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Articles from 27th Dec 2012
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Liverpool comedian John Bishop’s passion for panto comes to the small screen
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
IN THE great pantomime tradition, women play men, men play women, the script is packed with double entendre and the audience is invited to heckle. Read
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How many books did you manage to read this year? Put your literary knowledge to the test with our 2012 books quiz
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
1. Which TV presenter's memoir is called My Animals and Other Family? Read
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A Book Shop opens in New Brighton
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
COMEDIAN Ken Dodd got out his tickling stick to brush up his Shakespeare and other great authors to open a new Wirral bookshop. Read
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Oost Books: Spencer Leigh - The Beatles in Liverpool
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
SPENCER Leigh, the veteran presenter of Radio Merseyside’s Saturday On the Beat show, has followed the success of his book, The Beatles in Hamburg, with a beautifully illustrated volume about the boys’ early days in their own city – The Beatles in Liverpool. Read
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Tough guy Tom Cruise is Jack in action
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
JACK REACHER (12A)Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins, Robert Duvall, Jai Courtney, Werner Herzog, Joseph Sikora, Alexia Fast. Director: Christopher McQuarrie. Duration: 130 mins. Read
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JAMIE BOWMAN: Welcome back Mick Head - if anyone deserves some Christmas goodwill it’s him
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
CHECK out December’s gig listings for Liverpool and you’ll spot a common trend. Read
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CLASSICAL REVIEW: Spirit of Christmas, Philharmonic Hall
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
OVER the years, the Philharmonic Hall’s Spirit of Christmas concerts have become as much a part of the build up to the big day as last minute gift wrapping. Presenting this year’s five dates for the second year running was John Suchet, presenter on Classic FM – the Phil is the station’s official orchestra in the north – who is less exuberant in the role than 2010’s Lesley Garrett but still suitably hearty. Read
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Laura Davis: My lirst of absolutely not New Year resolutions
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
CHRISTMAS Day is over for another year. Santa is back in the North Pole, sleeping off a mince pie-induced carbohydrate coma. Rudolph is safe in his stable, regretfully suffering the after- effects of overindulging in carrots. Read
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Take our culture quiz of the year 2012
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
How closely have you been following Merseyside’s art scene this year? Find out by answering the questions below Read
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Looking back at 2012 in culture on Merseyside
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
Arts editor Laura Davis looks back on an eventful 12 months of culture in Merseyside Read
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David Higgerson Christmas TV review: Soap script writers are lacking festive spirit
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
SO HERE it is, Merry Christmas . . . but did someone forget to tell the soap script writers? Read
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Preview: A Night In Vienna, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Dec 27 2012 | Liverpool Arts
THERE will be no Sachertorte, Wiener Schnitzel or Gluhwein at the Phil tomorrow night. But the Liverpool Phil will be presenting an exciting evening of Viennese favourites and even without that final touch which is the mark of the Vienna Philharmoniker, hearing this well-known music live is still a thrill. Read
