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A Stuga On the Cusp of the Orust Riviera, tucked away next to a hobbit hole in the woods.

Derby Day - Bill Naughton The miners are on strike, as the town of Bolton awakes to the big race day of 1921. Stars Barrie Rutter and Stephanie Turner.Wiki: In addition to Alfie, at least two of his other plays have been made into feature films. These are Spring and Port Wine, which had James Mason starring in the role of Rafe Crompton, and The Family Way, which starred John Mills. His work also includes the novel One Small Boy (1957), and the collection of short stories The Goalkeeper's Revenge: And Other Stories (1961). His 1977 children's novel My Pal Spadger is an account of his childhood in 1920s Bolton.pub 1994spring 2013R4xplayHumorist (1918– 1921) British Thoroughbred racehorse, a leading 2 year old in 1920 & finished 3rd in the 1921 2000 Guineas before winning the Derby at Epsom. Less than 3 weeks after the Derby, Humorist died in his stable from a lung hemorrhage caused by a tubercular condition.Humorist was a "beautiful, rather delicate" chestnut colt with a broad white blaze and a “kind and intelligent” temperament. He was bred by his owner Jack Joel, who sent him to his private trainer Charles MortonPart 2: 2: The Final Finish. The hard-up residents of Bolton have placed their bets on the big race day of 1921.