Keeley Hawes read the poem Poppies by Jane Weir at Silence in the Square at 10 am on 11 November 2010. [spoiler name=”Poppies by Jane Weir”] Three days before Armistice Sunday and poppies had already been placed on individual war graves. Before you left, I pinned one onto your lapel, crimped petals, spasms of paper…Continue readingTwitter: Silence in the Square
Watch Silence in the Square Online Would you like to join in with The Royal British Legion’s Silence in the Square event to mark Armistice Day, but are unable to make the events in London or Swansea? This year you can be part of the event online…. You simply need to register at the dedicated…Continue readingLegionLive: Reading for Armistice Day at Silence in the Square
At the Ashes to Ashes story conference we talk about 1982, the Falklands and the IRA bomb in Hyde Park. How will Gene Hunt survive in a post-Scarman London? Off to South Africa for a week’s holiday, escaping the chill of Somerset for some beating heat. A four-hour journey from Cape Town, across vast agricultural…Continue readingNew Statesman: Ra-ra skirts and Glenn Hoddle’s mullet (by Ashley Pharoah)
When in Rome (California) It’s an arcane bit of Los Angeles culture, but then Matthew Macfadyen likes to invoke the “when-in-Rome” rule. Rome in this case is Hollywood, and more specifically the Santa Monica Pier, the fabled timber-and-pilings amusement park, which reminds him of the seaside arcades in his native Britain. “Well, except the ones…Continue readingNew York Times: A Night Out With: Matthew Macfadyen
A look that’s opening new Dors for Keeley The platinum locks, curvaceous figure and sexy hands-on-hips pose is unmistakably Diana Dors — but the picture above is of a very Nineties actress. Keeley Hawes, 22, plays the famous sex symbol in a £ 3 million ITV miniseries The Blonde Bombshell, which follows her incredible life…Continue readingThe Daily Mail: A look that’s opening new Dors for Keeley
