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Eastbourne
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Eastbourne

AN ICONIC COASTAL TOWN, EASTBOURNE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS ATTRACTIVE GEORGIAN AND VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE AND STRIKING CHALK CLIFFS

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August 2018
10 Of The Best Gardens
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10 Of The Best Gardens

EAST AND WEST SUSSEX HAVE A HOST OF INTERESTING AND ICONIC HORTICULTURAL SIGHTS

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August 2018
Good Wood
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Good Wood

TO THE NORTH OF CHICHESTER, THE GOODWOOD ESTATE IS FAMOUS FOR ITS SUMMER PROGRAMME OF EVENTS – AND ITS LONG AND ARISTOCRATIC HISTORY

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August 2018
Time To Slow Down
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Time To Slow Down

As giant snails take over Brighton and Hove for the next two months, Sally Turner speaks to an artist behind twodistinctive snail designs about what inspired her creations

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October 2018
Talk Of The Town
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Talk Of The Town

Former Shoreham Labour candidate Sophie Cook discussesbeing the first transgender person to work in the Premier League,transitioning and her vision for Sussex.

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October 2018
Full Circle
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Full Circle

Olivier Award-winning theatre producer Michael McCabes childhood trips to the theatre in Sussex inspired a glittering careerbehind the curtain of some of the West Ends biggest shows. And now, after returning to his Sussex roots, he is bringing therazzle-dazzle of the West End to theatres across the country.

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October 2018
Keepers Of The Flame
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Keepers Of The Flame

Towards the end of her lifetime Lee Millers photography wasnt fully appreciated. But her formerChiddingly home has been keeping her name alive.

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October 2018
Horror From Horsham To Hollywood
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Horror From Horsham To Hollywood

This year marks the bicentenary of Mary Shelleys horror novel Frankenstein. Amanda Hodges explores its Sussex connections.

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October 2018
Feel The Buzz
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Feel The Buzz

The UKs climate is playing havoc with honeybees, something that should be a concern to us all.

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October 2018
Lest We Forget
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Lest We Forget

It was on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month that the worlds first industrial war ended. A century on, Sussex remembers

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November 2018
Harbour Lights
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Harbour Lights

Pagham Harbour has inspired photographer Richard Dunkley for20 years. Ahead of a charity event he introduces his favourite shots

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November 2018
Moth Of Nightmares
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Moth Of Nightmares

A WORD ABOUT WILDLIFE with Michael Blencowe ofSussex Wildlife Trust

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November 2018
Hidden History
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Hidden History

Micheal Elscombe discovers the interesting literary historyassociated with an unattributed painting which hangs at Batemans

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November 2018
Romantic Retreat
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Romantic Retreat

Baliffscourt is an eccentric but beautiful hotel on a quiet stretch of the West Sussex coast – perfect for a Valentine’s break

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February 2019
All Sett For A Spring Clean
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All Sett For A Spring Clean

Badgers have spent the winter months mostly underground. They don’t hibernate but do spend a lot of time asleep in their setts, emerging occasionally to forage but otherwise surviving on fat reserves laid down last autumn.

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February 2019
The Tunnelling Terrorist
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The Tunnelling Terrorist

They’re traditionally seen as the gardener’s enemy – eating worms and destroying lawns. But don’t be too quick to call the exterminators.

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February 2019
A Wheel Around The Weald
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A Wheel Around The Weald

Secret Sussex explores four of the villages on the far east of East Sussex and discovers tales of lost heroes, ransacked abbeys and a strange pub toilet.

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February 2019
Making Memories
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Making Memories

Self-taught newborn and maternity photographer Reka Choy wants her past insecurities to help inspire women to celebrate their bodies, as Simone Hellyer discovers.

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February 2019
Body Re-Building
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Body Re-Building

Brighton-based health coach Jo Morrison has fought back from two cancer battles to win a series of bodybuilding competitions as Harry Maddock discovers.

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February 2019
Kids Know Best
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Kids Know Best

Brighton author Simon Lelic is not shying away from the big issues in society with his first children’s book, as Simone Hellyer discovers.

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February 2019
Innovators In The Field
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Innovators In The Field

No prizes for guessing which subject dominated discussions at the annual South of England Farming Conference

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January 2019
A Bird's Eye View
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A Bird's Eye View

In 1979, the RSPB first asked children to count the birds in their garden to work out our most popular species. Forty years on and it’s the biggest garden wildlife science survey in the UK.

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January 2019
A Runway Too Far?
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A Runway Too Far?

As Gatwick Airport undertakes a consultation exercise to turn its emergency strip into a long-awaited second runway, we speak to the Sussex residents leading the campaign against expansion.

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January 2019
Oh! What An Extraordinary Legacy
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Oh! What An Extraordinary Legacy

As the film celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, Jacqui Bealing dips into the Attenborough Archive at The Keep to find out why Oh! What a Lovely War is so special to the people of Sussex.

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January 2019
Why Geography Mattters
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Why Geography Mattters

Nicholas Crane’s message has never been more important – and concerns everyone from South East Asia, to the Sussex coastline.

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January 2019
The Harrier Who Flew
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The Harrier Who Flew

Daley Thompson’s journey to four world records and Olympic gold in the decathlon began in Haywards Heath.

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January 2019
Let's Get Cracking
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Let's Get Cracking

The winter visitor to Sussex whose monstrous beak can shatter an olive stone.

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January 2019
Dreaming Of Wagyu
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Dreaming Of Wagyu

I ’m dreaming of a white Christmas, the song goes. Maybe, but certainly not a Marco Pierre White one. When he exploded onto the British restaurant scene in 1987 he was the most exciting chefs around, and within a few years had become the first in the UK to be awarded three Michelin stars.

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December 2018
Coming Home To Stability
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Coming Home To Stability

He’s the feisty frontman of one of the greatest rock bands. And through it all, his rock-solid family and Sussex home have been his sanctuary

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December 2018
40 Enchanting Years
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40 Enchanting Years

As Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman celebrates its 40th anniversary this year the award-winning artist talks about what inspired him

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December 2018