is Scorsese's first film shot in 3D, of which the filmmaker remarked: "I found 3D to be really interesting, because the actors were more upfront emotionally. Their slightest move, their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely." Hugo has been nominated for 11 Academy Awards, making it the most nominated film of 2011, which include a Best Picture nomination and a Best Director nomination for Martin Scorsese. Hugo has also been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards that earned Scorsese his third Golden Globe Award for Best Director. - Wikipedia.org "....An exuberant and meticulous 3D spectacle by one of the greatest filmmakers of all time....." - The Reel Deal "....In Hugo Scorsese not only tells an important story about early cinema, but delivers a film that is a passionate and convincing reminder of the essential role art and imagination should play in our lives....." - Cinema Autopsy Click image for more info. I Am Click image for more info. Modern Family


Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, which 2011 American drama tells the story of an autistic boy coming to terms with his father's death in the 9/11 attacks?

Oscar Bait - TV Tropes Oscar Bait You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share — "Hollywood Rule Book" , Vanity Fair You would think that a good movie is a good movie, and that good movies get Oscars for being good movies. But they donï¿½t. An Oscar is a big deal. It gets people to the theater, it boosts ticket sales, and it bolsters the studioï¿½s bottom line. As such, studios and producers try to engineer a film so that it can win an Oscar rather than be good in its own right. Typically, this meant a more serious, depressing, or ï¿½artisticï¿½ film. Such a film is called Oscar Bait, and the practice is also derisively known as ï¿½Oscarbationï¿½. The trend started in the 1970s and 1980s with the emergence of the Summer Blockbuster and the decline of New Hollywood . Before then, it was a pretty good bet that the most popular movies were also the best ones (and thus the likely Oscar-winners). But then directors like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas hit their stride, making beloved and well-received movies which were seen as too ï¿½lightweightï¿½ to win the ï¿½importantï¿½ categories (acting, direction, writing, and picture). The ï¿½seriousï¿½ fare that did win those categories would become Oscar Bait. Such films are usually depressing dramas , Glurgey inspirational films, and examples of manï¿½s inhumanity to man ï¿½ as such, an abnormally large proportion of Oscar Bait films are set during The Holocaust . Thereï¿½s also a big focus on mental illness or Inspirationally Disadvantaged characters. Itï¿½s rare for a comedy film to do well at the Oscars ; sci-fi and horror donï¿½t do much better, and animated films usually only get their own categories. Itï¿½s not a hard and fast rule; you might see a Dramedy or Dark Comedy get a nomination, mostly because thereï¿½s still room for suffering. Oddly, many Oscar Bait movies donï¿½t do so well at the box office. A big reason for that is Hype Backlash and Hype Aversion ; the heavy campaigning to win an Oscar can be a big turn-off. Furthermore, many Oscar Bait films are released around December or January (as a direct lead-in to the Academy Awards show in late February), so itï¿½s easy to tell them apart from Summer Blockbusters . And they donï¿½t even always win Oscars, perhaps because the Academy can actually tell the difference between a good, honest movie and an Oscar Bait attempt, and partly because sometimes they respect the general publicï¿½s opinion of a movie and will try to reflect that. (But when they donï¿½t, thatï¿½s an Award Snub .) The phenomenon isnï¿½t exclusive to the Oscars, either; on TV itï¿½s ï¿½Emmy Baitï¿½, on Broadway itï¿½s ï¿½Tony Baitï¿½, and in music itï¿½s ï¿½Grammy Baitï¿½. See also Death by Newbery Medal and Award Bait Song .     open/close all folders  Oscar Bait tactics and examples:     Positioning the film to win awards  The Deer Hunter was a game-changer. After a disastrous preview screening, the studio brought in Allan Carr as a consultant. He concluded that the film was so grim and depressing that people would only watch it if they had heard that it had been nominated for Oscars. Before then, it was the other way around; films got Oscar nominations based on their popular reception. Carr turned the system on its head and gave the film only a short screening in New York and Los Angeles near the end of 1978; the audience was mostly limited to film critics and Academy members. The former raved about the film, and the latter nominated it for multiple Oscars. Only then was it put into wide release to the general public. ï¿½Oscar-worthyï¿½ films tend to be released in the last two months of the year, to get them in before the December 31 deadline but as close to the February ceremony as possible. Sometimes it results in a rushed production . Studios will shamelessly lobby the judges directly, through one of the following: Massive advertising directly to members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (i.e. the famed ï¿½For Your Considerationï¿½ ads). These campaigns got so out of hand that people speculated th


The 'Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults' is a British charity better known by what acronym?

Brian Rix | Sabu Pty Ltd | ZoomInfo.com Sabu Pty Ltd HQ Phone: +61 2 9635 1088 Get ZoomInfo Grow + Get 10 Free Contacts a Month Please agree to the terms and conditions I agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . I understand that I will receive a subscription to ZoomInfo Grow at no charge in exchange for downloading and installing the ZoomInfo Contact Contributor utility which, among other features, involves sharing my business contacts as well as headers and signature blocks from emails that I receive. Parramatta, New South Wales 2150 Australia Company Description Sabu is a modern Japanese restaurant situated in the heart of Parramatta, Sydney. Specialising in modern Japanese and Australian cuisines, you are sure to be treated to something special. ... more Find other employees at this company (13) Background Information The London Theatres Cricket Club //www.comedykings.co.uk/ National Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults Commander Order of the British Empire Affiliations of the Charity's Special Functions Fundraising Committee Chairman Web References (179 Total References) Actor, www.londontheatrescricketclub.co.uk [cached] It came about because Brian Rix and some of the cast at the Whitehall Theatre were keen cricketers and, during the summer of 1957, decided to form a company team. Brian, now Lord Rix of Whitehall, was a regular performer in a string of successful farces at the Whitehall with other famous farceurs such as Ray Cooney and Leo Franklyn. ... Brian Rix presented a cup, which has been variously contested between clubs, then became Player of the Year and is now "Ainley's Ashes" in memory of a stalwart opening bat for the club who joined the side in the late 70's and played whenever work permitted until the season before he


Eric Coates' light orchestral serenade 'By The Sleepy Lagoon' is the appropriately titled introductory music to which long running radio show?

British Light Music Classics - CDS44261/4 - Hyperion Records - MP3 and Lossless downloads British Light Music Classics 4CDs Boxed set (at a special price) Recording details: Various dates St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom Produced by Various producers Total duration: 305 minutes 30 seconds   77 tracks of golden nostalgia on 4 compact discs including the music made famous as the signature tunes to Music While You Work, The Secret Garden, Dick Barton—Special Agent, Children’s Favourites, Jennings at School, the Paul Temple detective series, In Town Tonight, The Archers, Down Your Way, Dr Finlay’s Casebook, Television Newsreel, Housewives’ Choice, My Word, Top of the Form, BBC Morning Music, Desert Island Discs, BBC Farming, The Barlows of Beddington … with music by 45 composers, including Charles Ancliffe, Ronald Binge, Ernest Bucalossi, Eric Coates, Frederic Curzon, Robert Farnon, Herman Finck, Albert W Ketèlbey, Lionel Monckton, Gilbert Vinter & Charles Williams Reviews 'Prestigiously presented and well thought through. Golden nostalgia with fidelity to a long departed but by many still cherished past. Riches indeed!' (MusicWeb International) English Volume 1 Britain has a fine tradition in the creation of quality light music—music of the sort that plumbs no depths of intellectual or emotional stimulation, but lifts the spirits with ingratiating melodies decked out with consummate craftmanship. In this collection are gathered some of the classics that the genre has produced over a period from Victorian times to the second Elizabethan age. The earliest piece in the collection is the lilting Pas de quatre by Wilhelm Meyer Lutz (c1829–1903). Lutz was born and educated in Münnerstadt, near Kissingen, Bavaria. He came to England in 1848 and, after various posts as an organist, began a career as musical director in London theatres. From 1869 he was the musical director at the Gaiety Theatre, composing songs and dances for numerous shows there. Among them was the rhythmically engaging Pas de quatre which appeared in the burlesque Faust Up to Date (1888). It gained immense popularity, the more so for the fact that its tune fitted the steps of the barn dance, which had just then been imported from America into British ballrooms. The years immediately before the First World War were especially rich in British waltzes. The appropriately named slow waltz Dreaming (1911) is by Archibald Joyce (1873–1963), a Londoner who conducted a popular society dance band and became known as the ‘British Waltz King’. Several of his waltzes achieved international success, this being the best known. Destiny (1912), distinguished by its elegant cello main theme (a favourite of John Barbirolli who played it as a cello solo at Hallé balls), is by another Londoner who likewise composed several waltz successes. Sydney Baynes (1879–1938) was an accompanist, organist and choirmaster before becoming chorus master at Drury Lane Theatre. From 1910 to 1914 he was musical director for John Tiller’s troupe of dancing girls at the Palace Theatre, and it was for them that he composed the melody that he developed into this celebrated waltz. The swirling Nights of Gladness (1912) is by Charles Ancliffe (1880–1952), an Irishman from Kildare who served for some years in India as Bandmaster of the South Wales Borderers. It was one Christmas Eve, on returning home from service in India, that he composed this waltz, the best known of many superbly crafted dances, marches and novelty pieces from his pen. Albert William Ketèlbey (1875–1959) occupies his place in British musical history for a particularly distinctive body of ‘narrative music’. Far from creating anything specificially British, Ketèlbey sought a peculiarly exotic sound in works such as In a Monastery Garden (1915), In a Persian Market (1920), In a Chinese Temple Garden (1923) and In the Mystic Land of Egypt (1931). In his Bells Across the Meadows (1921) we hear distant church bells introducing a typically broad Ketèlbey melody into which they cleverly blend. Ketèlbey was bo