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Channel 4 show First Dates is relocating to West Country

The latest series of the matchmaking show will be filming at a bar and restaurant near Bristol

Bristol Post

Puzzling: release date, trailer, how to play and everything we know about the new quiz show

Puzzling — Lucy Worsley aims to seek out Britain’s best puzzler in Channel 5's new prime-time quiz show.

WhatToWatch

Apex City of Bath review: experience the best of Bath

Opened in 2018, the four-star Apex City of Bath hotel straddles a corner site, formerly home to an office block, in the heart of the city. It has 240 rooms, including family rooms, accessible rooms, and some with balconies, looking out over rooftops and gardens to the hills beyond.

The Week

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Adam Smith's Quiet Christianity

The Scottish thinker's famous friendship with David Hume demonstrates his liberalism, not his atheism.

Reason

‘A voice from the past’: harp played by Jane Austen’s cousin sings again

Musician restores 250-year-old instrument of writer’s cousin, who is said to have inspired Mansfield Park character Mary Crawford

The Guardian - UK

Inside Queen Camilla's passion for reading during 'lonely and challenging' times

The Mirror speaks to book charity boss Vicki Perrin about Her Majesty’s passion for reading

Daily Mirror

What Jane Austen taught me about male loneliness

What if men aren’t lonely in defiance of their status as oppressors – what if they’re lonely because of that status?

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Literary escapes! 10 top London authors on their summer must-reads

Classic romance novels, epic sci-fi, poetic prose — Alex Peake-Tomkinson quizzes writers from Jessie Burton to Diana Evans on their all-time favourite literary escapes

Evening Standard

Best podcasts of the week: Trans moshpits, non-binary emo and the power of music for queer lives

In this week’s newsletter: From the contemporary Christian scene to rap battles, Sounds Gay explores what music means to LGBTQ+ people. Plus: five of the best niche podcasts

The Guardian - UK

Martin Amis obituary

Writer whose acrobatic wit defied gravity and solemnity and who epitomised literary fame in an age of glitz and hype

The Guardian - UK

Martin Amis, literary ‘enfant terrible’, dies aged 73

Author of ‘London Fields’ and ‘The Information’, who divided opinion over his writing style and personal views, died of oesophageal cancer at his home in Florida

The Independent UK

Reader, I lived with him: why a happy ending doesn’t have to mean marriage

As more couples rip up the rulebook, attitudes towards romantic relationships are becoming less clear-cut – and art reflects that. Should we be celebrating a new kind of happily ever after?

The Guardian - UK

You could be sitting on a fortune if you find these books in the attic

People may be sitting on a fortune if they have old classics hidden away in their attic after a collection of Jane Austen novels sold in the United States for vast sums

Daily Mirror

7 best shows like Bridgerton on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more

Finished Queen Charlotte and waiting for Bridgerton season 3? We've got 7 picks to pass your time.

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Dreda Say Mitchell: ‘I’m a massive historical romance fangirl’

The crime novelist on the allure of Poldark, the power of The Color Purple and joys of Jack Reacher

TechRadar

HBO Max is losing tons of great movies in May – catch these 7 before they go

Subscribers have a narrow window to watch all the great HBO Max movies about to leave the service.

The Independent UK

40 best books to read before you die, from Wolf Hall to Wuthering Heights

Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read

Daily Mirror

UK's 'most beautiful city' has thermal spas, Bridgerton locations and historic lido

Bath in Somerset - which is famous for its Georgian houses, Roman history and bubbling spas, and as being the home of Pride and Prejudice author Jane Austen, is a particularly beautiful city

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Polite Society review – fun action comedy mashes Jane Austen and the Chuckle Brothers

A pointed satire of the marriage market from We Are Lady Parts’ Nida Manzoor delivers the laughs – and some full tilt comedy action

The Times of India

Twice Booker-winner Hilary Mantel was writing a 'mashup' of Jane Austen's novels before her sudden death

The news of twice Booker-winning author Hilary Mantel's sudden death due to stroke on September 22, 2022 shocked everyone. And now, in a recent memorial service held for the author at Southwark cathedral in England, her literary agent revealed that Mantel was writing a "mashup" about Jane Austen's classics when…

Cinemablend

Sanditon Season 3 Ending Explained: What Happened And Why That Emotional Finale Moment Went The Way It Did

Here's what happened to Charlotte and Alexander in the Sanditon Season 3 ending and why it all went down that way!

Salon

At long last, Sanditon gives "closure"

As for a fourth season, despite offering hypothetical storylines, Justin Young says, "It's never going to happen"

The Guardian - UK

Hilary Mantel was working on ‘mashup’ of Jane Austen novels before her death

Wolf Hall trilogy author remembered at memorial service at Southwark cathedral on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Return of the romcom: the genre is thriving again – but with new values

For a dose of hope in hard times, romcoms still do the trick. Just don’t expect to see a remake of Pretty Woman any time soon

Cinemablend

How To Watch Sanditon Season 3 Online And Stream The Final Instalment From Anywhere

A young woman has the right to choose her own destiny, and Charlotte Heywood is set to finally set upon her own. Read our guide on how to watch Sanditon Season 3 from anywhere.

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