Movies
Premiering tonight, the HBO movie “Longford” stars Jim Broadbent as the real-life Frank Pakenham, Earl of Longford, an esteemed but doddering Labor Parliamentarian with a soft spot for society’s unwanted and condemned.
Feb. 17, 2007
Frank Pakenham, the Earl of Longford, enjoyed a reputation as one of the most vigorous British social reformers of the 20th century -- that is, until he befriended a convicted serial killer who helped her domineering lover sadistically kill their young prey.
Feb. 14, 2007
Entertainment & Arts
Lady Antonia Fraser was in Los Angeles for most of November, accompanying her husband, playwright Harold Pinter, who was making a return to acting in his own play, “Old Times.”
Jan. 19, 1986
World & Nation
The Earl of Longford, a politician, passionate social reformer and champion of society’s outcasts, has died.
Aug. 5, 2001
Travel & Experiences
* Ireland: Lou and Jayne Bellanca, Seal Beach: Ardken B&B;, Ardagh, County Longford; telephone 011-353-43-75029.
Sept. 30, 2001
Television
The Golden Globe nominations appear to reflect the continuing British invasion of American television, with at least 16 nominations involving the United Kingdom and its actors.
Dec. 14, 2007
On a night haunted by the strike, the big winners include the brooding ‘Sweeney Todd,’ ‘Atonement’ and ‘Longford.’
Jan. 14, 2008
Irish police raided several houses in Ireland while Scotland Yard questioned five Irish Republican Army suspects arrested in a series of raids in and near London that uncovered 10 tons of explosives.
Sept. 25, 1996
Irish police raided several houses in Ireland while Scotland Yard questioned five IRA suspects arrested in a series of raids in and near London that uncovered 10 tons of explosives.
California
A fire, begun by a 4-year-old boy playing with a lighter, caused $55,000 in damages to a Clairemont home Thursday afternoon, San Diego firefighters said.
Jan. 6, 1990