12 Facts About Author Thomas Hardy
'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' author Thomas Hardy is best known for his novels of rural realism, but he started out as an architect.
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'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' author Thomas Hardy is best known for his novels of rural realism, but he started out as an architect.
The rhythms and rituals of rural life have seldom been conspicuous in British cinema. But in this feature from our August 2010 issue, Rob Young looks back to feature films of the 1960s and 70s, and to documentaries across the decades, and finds that traces of the ‘old, weird Britain’ can still be unearthed.
A major rewilding project at the Mapperton estate in West Dorset is being featured in a BBC One documentary this week.
A major rewilding project at the Mapperton estate in West Dorset is being featured in a BBC One documentary this week.
Almost overnight, as 1967's Summer of Love took hold, Pucci sheaths, calf-high boots, and bouffant hair made way for flowing skirts, velvet bell-bottoms, and long, straight tresses or exuberant Afros. Listening to an era's icons—Judy Collins, Mia Farrow, Gloria Steinem, and more—SHEILA WELLER reconstructs a fashion revolution