Tag Archives: film

The past in pictures

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Carl Jones looks back to a golden age for cinema in the area and finds that, despite all the closures and in the face of multiplex dominance, local community picture shows are once again finding favour

A tiny triumph for high finance

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Neil Thomas talks to the county actor who took a small part – literally so, since the role was Tiny Tim – in a widely admired screen version of A Christmas Carol, filmed 25 years ago

Flying the flag for The Few

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Carl Jones talks to an iconic actor whose thoughts are concentrated on Shropshire – past and present

Peter Vaughan: Acting clever

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Carl Jones talks to veteran Wem-born actor Peter Vaughan about a lifetime on stage and screen and finds him to be a straight-talking and engaging personality.