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Never been a fan. I have never believed his faux Christianity. In one moment, he legitimates my suspicions and music taste. Thank you, Cliff. Good on Alison Hammond subtly having a dig back at Cliff Richard here. pic.twitter.com/ke32iwPT92— Kenny McIntosh ????️‍???? (@KennyMcITR) November 21, 2023 Many rumours have persisted over the...
Following on from https://dorseteye.com/dune-arab-cosplay-drama-serves-up-the-failed-war-on-terror-as-epic-sci-fi-spectacle/ a review of Dune Part 2. Cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky spent millions in the 1970s planning a screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 science-fiction novel Dune. Featuring a cast to include Salvador Dalí, Gloria Swanson, Orson Welles, Mick Jagger and David Carradine; with music by Pink...
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...
Dame Maggie Smith, the epitome of grace, talent, and elegance, stands as one of the most esteemed actresses of our time. With a career spanning over seven decades, she has captivated audiences on stage, screen, and television with her unparalleled versatility and mastery of her craft. From her early...
Jack Hargreaves OBE (31 Dec 1911-15 Mar 1994) was an author and TV presenter, whose enduring interest was to comment on growing distortions in relations between the city and the countryside, via the weekly programme 'Out of Town' on Southern Television, following the success of his 1959 debut with the...
Christina Strutt 26th December 1954 - 28th December 2022 Beloved Mama Cabbage - our founder, mother, sister, grandmother and friend died at home with her family surrounding her. She rests in peace and will be cherished forever. Never say in grief you are sorry she has gone.  Rather say in thankfulness that...

Jim Morrison at 80

What Jim Morrison would make of 2023 is difficult to ascertain. He struggled enough with the mayhem of the Vietnam war and thus to have had to endure a world in which is now commonplace and omnipresent would have probably driven him in to an institution. His death in...
This article will investigate how Zionist Jews are attracting hostility and why we must not succumb to antisemitism. What is Zionism? Zionism is a political and ideological movement that emerged in the late 19th century, with the primary goal of establishing and supporting a Jewish homeland in the historic region of...
Dorset’s Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum has won the prestigious Sandford Award for Heritage Education 2019. The award, from the Heritage Education Trust and Bishop Grosseteste University, recognises excellence in heritage education programmes. Since it opened its doors in May 2018, thousands of school children and students have been through...
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...