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Peter Hitchens gloriously pushing back against the idea that 5-year-olds shouldn't be made to learn poetry by heart.
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Peter Hitchens gloriously pushing back against the idea that 5-year-olds shouldn't be made to learn poetry by heart.

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One of the many reasons why I love Spike Milligan: this response of his to hearing a letter from King Charles (then The Prince of Wales) being read aloud to him at the 1994 British Comedy Awards ceremony.
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One of the many reasons why I love Spike Milligan: this response of his to hearing a letter from King Charles (then The Prince of Wales) being read aloud to him at the 1994 British Comedy Awards ceremony.

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258,281 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Richard Burton reciting this piece from Hamlet ("I have of late but wherefore I know not...") is definitely worth your attention.
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Richard Burton reciting this piece from Hamlet ("I have of late but wherefore I know not...") is definitely worth your attention.

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This is brilliant 🤌🏼✨️ Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges talking about what the task of Art boils down to. (Watch all 97 seconds.)
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This is brilliant 🤌🏼✨️ Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges talking about what the task of Art boils down to. (Watch all 97 seconds.)

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147,230 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Peter O'Toole being asked on what it means to be Irish...
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Peter O'Toole being asked on what it means to be Irish...

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Sir Laurence Olivier reciting Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare is very much an understated masterclass in performance poetry. (Absolute goosebumps.)
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Sir Laurence Olivier reciting Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare is very much an understated masterclass in performance poetry. (Absolute goosebumps.)

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109,770 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

Whenever I hear people questioning the existence of those with Down Syndrome, I always remember these words from Sally Phillips. (Well worth the watch. ❤️)
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Whenever I hear people questioning the existence of those with Down Syndrome, I always remember these words from Sally Phillips. (Well worth the watch. ❤️)

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The secret formula for happiness from the film 'About Time'. (To quote Goethe: "I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather.")
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The secret formula for happiness from the film 'About Time'. (To quote Goethe: "I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather.")

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190,854 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

It is both the birthday and deathday of William Shakespeare today, so give yourself a real treat and watch the magnificent Judi Dench recite his Sonnet 29 🤌🏼✨️
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It is both the birthday and deathday of William Shakespeare today, so give yourself a real treat and watch the magnificent Judi Dench recite his Sonnet 29 🤌🏼✨️

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87,220 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

"In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in a dark wood where the true way was wholly lost." Invoking this famous line from Dante, David Whyte then proceeds to suggest what we ought to do about it. Essential viewing? ✅️
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"In the middle of the road of my life I awoke in a dark wood where the true way was wholly lost." Invoking this famous line from Dante, David Whyte then proceeds to suggest what we ought to do about it. Essential viewing? ✅️

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20,489 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat

This account exists to bring Joy.
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This account exists to bring Joy.

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257,798 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

The BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South really does have one of the most tenderly beautiful endings in all of television.
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The BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South really does have one of the most tenderly beautiful endings in all of television.

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'Adlestrop' by Edward Thomas (Read by Richard Burton 🤌🏼✨️)
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'Adlestrop' by Edward Thomas (Read by Richard Burton 🤌🏼✨️)

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Richard Harris was such an engaging character. A stupendous personality. And the opening 5 minutes of his interview on Parkinson totally proves it.
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Richard Harris was such an engaging character. A stupendous personality. And the opening 5 minutes of his interview on Parkinson totally proves it.

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42,729 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten

Annual rewatch of this especially poignant Christmas Ad from 2023 ❤️
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Annual rewatch of this especially poignant Christmas Ad from 2023 ❤️

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37,947 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Really hope I get to see these two horses again this year across the water in yonder field. They usually appear around this time, but still no sign. 12 months ago was magical. Beyond magical, in fact. I could have died happy in that moment. Perhaps they only appear when needed.
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Really hope I get to see these two horses again this year across the water in yonder field. They usually appear around this time, but still no sign. 12 months ago was magical. Beyond magical, in fact. I could have died happy in that moment. Perhaps they only appear when needed.

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Dame Maggie Smith as Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of the Venice delivering that famous speech on the quality of Mercy 🤌🏼✨️
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Dame Maggie Smith as Portia in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of the Venice delivering that famous speech on the quality of Mercy 🤌🏼✨️

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The casting of Juliet Aubrey (for Dorothea) and Rufus Sewell (for Will Ladislaw) in the BBC adaptation of Middlemarch was 🤌🏼✨️
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The casting of Juliet Aubrey (for Dorothea) and Rufus Sewell (for Will Ladislaw) in the BBC adaptation of Middlemarch was 🤌🏼✨️

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Rounding off the day, very tiredly, with... 'She Walks in Beauty' • Lord Byron •
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Rounding off the day, very tiredly, with... 'She Walks in Beauty' • Lord Byron •

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On this May Bank Holiday Monday, give yourself the joy of hearing Sir John Gielgud recite one of the most famous sonnets in all of poetry. • William Shakespeare •
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On this May Bank Holiday Monday, give yourself the joy of hearing Sir John Gielgud recite one of the most famous sonnets in all of poetry. • William Shakespeare •

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