A Brief History of Christmas in Scotland: The Extremis Publishing Podcast
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In this festively-themed podcast, archaeologist and Scottish history expert Dr Murray Cook talks with film history and literature scholar Dr Tom Christie about the history of Christmas in Scotland. They discuss the various festive traditions which have developed over the centuries, comparing yuletide celebrations at home and abroad, to explore what makes a modern Scottish Christmas. This podcast is Copyright © Extremis Publishing Ltd., all rights reserved.

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Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 3) by Thomas A. Christie

In this section: "The Hobbit" by Beam Software for Melbourne House (1982)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.

Classic Ballet Stage Make Up for Little Dancers
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Classic Ballet Stage Make Up for Little Dancers

Felicia Palanca is a former soloist with the Australian Ballet and founder of Flo Dancewear. Our makeup artist is Aneta Nabrdalik (@anetka_mua) and little dancer is Emmy (@i.am.emmy.t)

Joe Halford's guitar audition
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Joe Halford's guitar audition

This is my entry for young guitarist of the year. I am 14 years old and my name is Joe Halford.

Northern Revelation - HISTORY
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Northern Revelation - HISTORY

.It's here...Northern Revelation History, official full promo. This video was filmed at Gareth Nuttall's The lounge recording studio and Spike Island home to a seminal music gig.Northern Revelation was originally born as a solo side project by Darrel Ashton but quickly became the main focus and full time project.If you like guitarists John Squire and Johnny Marr and a catchy guitar riff, this band may just be for you.Up Tha Revelation

Excerpts from
08:34
Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" (Part 3) by Thomas A. Christie

In this section: "The Hobbit" by Beam Software for Melbourne House (1982)Excerpts from "The Spectrum of Adventure" by Thomas A. ChristieThe Sinclair ZX Spectrum was one of the most popular home computers in British history, selling over five million units in its 1980s heyday.Amongst the thousands of titles released for the Spectrum during its lifetime, the text adventure game was to emerge as one of the most significant genres on the system.Covering 100 games in all, this book celebrates the Spectrum’s thriving interactive fiction scene of the eighties, chronicling the achievements of major publishers as well as independent developers from the machine’s launch in 1982 until the end of the decade in 1989."The Spectrum of Adventure" is Copyright ©2016 Thomas A. Christie, all rights reserved, and is published by Extremis Publishing Ltd.This title is available as a physical book from www.extremispublishing.com and all good online retailers and independent booksellers worldwide.


Classic Ballet Stage Make Up for Little Dancers
03:43
Classic Ballet Stage Make Up for Little Dancers

Felicia Palanca is a former soloist with the Australian Ballet and founder of Flo Dancewear. Our makeup artist is Aneta Nabrdalik (@anetka_mua) and little dancer is Emmy (@i.am.emmy.t)


Joe Halford's guitar audition
02:43
Joe Halford's guitar audition

This is my entry for young guitarist of the year. I am 14 years old and my name is Joe Halford.


Northern Revelation - HISTORY
03:10
Northern Revelation - HISTORY

.It's here...Northern Revelation History, official full promo. This video was filmed at Gareth Nuttall's The lounge recording studio and Spike Island home to a seminal music gig.Northern Revelation was originally born as a solo side project by Darrel Ashton but quickly became the main focus and full time project.If you like guitarists John Squire and Johnny Marr and a catchy guitar riff, this band may just be for you.Up Tha Revelation