Today, William Shakespeare would have been a mere 460 years old. While his true birthdate remains a mystery (he was baptized on April 26, 1564), it is generally celebrated on April 23, the same day England’s patron saint is celebrated with a laundry list of ‘happenings’, St. George’s Day. It was a mere 408 years ago […]
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THE podcast you been waiting for that digs deep and goes behind-the-scenes into the long-running British mystery series, Midsomer Murders!, continues to showcase that things aren’t always rosey when living in a picturesque small English village. With new episodes dropping each Thursday, this week we dig deep into “A Rare Bird”, episode 8 from series 14 […]
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At long last, THE podcast you been waiting for that digs deep and goes behind-the-scenes into the long-running British mystery series, Midsomer Murders!, is here. With new episodes dropping each Thursday, this week we dig deep into “A Talent for Life”, episode 1 from series 6 (2003). I love this episode as you have iconic former […]
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Four thought to be lost episodes of The Complete and Utter History of the British Isles, created in 1969 by soon-to-be Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones, have been found by the ITV Archive team as part of a huge project to fully identify every archive asset ITV holds, “The series had been sitting in the ITV vaults […]
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Beginning tonight, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, another true ‘masterepiece’ heads to PBS Masterpiece on Sunday nights. Based on a true story (known as the British Post Office Scandal), the 4-part Mr Bates vs The Post Office shines a light on a major transgression in the UK justice system and the public and media have […]
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When two-time Booker Prize-winning author, Hilary Mantel passed away in September 2022 at the all-too-young age of 70, she was consulting on the television adaptation of her most recent 2020 novel, “The Mirror and the Light”, which was the conclusion to her critically acclaimed Tudor trilogy. The writer’s first two books in the trilogy, “Wolf […]
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The day BBC presenter, Terry Jones, discovered a colony of penguins which are unlike any other penguins in the world. Back in 2008, the BBC announced that camera crews filming near the Antarctic for its natural history Miracles of Evolution series had captured footage of Adélie penguins taking to the air. Film maker, writer, former […]
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One simply cannot let Easter pass without paying tribute to the genius that is Monty Python & the Holy Grail. There are literally thousands of lines and/or scenes that millions of fans worldwide can quote or reference, and there are few that don’t gravitate to a seemingly innocent looking rabbit that surprises a group of tourists who seek […]
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With humble apologies, we can’t let the week end without wishing a belated happy birthday to founding member of Monty Python and the brilliant parody rock band, The Rutles. The genius mind-palace behind Spamalot turned 81 on Friday. Widely known for his musical prowess, Idle penned “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, the […]
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At long last, THE podcast you been waiting for that digs deep and goes behind-the-scenes into the long-running British mystery series, Midsomer Murders!, is here. The Midsomer Murders Mayhem podcast will take a deep dive into the history of the hit television show while discussing the eternal question of how such a quaint county in England can […]
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