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"Sardines" is the first episode of Inside No. 9, a British dark comedy anthology series. Written by Steve Pemberton (pictured) and Reece Shearsmith, it premiered on BBC Two on 5 February 2014. In the episode, a group of adults play sardines at an engagement party. Rebecca, the bride-to-be, finds a player in a wardrobe, and they are subsequently joined by other guests. As more people enter, dark secrets are revealed, with various allusions to incest, child abuse and adultery. The humour is dark and British, with polite but awkward interactions. The story takes place entirely in the bedroom of a country house, with much of it inside the wardrobe to evoke a feeling of claustrophobia. The cast included Katherine Parkinson, Tim Key, Luke Pasqualino, Ophelia Lovibond, Anne Reid, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Anna Chancellor, Marc Wootton, Ben Willbond, Timothy West and the two writers. The cast and writing were praised by critics, and the episode was watched by 1.1 million viewers on its first showing. (Full article...)
Did you know ...
- ... that Susan Silk developed ring theory (pictured) when a colleague said that Silk's breast cancer wasn't just about her?
- ... that in 2016, Lukáš Vondráček became the first Czech pianist to win the Queen Elisabeth Competition?
- ... that according to Jimmy Carter, "more of [Georgia's] business was probably conducted in the Henry Grady than in the state capitol"?
- ... that Freddy Mamani was motivated to become a teacher in part to help his parents overcome their illiteracy?
- ... that a TV station in New York state signed on just to carry the 1953 World Series, then went off the air and did not start scheduled programming for several weeks?
- ... that journalist Isabel Fernández likened her experience as a correspondent during periods of intense civil unrest to "[being in] a lion's cage"?
- ... that the LAX Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility is the second-largest concrete building in the U.S. – behind only the Pentagon?
- ... that educationalist Keith Sheen learned how to kill rats with a frying pan at his first job?
In the news
- Elizabeth II (pictured), Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms, dies at the age of 96, and is succeeded by her son King Charles III.
- Liz Truss succeeds Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes China's Sichuan province, leaving at least 86 people dead.
On this day
September 8: Victory Day in Malta
- 617 – Li Yuan defeated a Sui army at the Battle of Huoyi, opening the path to his capture of the Chinese imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty (map pictured).
- 1566 – Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Although Ottoman forces led by Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary, they were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna.
- 1831 – William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1900 – The Great Galveston hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, struck Galveston, Texas, with estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, killing at least 6,000 people.
- 1966 – The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that has since created a cult phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current technologies.
- Andrei Kirilenko (b. 1906)
- Peter Sellers (b. 1925)
- Patsy Cline (b. 1932)
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Daniele Hypólito (born September 8, 1984) is a Brazilian gymnast who competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. This photograph depicts Hypólito performing on the balance beam in the final of the women's artistic team all-around event at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in which Brazil finished in eighth place. Photograph credit: Fernando Frazão
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