This year Platform have been working closely with WRAP – the Writing, Reading and Pleasure initiative here at Trent. Author Derek Owusu sat down with…
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Category: Culture and Entertainment
Best TV Christmas Specials
There comes a time of the year where families gather around the TV to watch some of their favourite TV shows and see what they…
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Amanda Seyfried’s 35th Birthday: A look back on her career
As we celebrate Amanda Seyfried’s 35th Birthday this week, we take a look back on the actress’s career and her best highlights. Seyfried has achieved…
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Top Ten festive favourites to watch this December
December is the month we all want to snuggle up on the sofa with some hot chocolate and watch something festive. But this year there…
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NTU students compete in national esports competition BADASS University All Stars
Esports is one of the fastest growing forms of popular entertainment. I took the opportunity to check out a new student competition – set up…
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The Best of Bruce: Celebrating 80 years
Today, the legend that is Bruce Lee would have been celebrating his 80th birthday. To celebrate his career both on and off screen as an…
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Review: Shawn Mendes – In Wonder
Famous singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes takes us along with him, on his concert tour around the globe, revealing that he is “just a normal guy who…
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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2020: Panel discussion in defence of poetry
The Nottingham Poetry Festival has returned, but this time it has been delivered online and all events are free of charge. Different workshops, performances and…
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Platform Book Club: The Names Heard Long Ago by Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson’s deep dive into the foundational effect of Hungarian football on the modern game during times of soviet unrest is an interesting – and…
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Happy Birthday Ru Paul: The Best of Drag Race
A multitude of reality shows reward people with talent, from cooking, singing or dancing, but no shows have offered us the crazy arguments, death-drop gorgeous…
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