Tolkien in Landerneau

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 07 July 2023 > What's On

If during your upcoming vacation you find yourself in Brittany and you are a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work, then you have two good reasons to go see this exhibition located in Landerneau. It’s open until January, so it would make a good class visit for the new school year too. Conceived as a visual … Continue reading “Tolkien in Landerneau”

WWI: They Shall Not Grow Old

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 10 July 2019 >

To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, Peter Jackson has restored old black-and-white archive footage of British servicemen’s life in the trenches. “They Shall Not Grow Old” takes its title from a 1914 poem and this resource fits perfectly into Shine Bright 1re Advanced File 2: “War will Not Tear … Continue reading “WWI: They Shall Not Grow Old”

They Shall Not Grow Old Film: Bringing WWI to Life

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 31 October 2018 > Ready to Use

To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, Peter Jackson has restored old black-and-white archive footage of British servicemen’s life in the trenches. He has colourised it, and has asked lip-readers to help dub in what the soldiers were actually saying. The film’s title refers to a poem by Robert  Binyon … Continue reading “They Shall Not Grow Old Film: Bringing WWI to Life”