Please enjoy a clip of the grave of Buster Merryfield also known as Uncle Albert from Only Fools and Horses, his late wife is also buried with him, the grave is in the Cemetery just near to the Hampshire/Dorset border near Verwood on the B3081 Ringwood Road.
God Bless you...
A beautiful moment. Children from across the country were invited to dress in red, white and blue for schools across the country. On the last day before half term to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee children could wear non school uniform but it had to be in the colours...
Sid James was born in1913 in South Africa and died in 1976, of a heart attack, whilst on stage in Sunderland.
Most famous for being a member of the Carry On Team he was also with Tony Hancock in Hancock's Half Hour and as Sid Abbott in Bless This House.
A...
Leonard Rossiter was one of the most remarkable British actors of his generation, famed for his sharp wit, impeccable timing, and an innate ability to portray eccentric, flawed characters with an irresistible blend of comedy and pathos. Best remembered for his iconic roles as Rigsby in Rising Damp and...
Lee Miller, born Elizabeth Miller on April 23, 1907, in Poughkeepsie, New York, led a life marked by remarkable transformations. Her journey saw her evolve from an iconic fashion model to a celebrated surrealist muse, and later into one of the most daring and groundbreaking photojournalists of the 20th...
Boxing, particularly bare-knuckle boxing, had been popular amongst the Gypsy fraternity for generations. Therefore it is not surprising that many such exponents of the sport came from the local busy Kinson Parish Gypsy population of Poole/Bournemouth from the 1920s to the 1960s.
In those early days on Saturday nights Gypsies...
Picture this. You have an interview. You are nervous. It's at the BBC.
You arrive and are told to wait in the reception area.
Then someone comes to collect you and your heart is banging with expected apprehension.
And then this happens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Y2uQn_wvc
What a top man.
And in real time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjb0iUQ9aXw&feature=emb_logo
More about Guy.
Jason...
Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have discovered a Bronze Age burial site during an excavation of a prehistoric settlement in Dorset.
It is the first time Bronze Age bones have been discovered on the site in Winterborne Kingston, where the university’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology has been excavating settlements...
Early Life and Background
Warren Mitchell was born Warren Misell on 14 January 1926 in Stoke Newington, London. He hailed from a Jewish family, his parents being Phillip and Annie Misell. Growing up, Mitchell was immersed in a culturally rich environment which significantly influenced his later work in theatre and...
Tony Parsons the man who went from credibility to Toryland.
The weekly music magazine New Musical Express (NME) advertised for new writers in the summer of 1976, Parsons submitted a novel to the editor, Nick Logan, and was rewarded with a staff writer job. For the next three years he wrote about new...
