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Ladies take centre stage at this year’s Helsinki Festival

Ladies take centre stage at this year’s Helsinki Festival

7 May 2010 by Peter Sterling

The Finns come to life in the summer months after what is invariably a long, cold winter. Visitors to the country’s cities will begin to observe smiles on the faces of the normally rather dour inhabitants, and hark – could that be joyous music drifting into earshot?

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Helsinki

Hedgehog hits top of the punchline pops

Hedgehog hits top of the punchline pops

24 Aug 2009 by Peter Sterling

The results are in and the winner of this year’s ‘Funniest Joke of the Fringe’ goes to… the hedgehog.

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Edinburgh

What a load of bull!

What a load of bull!

29 Jul 2009 by Joel Willans

700 kilos of angry fighting bull and five of his mates charge at you down narrow streets. To really piss them off, you’re wearing red and making lots of noise. Are you dumb or just plain insane?

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A harvest of arts in tractor land

A harvest of arts in tractor land

16 Jul 2009 by Joel Willans

Suffolk is probably best known for farming and Ipswich Town Football club. But, this weekend, this English county will showcase some of the world’s best musicians, writers, poets and actors in a harvest of festival fun.

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Europe Suffolk United Kingdom

Happy Bastille Day!

Happy Bastille Day!

14 Jul 2009 by Peter Sterling

It’s Bastille Day, and any of you in Paris today are in for a real treat. The storming of the Bastille in 1789 kicked off the French revolution, and the French capital will be rocking in celebration until the early hours.

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Paris

On the fringes…

On the fringes…

30 Jun 2009 by Peter Sterling

The Fringe is the real heart of the Edinburgh International Festival. We help separate the wheat from the chaff…

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Edinburgh

Diggin’ the legendary Glastonbury

Diggin’ the legendary Glastonbury

24 Jun 2009 by Joel Willans

As one of the world’s most famous music festivals, Glastonbury has been legendary for decades. The place where it’s held has been legendary for a whole lot longer.

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Europe Somerset United Kingdom