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The Operative ★★

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The Operative ★★

The last decade has seen a number of Israeli serial TV dramas that have enjoyed great international acclaim. Among these are several well-made and gripping spy stories, which have been particularly successful among both viewers and critics. Homeland, Mossad 101, and False Flag…

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The Cosmo comes to life again

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The Cosmo comes to life again

“I loved The Cosmo, which I got to know in the mid-50s. This was the time when not much English could be heard in Finchley Road, and the bus conductor would call out “Jerusalem” or ‘Vienna”! The German accent in the streets was predominantly Austrian, as was the conversation in…

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The Ice Cream Boys ★★★★

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The Ice Cream Boys ★★★★

When two ruthless power players clash, things are seldom as black and white as they seem. Noted Jewish playwright Gail Louw brings together – South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma and his one-time fellow freedom fighter Ronnie Kasrils – confining them in a hospital ward with…

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The Silver Lake (Der Silbersee) ★★★★

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The Silver Lake (Der Silbersee) ★★★★

The Silver Lake was the last collaboration between playwright Georg Kaiser and composer/librettist Kurt Weill, before they fled Germany in 1933. The Nazis banned this ‘story for Winter’, as its creators subtitled it, and it’s easy to see why in James Conway’s timely production. Subversive…

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Tales of Amazing Animal Heroes

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Tales of Amazing Animal Heroes

It’s time to talk about the elephant in the room. Lizzie the elephant that is. The story of this helpful giant, who carted steel around Sheffield for use in World War I when all the horses were at war, is just one of many in Tales of Amazing Animal Heroes: Real Life Stories of Animal Bravery…