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The Rupes Nigra ("Black Rock"), a phantom island, was believed to be a black rock located at the Magnetic North Pole or at the geographic North Pole itself. Described by Gerardus Mercator as 33 French miles in size, it provided a supposed explanation for why all compasses point to this location.
Grantchester is a British ITV detective drama set in the 1950s in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester.Its first series was broadcast in 2014. The series originally featured Anglican vicar Sidney Chambers (James Norton); subsequent series have featured vicar William Davenport (Tom Brittney) and vicar Alphy Kotteram ().
Get Even (protagonist portrayed by Kim Adis) first British show to feature a Southeast Asian lead. Baghdad Central (protagonist portrayed by Waleed Zuaiter) first British produced show with a West Asian Arab lead. Intelligence (protagonist portrayed by Nick Mohammed) Sandylands (protagonists portrayed by Natalie Dew, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Hamza ...
Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Fortunate, or fortune-making, discovery", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island (the Rupes Nigra) surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents.
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Today was Thames Television's first regional news magazine programme, shown in the London area from 1968 to 1977. It was hosted by Eamonn Andrews, Bill Grundy and others. [1] For nine months, the programme featured Barbara Blake Hannah, the first Black reporter on British television, who was eventually driven off-air by racist complaints. [2] [3]
Digging For Britain is a British television series focused on last and current year archaeology. The series is made by 360 Production (now Rare TV) for the BBC and is presented by Alice Roberts . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was first aired on 19 August 2010.
Bonekickers is a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. [1] It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series.. It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah. [2]