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New West Country gay play, Open Door comes to Exeter

On a dark February night in 1954, a young man catches the Exeter to Bristol express. He never completes his journey. What happens to him on the train changes the life of every queer person in the land...

Who knew? The fight for gay rights began in Exeter! Discover the true story of a...

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Devon's Luke determined to win the X Factor

Devon's Luke Friend is so determined to win the X Factor he's been rehearsing into the early hours.

The 17-year-old, from Teignmouth, sailed through to the next round after putting in an impressive performance on last Saturday's show.

And he was up until 3am today ensuring he repeats his success this weekend.

At 3.17am dedicated Luke tweeted to his followers: "Been...

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Ross Noble - Tangentleman coming to Plymouth Pavilions

Ross Noble - Tangentleman

Sun 8 February 2015, 8:00pm

Following 14 sell-out tours, the king of improvisational comedy is back with another mind-blowing UK tour. Ross Noble will be showcasing his talent in brand new UK show, Tangentleman .

With an on-stage presence like no other, his exuberance, spontaneity and cerebral style have established him as one of Britain’s...

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'The Queen Is Dead' voted best album of all time

The 61-year-old music weekly the NME (New Musical Express) has voted The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths as its favourite album of all time .

In a poll of its journalists past and present, the magazine this week reveals its top 500 albums ever; and with a nod to the changing nature of the music business and people's listening habits, or perhaps in a typically knowing bit of irreverence,...

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John Bishop's Supersonic to land at Plymouth Pavilions

Ground control to Major John! Strap yourselves in, set doors to manual and cross check, the new John Bishop national tour is preparing for take off! The countdown is on for the launch of John Bishop’s latest national comedy caper. After taking eighteen months off to write his autobiography John is limbering up for his next arena mission, and will be zooming into Plymouth Pavilions next Autumn...

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Ofcom to monitor quality of live TV subtitling

The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom will begin a regular audit of the quality of TV broadcasters’ subtitles from next year, to help improve the service for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.

Under measures announced on Wednesday (16 October), broadcasters will be required to measure the quality of their subtitling on live TV programmes every six months, for two years. During that time,...

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Daniel O'Donnell concert at Plymouth Pavilions cancelled

Plymouth Pavilions have announced the cancellation of Daniel O'Donnell's concert on 18 October.

In a message to customers they said: "It is with regret that we announce that this Friday’s Daniel O’Donnell concert at Plymouth Pavilions has been cancelled, along with the remainder of his UK tour.

"Unfortunately, Daniel’s Father-in-law is critical in hospital with a suspected...

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Star potential... Just how far can Devon's X Factor finalists go?

The nation’s number one singing show moves into its spectacular live shows phase on Saturday night (12 October, 8.00-10.15pm). It’s time to bring out the leg warmers and strap on the shoulder pads as X Factor embraces the music of the 80s as the theme for the first live show.

The families and friends of not one but two Devon singers will be whooping and cheering on Saturday night, as...

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Old-school classic tops hip-hop poll

A pioneering classic from the early days of hip-hop has come top of a poll to find the 50 greatest tracks from the genre.

The Message by Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five was voted number one in a poll of journalists, industry executives and hip-hop artists conducted by Rolling Stone magazine. Superstar rappers Nas and Busta Rhymes were among those asked by the bi-weekly US music...

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Theatre Royal seeks merry band of boys and girls for Robin Hood pantomime

Plymouth's Theatre Royal has announced a search to find two teams of young stars for its upcoming production of Robin Hood .

The family pantomime will star Nigel Havers (playing 'The Sheriff'), Bobby Davro ('Will Scarlet') and Lee Mead ('Robin Hood') and will run from Friday 20 December 2013 to Saturday 25 January 2014.

The Theatre is seeking talented boys and girls aged...

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Sir David Jason to star in one-off 'Open All Hours' Christmas special

Classic BBC sitcom Open All Hours is returning to BBC One for a 30-minute one-off Christmas special – Still Open All Hours .

David Jason is reprising his role of Granville who, alongside his son, now runs the back-water grocery store inherited from his uncle Albert Arkwright, played by Ronnie Barker in the original series.

Lynda Baron and Maggie Ollerenshaw will also return as...

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