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Winners will be revealed at the evening awards ceremony on 14 November

Gaelic ballads known as laoidhean which were a central part of traditional gaelic culture during the late Middle Ages are to be brought back to life…

Petworth Festival is promising to bring “world-class quality and variety to your doorstep” in an event which should see things pretty much back to pre-pandemic levels (July 11-29; www.petworthfestival.org.uk).

A new documentary broadcast this week reveals a never-seen-before perspective on the sinking of the Titanic. Notes taken during the investigation into the sinking of the famous vessel have been made available for the first time for the Sky History film. The notes taken by the judge overseeing the inquiry, Lord Mersey, John Bingham have been made public by his great, great grandson Ned Bigham. The show, presented by A-list Hollywood star Laurence Fishburne, investigates ‘the real reason for th...

The Titanics last secret: Judge Lord Merseys inquiry notes revealed 27 Dec, 2020 12:00 AM 4 minutes to read The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912. Video / Discovery Daily Telegraph UK By: Dalya Alberge As one of historys most enduring disasters, the sinking of the Titanic has inspired countless books analysing every conceivable detail. However, the personal papers of the judge who conducted the original investigation just weeks later have always been beyond reach. Now Lord Me...

As one of historys most enduring disasters, the sinking of the SS Titanic has inspired countless books analysing every detail. However, the personal papers of the judge who conducted the original investigation just weeks later have always been beyond reach. Now Lord Merseys descendants have made them available for the first time for a forthcoming major documentary. The judges notes reveal his thoughts as he listened to hundreds of witnesses. They show the extent to which he was disturbed by the...