I've liked this series for a good while. Each episode features a celebrity who traces some of their family history. Last week's episode featured BBC DJ Chris Moyles. To be honest, I wasn't aware that he'd Irish roots, but his mother is originally from Dubin whilst his father, though born ...

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Young Stalin

First and foremost – I’d thoroughly recommend reading the hardback version of this book.  I spent the first 100 pages or so abusing the author for failing to ...

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Politics, religion, conflict, attraction, sex: whats not to like about this tv series which is now in its second season?

I watched a repeated BBC series on Henry VIII and ...

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I love finding something great almost on your doorstep that youve ignored for years. We finally took a trip to the Model Railway village last weekend and it was a ...

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I've never really known much about the Bobby Kennedy story except for contextual info around JFK. This movie passed me by on its cinema release and I just spotted ...

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On our yokel trip to London recently we spent an afternoon in the Science Museum. One Elec Engineer and one Mech Engineer had an incredible day bouncing from exhibit to ...

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A reasonable introduction to the (colonial) history of Australia, that promises just a little more than it delivers.

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An enjoyable historical romp with plenty of welcome nudity.

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There was huge buzz around this movie where I live due to part of it being shot here and the overall movie being set in the region. However many of ...

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