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RSPB Arne in Dorset will host the BBC Winterwatch team for four nights of live programmes
Natural history programmes began as live outside broadcasts on BBC television in the early 1950s, when West Region's only television equipment was a mobile camera unit. The origins of Springwatch can be traced back to the 1970s, when the development of image-intensifying cameras enabled animals to be filmed in the dark.
The Weymouth Pavilion, formerly the Ritz, is a theatre in Weymouth, Dorset.The complex contains a 988-seat theatre, 600 (maximum) capacity ballroom known as the Ocean Room, the Piano Bar restaurant, Ritz Cafe and other function and meeting rooms.
[2] [3] Previously, live webcams transmitted static shots from cameras aimed through windows or at coffee pots. [4] Ringley's innovation was simply to allow others to view her daily activities. She was the first web-based "lifecaster". [5] She retired from lifecasting at the end of 2003.
Sandbanks is an affluent neighbourhood of Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km 2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of Poole Harbour. It is known for its high property prices and for its award-winning beach. [1] In 2005, Sandbanks was reported to have the fourth highest land value by area in ...
This is a list of settlements and other places in Dorset, England. Towns, and settlements with populations over 3,000, are listed in bold ; other settlements in plain text. Contents:
West Bay as viewed from East Cliff. For elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, West Bay is within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.. In local government, Dorset Council is responsible for services such as highways, public transport, strategic planning, environmental services and environmental health, tourism and leisure, economic development, local planning and ...
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Dorset, England. Abbotsbury Abbey. Beaminster (approx. site loc.) Bindon Abbey. Blackmoor Priory Hermitage (approx.)