PROFILE by Paul Smith Rising up from the surrounding Somerset countryside, Downside Abbey certainly makes a statement; the Abbey Church standing mightily above the adjacent school. The gothic revival designs, much of them by Giles Gilbert Scott, reverberate to the sound of the, nearly 100-year-old, Compton organ. Every nook and cranny seems to be […]
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______ 12 October 2023 ______ 4**** ______ I should think it highly likely that eyebrows were raised when Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta, announced his intention to work with heavy metal pioneers, Black Sabbath on a new ballet. The prospect for many was both eye-catching and mouth-watering. The result of the collaboration is
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______ 4 October 2023 ______ 4**** ______ So, I will admit, I have never been able to get through the whole of The Lord of the Rings – the book or all three of Peter Jackson’s films. I do have a passing knowledge of the plot though, which I hoped would be of use before
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