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Spywatch
''Spywatch'' is an educational serial produced by the BBC as part of '' Look and Read''. It originally aired on BBC2 from 15 January to 25 March 1996. Its main educational focus was World War II. Story In the modern day, adult Norman Starkey goes to the fictional village of Westbourne in Shropshire where he was evacuated during the Second World War. With the help of the local librarian, he writes the story of his adventure. The modern day parts include the educational aspects, which form the middle of each episode. The main adventure is set in 1942, in the middle of World War II. Three children, young Norman, Dennis and Mary are evacuated to Westbourne, away from the bombs. The boys stay at a farm, owned by Amy Hobbs (Aunty Amy) and her granddaughter Polly, and Mary stays at Westbourne Hall with the wealthy Miss Millington and Mr Grainger. The children come across what they think is a trail of spies, but the number of suspects is very high and the children have to solve the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Henry (actor)
Guy Henry (born 17 October 1960) is an English actor whose roles include Henrik Hanssen in ''Holby City'', Pius Thicknesse in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' and '' Part 2'', Gaius Cassius Longinus in ''Rome'' and Grand Moff Tarkin in ''Rogue One''. Early life and career Henry was born on 17 October 1960 in London. He attended Homefield School and then Brockenhurst College in Hampshire where he took A levels. He trained at RADA (1979–81). In 1982, he took the title role in ITV's ''Young Sherlock Holmes'' series, playing Holmes as a teenager (though Henry was by then nearly 22). In February 2015, Henry was announced as a public supporter of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Stage work Highcliffe Charity Players Henry first appeared on stage as a footman in amateur dramatic society Highcliffe Charity Players' production of Cinderella at age 11. He is now the president of HCP and continues to support their productions. RSC work He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Barron
Keith Barron (8 August 1934 – 15 November 2017) was an English actor and television presenter who appeared in films and on television from 1961 until 2017. His television roles included the police drama ''The Odd Man'', the sitcom ''Duty Free'', and Gregory Wilmot in '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. Career Born in Mexborough in the West Riding of Yorkshire,'South Yorkshire' did not exist before 1 April 1974. 'West Riding of Yorkshire' is correct. Barron completed his national service in the Royal Air Force and his acting career started at the Sheffield Repertory Theatre, where he also met his wife, Mary, a stage designer. He became well known to British television viewers in the early 1960s as the easygoing Detective Sergeant Swift in the Granada TV series ''The Odd Man'' and its spin-off '' It's Dark Outside''. His major breakthrough, however, was as Nigel Barton in the writer Dennis Potter's semi-autobiographical plays '' Stand Up, Nigel Barton'' and '' Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Howell (musician)
Peter Howell (born 1949) is a musician and composer. He is best known for his work on ''Doctor Who'' as a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Howell's musical career began in the late 1960s working with John Ferdinando in various psychedelic folk bands including Agincourt and Ithaca. Howell and Ferdinando recorded five albums before Howell became a member of the Radiophonic Workshop, with which he would remain associated until 1997. ''Doctor Who'' His work on ''Doctor Who'' began in 1975 when he provided some accompanying incidental music for ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' and special sound for ''Planet of Evil''. When John Nathan-Turner became producer of ''Doctor Who'' in 1980, he decided that the music needed to be updated and commissioned Howell to provide a new arrangement of the ''Doctor Who'' theme to accompany a new title sequence. Whereas the original arrangement of the theme (written by Ron Grainer) had been realised by Delia Derbyshire (and, originally, assisted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LRTV
''Look and Read'' is a BBC Television programme for primary schools, aimed at improving children's literacy skills. The programme presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast programme for schools in the United Kingdom. The series remains popular among school children. Episodes of ''Look and Read'' were sometimes repeated on the CBBC Channel. History Background The first programmes for schools in Britain were broadcast in 1957. Early material was mostly aimed at secondary school pupils and seen as a convenient method of demonstration in subjects such as science and geography. In the early 1960s, there was a lot of interest in the medium as a way of educating children with certain learning difficulties, and in 1962, the BBC produced ''Television Club'' which presented stories in a drama serial format. The success of this format made some look into the poss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Joseph
Lesley Diana Joseph (born 14 October 1945) is an English actress and broadcaster, best known for playing Dorien Green in the television sitcom '' Birds of a Feather'' from 1989 to 1998 and again from 2014 to 2020. Other television credits include ''Absurd Person Singular'' (1985) and '' Night and Day'' (2001–2003). Her stage roles include UK touring productions of ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (2005), ''Calendar Girls'' (2011) and ''Annie'' (2015). In 2018, she was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, for the original West End production of ''Young Frankenstein''. Early life Joseph was born, on 14 October 1945, in Finsbury Park, Haringey, London, England. She grew up in Kingsthorpe, Northampton and attended Northampton School for Girls. Career Stage In May 1973, Joseph appeared in ''Godspell'' at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth. Joseph appeared in ''Cinderella'' at Theatre Royal, Plymouth in 2008 and the Orchard Theatre in Dartford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Tovey
Russell George Tovey (born 14 November 1981) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC's supernatural comedy-drama '' Being Human'', Rudge in both the stage and film versions of ''The History Boys'', Steve in the BBC Three sitcom '' Him & Her'', Kevin Matheson in the HBO original series ''Looking'' and its subsequent series finale television film '' Looking: The Movie''. Early life Tovey was born on 14 November 1981 in Billericay, Essex.Randall, Lee.Actor Russell Tovey graduated to Dickens, Doctor Who and Gavin & Stacey. Now starring as a modern-day werewolf in a new TV sitcom, he's headed for the top of the class" ''The Scotsman.'' 1 February 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2013. He is the younger of two sons of Carole (''née'' Webb) and George Tovey, who ran a Romford-based coach service taking passengers from Essex to Gatwick Airport. Tovey has an older brother, Daniel. He attended Harold Court School in Harold Wood and She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Thaw
Abigail J. Thaw (born 1 October 1965) is an English actress. Early life Abigail Thaw was born in London to actor John Thaw and his first wife, Sally Alexander, an academic/feminist activist who taught modern history at Goldsmiths College. Her parents divorced in 1968. On her mother's side she has a half-brother (Daniel), and on her father's side she has an elder stepsister (Melanie Jane) and a half-sister (Joanna). Her stepmother is actress Sheila Hancock. After her parents' divorce in 1968, Abigail was brought up in Pimlico by her mother and her mother's boyfriend, Gareth Stedman Jones. Her father also kept in regular contact. Abigail attended Pimlico Comprehensive. Her mother was involved in the flour-bombing of the 1970 Miss World contest, the story of which is the subject of the 2020 film ''Misbehaviour (film), Misbehaviour''. After school she spent a year in Italy, where she was in a car accident. Returning to England, she decided to attend RADA, where she met her future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look And Read
''Look and Read'' is a BBC Television programme for primary schools, aimed at improving children's literacy skills. The programme presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast programme for schools in the United Kingdom. The series remains popular among school children. Episodes of ''Look and Read'' were sometimes repeated on the CBBC Channel. History Background The first programmes for schools in Britain were broadcast in 1957. Early material was mostly aimed at secondary school pupils and seen as a convenient method of demonstration in subjects such as science and geography. In the early 1960s, there was a lot of interest in the medium as a way of educating children with certain learning difficulties, and in 1962, the BBC produced ''Television Club'' which presented stories in a drama serial format. The success of this format made some look into the possi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josie McCabe
Josie may refer to: People: * Josie (name), various people and fictional characters with the given name * Edith Josie (1921-2000), Canadian writer and newspaper columnist * Peter Josie, Saint Lucia politician * Josie (stylist), Spanish stylist and fashion journalist In music: * Josie Records, a record label * "Josie" (Blink-182 song), a 1998 single * "Josie" (Donovan song), a 1966 single * "Josie" (Steely Dan song), a song on the 1977 album ''Aja'' and 1978 single * "Josie", a song by the Glorious Sons from their 2017 album ''Young Beauties and Fools'' Other uses: * Josie Township, Holt County, Nebraska * ''Josie'', a 1991 TV series starring Josie Lawrence * ''Josie'' (film), a 2018 thriller film starring Dylan McDermott See also * Josephine (other) * Josey (other) Josey is an abbreviated form of the given name Joseph. Notable people with the name include: *Josey Little *Josey Scott, American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer * Josey W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Alessi (actor)
Joseph Norman Alessi (born September 20, 1959) is an American classical trombonist with the New York Philharmonic. Life Joseph Norman Alessi was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended high school in San Rafael, California. His father, also named Joseph Alessi, was a professional trumpet player, and his mother, Maria (née Leone) sang in the Metropolitan Opera chorus. His younger brother Ralph Alessi is a jazz trumpeter. Displaying notable talent himself from an early age, Alessi graduated early from high school at age 16 and successfully auditioned to join the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. During this time he appeared as a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony. In 1976-77, following a previously unsuccessful audition, Alessi gained entry to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied until 1980. Career During his third year at Curtis, Alessi joined the Philadelphia Orchestra as interim Second Trombone; he later won the job permanently and performed wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the liberation of learners, skills needed for modern society, empathy, and complex vocational skills. Types of education are commonly divided into formal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
