We've had shops, police stations, hospitals, newsrooms, prisons and offices – what about a circus sitcom? On BBC1. Starring Amanda Holden. What could possibly go wrong? Tonight, BBC One unveils its big new circus-based sitcom Big Top , starring, among others, Tony Robinson and John Thomson. I think it could actually make history – as the first sitcom ever that makes its situation seem...
Pick of the Week: "Live At The Apollo" – BBC1, Fri @9.30pm MONDAY 30th Young Hairdresser Of The Year (BBC3, 10.30pm) Five young hairdressers compete to become the nation's best. TUESDAY 1st Delia's Classic Christmas (BBC2, 9pm) The popular chef returns for a festive culinary series, for the first time since 1990. We Need Answers (BBC4, 10pm) Comedy quiz hosted by Mark Watson with Tim...
A CHOIR made up of school children from the Fife village of Cardenden will take to the turf at Celtic Park today to perform two songs in memory of their local hero and Celtic
One of the first photojournalists in the world, John Thomson, traveled to China and took photographs of Chinese people in the late 19th century. His photographs have been widely circulated, collected by the Wellcome Gallery in England and by National...
One of the first photojournalists in the world, John Thomson, traveled to China and took photographs of Chinese people in the late 19th century. His photographs have been widely circulated, collected by the Wellcome Gallery in England and by National Library of Scotland. A recent coffee table book presents digitally remastered photographs that Thomson took in China - which includes Manchu noblewomen,...
Is it just me or is Jesse a bit 'local'? I mean that in a League of Gentlemen sense. All the talk tonight about his Uncle Sid and mum putting a spread on... It was all a bit "local shop for local people" for my liking. It did provide comic relief though, which I guess was the point. Mammy Connor is quite good at the comic relief herself, but in her case I don't think it's intentional... John...
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John Thomson, who plays Coronation Street's Jesse Chadwick, opened Santa's grotto with his wife Sam at Kendals in Manchester. The Manchester Evening News says that John and his wife discovered they were expecting their second child, having conceived naturally after three unsuccessful rounds of IVF. John and Sam took daughter Olivia, aged six, to give her wish list to Father Christmas at the House of...
LIVERPOOL.- The vanished world of Imperial China is vividly captured on glass plates by an intrepid Scottish photographer who travelled throughout the country meeting people from all walks of life. China: Through the Lens of John Thomson 1868 – 1872 startlingly reveals the character of the vast empire mainly through its remarkable people. Thomson bravely faced danger in order to get the images...
Aylestone: Leicester City Council’s Aylestone Ward Community Meeting will be held on October 28 at Aylestone Baptist Church. Key items on the agenda include a report on improvements to the environment around the Aylestone Road shops, including a programme of pavement replacement and new street furniture. There will also be an update on a number of planning applications. These are the Aylestone...
Go away. Why are you here, still? Don't you have a train to be under, or something? Run along, now. Go on. Skedaddle. Go. Go. Go. Sigh. Why are you still standing there? Wait – no, let me guess. You came here on purpose, and you want something from me. And what you want is something only I, the escetic with vision, can offer. So, looking around at what little I have, I can reason this out...
Image copyright Clare Strand "Over the last ten years, dissatisfied with the often complacent values of the photography world, Clare Strand has assembled a body of work that is both subversive and celebratory in its approach to photographic conventions. During this period Strand’s art has developed through a series of increasingly interesting and unique projects that have explored various...