Torquay’s Other History: Edwardian Torquay in A Summer Story (1988)

A Summer Story

Torquay was one of the Devon settings for the filming of John Galsworthy’s short story The Apple Tree, which manifested itself as A Summer Story in 1988

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Interrogate the UK's first social justice festival is at Dartington

Interrogate

Interrogate, the UK’s first social justice festival is taking place at Dartington

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Torquay's other history: The System and That Summer

The Girl Getters

Torquay has been the backdrop to a number of films, including the iconic The System (also called The Girl Getters in the USA), and the Ray Winstone movie The Summer

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Torquay's other history: Torquay on Film

Torquay on Film

Torbay was home to two production companies during the early days of silent British cinema: Raleigh-King Productions/Cairns Torquay Films and Torquay and Paignton Photoplay Productions, and some people filmed The Bay in all’s its glory

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Free family animation workshop and Transition Newton Abbot premiere launch South Devon View from Here film festival

Newton Abbot Library is hosting the launch of the South Devon View from Here film festival with a free family animation drop in day and the premiere of the Transition Newton Abbot film outlining the group’s work at the town’s community garden

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Not Bad For A Girl: Katie Marie puts her back out

Katie Marie Kendo Katie Marie ends up with a bad back and time to catch up with some reading – about the music business, of course

Hey everyone! Had a good week? I’ve had a rather painful time of it, as shortly after I wrote my last article I descided to pull a load

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People-Centred Economic Development puts the human element into profit

The People-Centred Economic Development, based in Gloucestershire, has been redefining profit for in human terms. Jeff Mowatt from the company spoke about the social business

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Culturally homogenized Devon debate over on D+CFilm

A few things over on D+CFilm have caught our eye this week, not least South West Screen’s notion that naming something after a Devon myth alienates people from up-country.

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Not Bad for a Girl: Katie Marie goes sci-fi

Katie Marie sci-fi specialist Katie Marie gets out to the flicks

Hope you’ve had a super dooper week enjoying all this lovely sunshine – my week has been pretty chilled out for a change and I’ve been able to for the first time in ages enjoy the finer things in life – such as

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The Geoff Clams column: Premiere Time

•This is a new regular column on the adventures of Geoff Clams

On an impossibly sunny and happily recent Thursday, it so happened that I caught the local premiere of John Tomkins’ new feature-length movie, Like an Angel, at Torre Abbey’s Spanish barn.

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Not Bad For A Girl: Vote Katie Marie (an acoustic change from politics)

Katie Marie gives us a run down of her music packed long weekend ahead. Oh, and remember Vote Katie Marie in ‘Local Record of the Week’ competition

So any exciting plans for this bank holiday weekend? As you may have probably guessed mine is full of lots of musical type stuff which is always

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South Devon filmmakers feature in Fairytales and Nightmares D+CFilm Show

The Devon + Cornwall Film Show 2 from Alex White on Vimeo.

South Devon filmmakers Elizabeth-Jane Baldry and Ashley Thorpe are feature in the latest D+CFilm Show enchantinly entitled Fairytales and Nightmare, over on the D+CFilm. Elizabeth-Jane gets the whole town of Chagford, including such film luminaries as Oscar winner Alan Lee to take

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Boogie on the beach at Budleigh Salterton for World Dance Day

It will be well worth clocking off work early to get to Budleigh Salterton for 5pm tomorrow (Wednesday, April 29) to take part in a multi-media experience on the Jurassic Coast – an arty boogie on the beach to celebrate World Dance Day, the wonderful coastline and the Here and Now.

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Actors and make-up artist needed for South Devon short film

Filmmaker Ashley Wing, him of Poppies, A Hard Day’s Knight and OMG, is looking for cast and a make-up artist for his next film Robbing Peter.

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