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It’s here, it’s here, it’s here! Even if you’ve been living underneath a rock for the last month, you probably still have an inkling that Christmas is upon us. Perhaps you’ve heard the jingling of sleigh bells in the distance, caught the scent of warm mince pies wafting through the air or felt the temperature creep further towards freezing. All the more reason not to be a Scrooge; bring on the toasty log fires and...
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For many people, Christmas is a time for family. There are some who celebrate it as a religious holiday, some who view it as the party season and others who just look forward to getting presents! However, it’s a fairly universal opinion that the festive season is all about food. Turkey with cranberry sauce, roast potatoes and parsnips, mince pies, cheese and crackers, sweets and candy canes, Christmas pudding... is your mouth watering yet?! In...
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This week at the Hammersmith Apollo, thousands of people flocked to watch the sell-out show on the London leg of its UK tour, and they all had one thing on their mind: physics. Yep, you heard us right... In the second installment of ‘Uncaged Monkeys’, Robin Ince, Brian Cox, Simon Singh and Ben Goldacre take it in turns to educate the masses in an entertaining and accessible way. Rock and roll. Perhaps a little different...
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He’s bald, bizarre and blimmin’ hilarious; we are, of course, referring to the comedian Bill Bailey. The musical funny-man has already come close to splitting our sides in the dark comedy series Black Books, where he plays piano to Dylan Moran’s diabolical, drunken, dictating forte. Bailey has sold out tours across the UK and internationally, with stand up shows such as Bewilderness, Part Troll and Cosmic Jam. He appeals to a wide audience for a...
