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LATEST ARTICLES ( 108 )

• Longbourn by Jo Baker

  

  I have recently been swallowed up by a book, Longbourn by Jo Baker. This is going to be a short post because I am nearing the end of this totally absorbing stor... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Secrets of The Tower of London

  

  Did you know that The Tower of London is almost 1,000 years old and was built by William the Conquerer as a result of the Norman Invasion of 1066 as a palace an... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Frances O'Connor- Actor of the Week

  

  Frances O'Connor is my actor of the week and I truly can't believe that I have not featured her before. She has done a few films that I watch again and again,... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Austenland! Finally!

  

  I FINALLY got to see Austenland, the much anticipated and much delayed film about an Austen fan who blows all of her savings on a vacation to a Jane Austen them... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Bridget Jones is Back! Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding

  

  Yes, Bridget is back in the new Helen Fielding book Bridget Jones: Mad about The Boy! But unfortunately, Mark Darcy is not. After her fairy tale ending, (if... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Paradise on PBS Masterpiece

  

  Well my dear readers, The Paradise is finally here on PBS Masterpiece starting tonight at 9 pm. This BBC offering is an adaptation of Émile Zola's novel Au... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Rush 2013

  

  My husband (affectionately called The Squire in this blog) was excited to see Ron Howard's latest offering Rush so we went to see it for our Saturday night... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Fanny Price the Introvert; is She Unfilmable?

  

  I recently put the question out there on Twitter- Is Fanny Price unfilmable? By which I mean the REAL Fanny Price. In the latest two film adaptations of the... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Sapphires

  

  Irish actor Chris O'Dowd can do no wrong these days. He is hilarious in the mockumentary Family Tree on HBO, and in Australian gem The Sapphires, he will steal... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Lorna Doone 2000

  

  Lorna Doone is a 2000 BBC adaptation of the classic Victorian novel by Richard Dodderidge Blackmore. Never heard of it? Neither had I until I stumbled upon... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• A Fish Called Wanda 1988

  

  A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge and seafood!I understand that a comedy set in 1988 is not a period drama, but this is my blog and A Fish Called Wanda is... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Mansfield Park 2007 Vs 1999

  

  Oh, dear, the matter of a Mansfield Park film. Her most controversial novel has been, unsurprisingly, the most difficult to film. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Unfinished Song

  

  (Song for Marion) is one of those quintessentially British Dramedies. It will have you laughing and it will have you crying, but most of all it will leave you... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Born to Royalty BBC Film

  

  OK, I am not the only one who is unreasonably excited about the impending birth of William and Catherine's royal baby, am I? Then I am also not the only one... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• The Mayor of Casterbridge 2003

  

  Oh, Thomas Hardy...why so tragic? I have had my copy of The Mayor of Casterbridge kicking around my house for about a year now, still with the wrapping on it. Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Time Team- An Archaeological Gem Loses a Member and Comes to an End!

  

  Time Team is one of my favourite British shows ever. Described by Channel 4 as "Tony Robinson and a team of experts travel the country to investigate a wide... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Secrets of Hampton Court, Althorp and Chatsworth on PBS

  

  Secrets of Henry VIII's Palace, (specifically Hampton Court Palace) begins the "Secrets Of" series this Sunday June 30th at 8pm on PBS. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Stratford Festival, Ontario, Canada

  

  I live in Ontario, Canada and the Stratford Festival is an amazing gift for we theatre lovers. It has also carved out a wonderful artistic community in Stratfor... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• IMDb - Fun, Informative and Kinda Addictive!

  

  The Internet Movie DatabaseIMDb. I can't believe there are people out there who don't know about it. Whether you are a movie lover looking for a review or... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Remains of the Day, Where Angels Fear to Tread, and Other Stuff

  

  Remains of the Day is one of those films I thought I had seen, but I think I had only seen snippets of it on television. It's much better when you see the... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT