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By Carlos Alba There was something about my father-in-law’s behaviour that I could never quite put my finger on. From my first meeting with him, there was an uncertainty to our respective roles. I’d been in the company of previous girlfriends’ fathers and there was always an obvious power imbalance in favour of the older men. They usually took the lead in conversation, asked me questions and, if I seemed nervous, tried to put me at ease. Andrew was silent and reticent and, while initially I put this down to shyness, he was also very certain of his grounds and opinions. My relation...

Share 'Being on Line Of Duty was like being on a James Bond set. It was wicked being in the dramatic scenes like the car chase and the lake.' Tommy explained that he did also have a stunt double for the lake scenes but that it was 'like being in Antartica' in the freezing cold water. Action: In the latest season, the Terry Boyle actor has starred in several key moments including a very dramatic scene which saw him crash into a lake (pictured with Kate Fleming played by Vicky McClure) He added that the cast were given hand and foot warmers as well as hot water bottles after filming to warm t...

By WGCU Public Media He’d been separated from his parents. He was living in a refugee camp in Sudan. And then a snake bit him. Arts. May 11, 2020 By WGCU Staff Conductor, composer, arranger and musical visionary Steven Hackman returns to the Southwest Florida Symphony for the third consecutive year to lead the orchestra in a performance of his “ Mashupalooza: A Stereo Hideout Production .” Hackman is best known for his innovative works of classical-pop fusion blending orchestral compositions with the… Arts. May 10, 2020 By WGCU St...

Date Time Reading fiction can change your life The power of reading fiction has been scientifically proven. Art can change your perception of yourself and others. Reading fiction can have an impact on creativity, language awareness and empathy. Photo: Callum Shaw/Unsplash. Have you ever experienced that reading a book can change your perception of someone you know? Or that it leads you to see your own experiences in a different light? Whether this sounds familiar or not, the potential is there. “We have empirical evidence to support the claim that reading fiction can really...

The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo (9+) Marie Gibson,  Truly one of this gifted writer’s best works, The Butterfly Lion is about the friendship that develops between a young boy and an African white lion. It encompasses the themes of friendship, loyalty and bravery and traverses the globe, from a boarding school in Wiltshire to the velds of South Africa and France during the First World War. Best enjoyed by nine to 11-year- old readers, it has been described as heartwarming and bitter-sweet but don’t be fooled. It is more than it seems at first – it’s a story within a story and...