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The Prince of Wales turned 70 today. In celebration of His Royal Highness’ birthday, a documentary, Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70, aired last week on BBC One, bringing a new light to the previously slightly overlooked royal. Could Prince Charles be the hero we all need?

“Even if we blow each other to pieces, the birds keep on singing.”

Existence is a fleeting thing, so fleeting that today feels like it has already gone, and tomorrow will be here, banging on our doors and demanding we come and have a go if we think we’re hard enough. With the knowledge of our limited time on this rock, it mystifies me why I spend my time watching terrible films, and then writing about them. But here we are.

Get ready to be green! Green week is coming to campus from the 14th to the 16th of November, so prepare for a week of environment saving fun!

The idea of Halloween, as we know it now, stemmed from a Celtic festival which marked the turn of the season and the end of summer. This was the time of year most associated with human death. As time went on, the tradition of Halloween spread to America. The Americans started to borrow from the Irish and English traditions and began to get all dressed up in scary costumes and go from door to door asking for food or money, a practice that has now become known as “trick-or-treat”.» >

Take your pick of the spooky Halloween

You may already be familiar with the immaculately kept gem that is the Museum of English Rural Life. Located on Redlands Road a stone’s throw from London Road Campus and the Hospital, it’s tiny and beautiful, boasting an idyllic chicken-populated garden, peaceful café space, and completely non-stop milking of their slightly insane, completely viral, ‘absolute unit’ meme.

Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy – both through his own personal antics and through his unapologetic approach to the portrayal of American race relations in his art, Lee is always a passionate and intriguing storyteller.