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Quotable Quotes from Downton Abbey Season 3

March 20, 2013

These are some of my favourite lines from Season 3. They remind me of why I enjoy Downton Abbey in …

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Downton Abbey Season 3: Episodes 6 & 7 Finale

February 18, 2013

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS in this post. Apparently I’m one of the last ones to find out what happens at the …

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Downton Abbey Season 3: Episodes 4 & 5

February 4, 2013

Spoilers Alert! But if you’ve seen the Episodes, throw in your 2 pebbles and make some ripples. The SAG Win …

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Downton Abbey Season 3: Episodes 2 & 3

January 21, 2013

Posts like this should go without saying: Spoilers Alert! After a shaky start in E1, slowly picks up in E2, …

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Downton Abbey Season 3: Episode 1

January 7, 2013

CLICK HERE to Season 3: Episodes 2 & 3   When the pre-show outshines the main feature, I’m beginning to …

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The Downton Ripples

June 14, 2012

Or, How I Overcome Downton Abbey Withdrawal Syndrome. First, I bought the Blu-rays and rewatched both Season 1 and 2 …

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Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey: Facts that give rise to Fiction

May 10, 2012

Downton Abbey in real life is Highclere Castle, situated among a thousand acres of beautiful parkland, perching on a hill …

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Quotable Quotes from Downton Abbey

March 21, 2012

NEW: Quotable Quotes from Downton Abbey Season 3 ** ‘You can’t do very much as an actress unless you have …

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Emma (2009, TV): Episode 3

February 8, 2010

The final instalment of Emma has a major challenge, to reveal the hidden agendas, and to tie up all the …

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Emma (2009, TV): Episode 1

January 29, 2010

Previously on Masterpiece Classic… Yes, treat this post as a recap to prepare you for Episode 2 in just a couple …

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The Appeal and Fallout of the Susan Boyle Phenomenon

April 29, 2009

Update:  CLICK HERE to read my post on Susan Boyle’s debut Album ‘I Dreamed A Dream’. By now, tens of …

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Too Much Jane?

February 7, 2009

Andrew Davis pondering The Welsh filmmaker Peter Greenaway once made a controversial remark criticising film versions of literary work as mere …

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Reading Challenges 2012

The Quiet American
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Travels with my Aunt
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