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Olivier-Award winning actor Guy Masterson is performing A Christmas Carol at Theatre Royal Bath this month, and when Melissa Blease...
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The world of the great blue is largely a mystery. Naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall is taking advantage of the...
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Glamour, success and excess – Tamara Sturtz-Filby tells the true stories of the 1970s fashion world with the help of the legendary creative figures of the era, from Grace Coddington and Cheryl Tiegs to Clive Arrowsmith and Barbara Hulanicki. Emma Clegg chats to Tamara ahead of her appearance with Willie...
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Swallow and peregrine, yellowhammer and sedge warbler. What do these names mean and where do they come from? Stephen Moss...
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Bath-based concert pianist Nurry Lee recently won first prize in the senior category at the Piano House International Piano Competition....
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Lyn Barham specialised in career development. Since retiring she has focused her efforts on sustainable development and ‘fair food’. She is a Trustee of Transition Bath and is involved with Bath Organic Group. In 2023 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Career Development Institute. I’ve lived in Bath...
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We love hearing about the exploits of Roman emperors, because of the addictive tales of excess, depravity, cruelty and murder....
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As well as a lifetime of food expertise Jay Rayner has jazz in his bones, too. Melissa Blease chats to...
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Film director Ken Loach has argued that working people’s struggles are inherently dramatic. His filmmaking career has proved that again and again. His latest – and probably final – film, The Old Oak, focuses on two downtrodden communities, an ex-mining village in the north east and a group of Syrian...
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“Fliss Freeborn is one of the best young writers I have ever come across.” These are the words of Jay...
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Brother-sister duo Stephen and Anita Mangan have always been close. It was Anita’s idea for them to work on a...
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If you are a fan of the Netflix hit Stranger Things, then head into town to try the five-star irreverent twist on the hit series – in all its hair-raising, blockbuster glory. Singing is involved. Melissa Blease chats to producer Susannah Bond. If you’re a fan of the Duffer Brothers’...