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David Somerset

‘Diamonds Are Forever’ trivia: 10 surprising facts

The seventh movie in the 007 franchise saw Sean Connery tempted back to the role of MI6 agent James Bond for a sixth and final (official) time. Based on Ian Fleming’s 1956 novel of the same name, 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever followed George Lazenby’s underrated On Her Majesty’s Secret Service with a bonkers tale of … >

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A look at TV bingo advertising

The popularity of playing games online is increasing almost out of proportion as technology advances and now people use their computers and mobile devices to source their entertainment, whether that is playing games, watching the latest TV shows, using one of the many social media sites or playing at one of the many online bingo sites … >

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Get your Halloween party started with ‘American Horror Story’ themed cocktails

Ignore all the Christmas stuff that’s somehow already filling up the shop – it’s Halloween season first! Given that it’s an annual party event that us Brits have kinda stolen from the Americans (remember when we used to save the costumes and fireworks for 5th November?), what better way to kick start your Halloween celebrations than with some American Horror Story … >

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‘HyperNormalisation’ trailer: Adam Curtis returns with new must-see documentary

Following his acclaimed Bitter Lake, BAFTA winning documentary maker Adam Curtis is back with an epic new film. Made specifically for BBC iPlayer, HyperNormalisation tells an epic narrative spanning 40 years, with an extraordinary cast of characters that includes the Assad dynasty, Donald Trump, Henry Kissinger, Patti Smith, the early performance artists in New York, President Putin, intelligent machines, Japanese gangsters, suicide bombers – and the … >

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Check out the super-spooky escape room in ‘Dracula, Escape the Castle’ trailer

Dracula, Escape the Castle is the bloodcurdling new show on Insight TV. Hosted by TV presenter Brendan Moar, it’s based on the current trend for escape room adventures and features brave contestants trapped in an authentic Romanian castle, with only one night to escape ‘Dracula’. To celebrate the launch of Dracula, Escape the Castle earlier this month, INsight brought a live Dracula escape room … >

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5 of Fabio Frizzi’s best movie scores

Fabio Frizzi returns to Chills in the Chapel in London later this month. Three years since his last sell out appearance at Union Chapel, Frizzi is back on Saturday 29 October with a show that will include new orchestrations of his scores for cult films by Lucio Fulci. For the first time he’ll also explore his work outside of his … >

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Quiz: Do you have what it takes to topple the Roman Empire?

Barbarians Rising tells the epic saga of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire from the perspective of the barbarian leaders who brought it down; a high-impact, visceral journey into the heart of their rebellions against absolute power. The Roman Empire called them “barbarians” – tribes beyond the fringe of civilization that live a … >

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Watch Theresa May’s horrifying warning in ‘Dracula, Escape the Castle’ trailer

Insight TV’s bloodcurdling new original show Dracula, Escape the Castle begins this weekend. To celebrate the show’s launch, Eclectic Method have put together a brilliant trailer which sees Theresa May give a stark warning to the UK about the horrifying, terrible and terrific oncoming danger from the lord of darkness. Hosted by TV presenter Brendan Moar, Dracula, Escape the … >

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