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Rare egg-laying mammal named after Attenborough caught on film for first time
1 year, 1 month ago

Rare egg-laying mammal named after Attenborough caught on film for first time

The Independent  

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How ‘The Duke’ captures the weird truth behind one of the U.K.’s greatest heists
2 years, 8 months ago

How ‘The Duke’ captures the weird truth behind one of the U.K.’s greatest heists

LA Times  

In 1961, a man snuck into London’s National Gallery and stole Francisco Goya’s painting of the Duke of Wellington. The theft and the Bunton family are the subject of a new film, “The Duke,” directed by the late Roger Michell and opening today in U.S. theaters following a successful U.K. run. Jim Broadbent as Kempton Bunton in “The Duke.” “The …

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The Duke brings British comedy charm and smarts to the true story of one of history’s strangest art heists
2 years, 8 months ago

The Duke brings British comedy charm and smarts to the true story of one of history’s strangest art heists

ABC  

On August 21, 1961, a mystery thief broke into London's National Gallery and made off with Francisco Goya's Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, a painting recently acquired by the British Government to the then-cool tune of 140,000 British pounds. The final feature from the late stage and screen director Roger Michell, it's one of those films the British always …

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The bus driver who confessed to stealing a Goya masterpiece
2 years, 10 months ago

The bus driver who confessed to stealing a Goya masterpiece

BBC  

The bus driver who confessed to stealing a Goya masterpiece Alamy In 1961, a portrait by the artist vanished from the UK's National Gallery. But in November 1965, a 61-year-old retired bus driver from the Northern English city of Newcastle upon Tyne stood up in London's Central Criminal Court and declared that he had taken the painting. Alamy At the …

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