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Most people these days speed across the Apennines between Florence and Bologna through road or rail tunnels without really noticing. But if, as I did, you travel more slowly along that ridge on foot, you'll get some impression of how these modest peaks had once been seen as "the dreadfull ... Appennines".
David Tennant finally plays Macbeth in a BBC audio drama production, though he had played versions of the character before on Doctor Who.
THE Impartial Reporter's archives reveal a solo visit by Prince Philip to Fermanagh in 1956, where he was welcomed to Enniskillen and drove through villages en route to Colebrooke estate. On April 23, 1956, Prince Philip landed at RAF St. Angelo on a Monday morning and shock hands with Lord Brookborough, and said: “Well, I have kept my promise.” A keen pilot, Prince Philip flew himself part of the way to St. Angelo. The Impartial Reporter said: “From the moment The Duke was seen removing his 'intercom' earphones and climbing out of the pilot's seat as the aircraft came to a stop, ...