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1 month ago | 
terryfreedman.substack.com | Terry Freedman |Stephen Fry
The fiction I love the most comes in the form of short stories. You can learn so much about different cultures just through the stories and tales they tell. In this new series I’m going to share some of the collections I’ve enjoyed the most, and why. I intend to travel in my armchair around the world, taking in places as diverse as Australia, the Caribbean and (continuing the alphabetical order of this list) Wales. And places in between of course. I hope you will join me.
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1 month ago | 
theoldie.co.uk | Stephen Fry |Ralph Fiennes |Harry Mount
Stephen Fry has just published his version of The Odyssey. In April, Ralph Fiennes stars as Odysseus in a new film, The Return. And, next year, Matt Damon plays the Greek hero in Christopher Nolan's film of The Odyssey.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
telegraph.co.uk | Chris Bennion |Stephen Fry
Hugh Laurie with Stephen Fry in A Bit of Fry and Laurie Credit: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo/BBC There are two problems with What’s Funny About… (Radio 4), the series in which veteran producers Peter Fincham and Jon Plowman speak to the brains behind our finest television comedies. One, since series three it has been reduced from one hour to 30 minutes, which is unforgivable. Two, for all the insight and anecdotes, there remains the faintest whiff of “genius explains their...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
twtr.to | Stephen Fry |Alastair Campbell |Ruby Wax |Jo Brand
Press release 28 November 2024 Print this page Share this page Email this page Analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) finds that the number of children and young people accessing treatment for mental health conditions in England has risen by 27% (from 628,454 to 798,479) in just three years from September 2021 to September 2024.1 Over the same period, Child and Adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have struggled to recruit enough consultant psychiatrists across...
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
rcpsych.ac.uk | Stephen Fry |Alastair Campbell |Ruby Wax |Jo Brand
Press release 28 November 2024 Print this page Share this page Email this page Analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) finds that the number of children and young people accessing treatment for mental health conditions in England has risen by 27% (from 628,454 to 798,479) in just three years from September 2021 to September 2024.1 Over the same period, Child and Adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have struggled to recruit enough consultant psychiatrists across...
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
lesen.de | Stephen Fry |Philippe Besson |Sally Rooney |Richard Powers
AN EPIC BATTLE THAT LASTED TEN YEARS. A LEGENDARY STORY THAT HAS SURVIVED THOUSANDS. 'An inimitable retelling of the siege of Troy . . . Fry's narrative, artfully humorous and rich in detail, breathes life and contemporary relevance into these ancient tales' OBSERVER'Stephen Fry has done it again. Well written and super storytelling' 5***** READER REVIEW ________'Troy. The most marvellous kingdom in all the world. The Jewel of the Aegean. Glittering Ilion, the city that rose and fell not once but twice .
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
tvtropes.org | Stephen Fry |Alexander Armstrong |Shauna MacDonald |Kevin Eldon
open/close all folders Danger AgencyA branch of the British Secret Service. In general Adaptation Expansion: While Danger Mouse was the sole agent in the 1981 series, the 2015 reboot introduces new "Danger Agents" to the roster, including Danger Moth, and Danger Hedgehog.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
stephenfry.substack.com | Stephen Fry
Thank you all so much. So many questions. The first and perhaps the most urgent is … by what right do I stand before you and presume to lecture an already distinguished and knowledgeable crowd on the subject of Ai and its meaning, its bright promise and/or/exclusiveOR its dark threat? Well, perhaps by no greater right than anyone else, but no lesser. We’ll come to whose voices are the most worthy of attention later.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
iwbeacon.com | Stephen Fry |William Hanson |Robert Harris |Yotam Ottolenghi
OTTOLENGHI COMFORT by Yotam Ottolenghi In his much-anticipated new book, Yotam Ottolenghi brings his inspiring, flavour-forward approach to comfort cooking, delivering new classics that taste of home. A bowl of pasta becomes Caramelised Onion Orecchiette with Hazelnuts & Crispy Sage, while a plate of mash is transformed into Garlicky Aligot Potato with Leeks & Thyme. Weaving memories of childhood and travel with over 100 irresistible recipes, Ottolenghi COMFORT is a celebration of food and home.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
silvermagazine.co.uk | Stephen Fry
Summer’s out and school is back in seshAre you school-ready!? Brain back in gear after the summer holidays? Let’s find out how brainy you are with our ‘back-to-school’ general knowledge quiz. Back to school quiz Let's see if your brain is in school mode or if it's time to hit the books. Ready to put your smarts to the test?
