Made by the BBC in 1980, this is a superior telling of the tale. It features David Hemmings in the two title roles, with support from Lisa Harrow, Ian Bannen, Clive Swift, Toyah Wilcox and Diana Dors. The change in Hemmings when he transitions from Jekyll to Hyde is a remarkable one. The baroque facial hair of a Victorian gentleman falls away, revealing the glamorous film star beneath. A few years later Hemmings was to look more like Jekyll than Hyde in real life, but in 1980 he was still recognisable as the lead in Blow-Up. A problem with the ...
From the Guardian: The mysterious reported sightings of drone clusters in the night skies over New Jersey and other parts of the US north-east has prompted frustrated outbursts from Congress members, triggering calls for a limited state of emergency to be declared over the region. Jon Bramnick, a Republican state senator in New Jersey, has demanded a ban on all drones until the mystery is solved. ABC's Action News reported that he called for a "limited state of emergency ... until the public receives an explanation regarding these multiple sightings". Concern about unexplained drone sightings began in mid-November as isolated ...
I wouldn't blame you if you haven't heard of U3A, especially if you are under 50, even though it has 400,000 members across the UK. It is one of those organisations that is publicised through word of mouth, and in this case only to retired people. But it is a shining example of the type of community led collective activity that as Liberal Democrats we greatly cherish. U3A stands for the University of the Third Age. I admit that "University" is stretching it a bit, as it doesn't actually offer any degrees or other qualifications, which I imagine is why ...
If you follow Have I Got News For You then you will have noticed that jokes featuring Ed Davey have featured for several weeks now. So perhaps it is no surprise that he will be appearing as a guest panellist this week. Expect some gentle (and maybe robust) ribbing from the two regulars and Stephen Mangan who will be in the chair. You can watch the episode tomorrow at 9pm on BBC1 or on iPlayer. And the panel for this evening's edition of BBC Question Time will include Christine Jardine, bringing her usual common sense to the programme that can ...
From Somerset Live: The Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is to perform Top 40 Christmas hits with Bath Philharmonia Young Carers' Choir at a live concert in Bath. The choir is performing their Top 40 hit 'Love is Enough' featuring Sir Ed this Saturday (December 14) at The Bath Forum. The concert will include The Snowman on the big screen with a live orchestra, while the MP for Kingston and Surbiton will narrate 'The Night Before Christmas' and sing the chart song. Written by six young carers and former young carers, the song 'Love is Enough' is a tribute ...
Michael's surgeries take place today and are as follows : Thursdays at 5.45pm prompt - West End Campus (come to reception area of St Joseph's RC and Victoria Park Primary Schools) Thursdays at 6.30pm prompt - Harris Academy reception area All welcome - no appointment necessary!
The Guardian reports that an official audit has found that hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers were hit with ruinous penalties for minor breaches of carer's allowance rules in the five years after senior welfare officials promised to fix the scandal-hit benefit. The paper says that more than 262,000 repayable overpayments totalling in excess of £325m were clawed back from carers who had - mostly unwittingly - fallen foul of carer's allowance rules, while 600 carers were prosecuted and received criminal records after DWP civil servants referred their cases to the Crown Prosecution Service. They add that campaigners have claimed ...
