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Dowagers to disco: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes raises prospect of setting the show in the 1970s to see the fate of Lord Grantham’s heirs Downton Abbey’s creator has raised prospect of reviving the historical drama Julian Fellowes wants to set the drama in the 1970s to see out the Thatcher years He said it … Read more
A couple have revealed how they transformed a very ordinary 1970s house in Manchester into their dream pad – complete with an under-the-stair reading nook, beautiful pergola and a stunning kitchen. Instagram account Inside number 8, has earned more than 70,000 followers with photos documenting their huge renovation of the dated home. Now a vision of white … Read more
The upstairs room of a Dublin bar in 2016 and I’d just taken part in a fiery debate in which I had uncompromisingly denounced terrorism to an audience largely composed of dissident Irish republicans. The organiser approached and said gleefully to me and my friends: ‘That’s Bridget Rose Dugdale over there, sitting beside Liam Sutcliffe, … Read more
Do ya think I’m hairy? This baby should appear on top of the mops after being born with a shaggy do just like Rod Stewart in his 1970s heyday By Kamal Sultan For The Daily Mail Published: 00:52 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 00:52 BST, 5 September 2020 This baby should appear on top … Read more
Cooper Hoffman, the 17-year-old son of late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, will follow in his father’s footsteps, with one of his frequent collaborators. Hoffman has been cast as the lead role in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled coming of age story set in the 1970s, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project will mark the … Read more
Bassist Emma Sheppard and her boyfriend Liam transform a shabby 1970s caravan into a pretty pink retreat By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:50 BST, 28 August 2020 | Updated: 10:50 BST, 28 August 2020 She’s the talented bass player for Australian indie pop band Sheppard. But Emma Sheppard has proven herself to … Read more
Picture the kind of sites that are granted protected status and you’ll probably think of somewhere grand or historically significant – York Minster or the house in which Shakespeare was born, for instance. Now there is a new addition to Historic England’s esteemed register of listed structures – a children’s slide on a council estate … Read more
Heritage on the slide! Children’s play area on 1970s council estate is among new list of places given a Grade II-listing There is new addition to Historic England’s esteemed register of listed structures The children’s slide on a council estate in Westminster was built in the 1970s It has now been added to the National … Read more
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem, 86, insists she has no regrets over not becoming a mother and says being childless doesn’t mean she’s ‘unfulfilled’ as a woman Feminist Gloria Steinem, 86, has opened up about not having children The activist revealed being childless does not mean that she is ‘unfulfilled’ Spoke about her life, fears and … Read more
Women are doing more paid work per week since the 1970s – while men are doing less but have increased the time they spend on chores, study finds The average man’s working week has dropped by eight hours since the 1970s Resolution Foundation report finds there is greater balance between genders The shift in working … Read more