Singer, songwriter and guitarist Raymond Edward Dorset was born on March 21, 1946 in Ashford, Middlesex, England. Influenced by such 50s rock'n'roll greats as Bill Haley and Elvis Presley, Ray formed his first band the Blue Moon Skiffle Group at age eleven (the drummer for this outfit was none other than Phil Collins!). Three years later Dorset was briefly a member of Jackie Edwards' band. In the early 60s Ray's group the Concords had a regular weekly gig playing at the Station Hotel in Richmond, England where they alternated with the Rolling Stones (the Conchords played on Fridays and Saturdays while the Rolling Stones played on Thursdays and Sundays). Dorset formed the band Good Earth in 1968. This group eventually became Mungo Jerry in 1969. Mungo Jerry scored a massive international smash in 1970 with the extremely catchy and bubbly skiffle blues number "In the Summertime;" the song peaked at #1 on the UK pop charts and sold over six million copies in England alone. "In the Summertime" reached #3 on the US billboard charts and has reportedly sold over 23 million copies worldwide. Although Mungo Jerry never managed to either match or surpass the monumental success of "In the Summertime," the band nonetheless enjoyed a steady succession of British radio hits throughout the early to mid 70s. In 1972 Dorset released the acclaimed solo album "Cold Blue Excursion." In 1980 Ray wrote the #1 UK disco hit "Feels Like I'm in Love" for singer Kelly Marie (Dorset originally penned this particular tune for Elvis Presley, but alas the King of Rock'n'Roll died before he could ever record it). In the 80s Dorset wrote music for the British TV shows "Wizbit" and "Prospects." In 1983 Ray was a member of the short-lived group Katmandu along with Peter Green and Vincent Crane. He continues to be the frontman for a new incarnation of Mungo Jerry; the band record the occasional album and perform in concerts all over the world. Besides the guitar, Dorset also plays the kazoo, keyboards, harmonica, and accordion. Ray Dorset lives in Bielefeld, Germany with his wife and two sons.
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| status Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
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| region South West England
| arearank Ranked 20th
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| ethnicity 98.1% White
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The county has a long history of human settlement and some notable archaeology, including the hill forts of Maiden Castle and Hod Hill. A large defensive ditch, Bokerley Dyke, delayed the Saxon conquest of Dorset for up to 150 years. In 1348 the black death came ashore at Melcombe Regis and subsequently spread throughout England, killing a third of the population. Dorset has seen much civil unrest: the first trade union was formed by farm labourers from Tolpuddle in 1834, the Glorious Revolution was instigated in an ice-house at Charborough Park, and the Duke of Monmouth and his rebels landed at Lyme Regis. During the English Civil War (1642–1651) angry yokels fought with Cromwell's forces near Shaftesbury. The naval base at Portland has had a pivotal role in the nation's defence for many years, and along with Weymouth and Poole was one of the main embarkation points on D-Day.
Initially agricultural, tourism is now the primary industry, with the county receiving 18 million visitors a year. Over half the county is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Dorset is famous for the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, which features landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door, as well as the holiday resorts of Bournemouth, Poole, Weymouth, Swanage, and Lyme Regis. Dorset's three large ports at Poole, Weymouth and Portland, and its international airport at Hurn, play an important part in the local economy, generating a substantial amount of international trade and tourism. Dorset is the birthplace and principal setting of the novels of Thomas Hardy, who was born in the county, and William Barnes, whose poetry celebrates and preserves the ancient Dorset dialect.
Dorset has Roman artefacts, particularly around the Roman town Dorchester, where Maiden Castle was captured from the Celtic Durotriges by a Roman Legion in 43 AD under the command of Vespasian, early in the Roman occupation. The Romans also had a presence on the Isle of Portland, constructing - or adapting - hilltop defensive earthworks on Verne Hill. A large ditch and embankment, Bokerley Dyke, enabled the county's post-Roman inhabitants to successfully defend against invading Saxon forces, thereby delaying their conquest of Dorset for up to 150 years. By the end of the 7th century however, Dorset had become part of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex. The Domesday Book documents many Saxon settlements corresponding to modern towns and villages and there have been few changes to the parishes since. Many monasteries were also established, which were important landowners and centres of power.
In the 12th-century civil war, Dorset was fortified by the construction of the defensive castles at Corfe Castle, Powerstock, Wareham and Shaftesbury, and the strengthening of the monasteries such as at Abbotsbury. The 12th and 13th centuries saw much prosperity in Dorset and the population grew substantially as a result. In order to provide the extra food required, additional land was enclosed for farming during this time. The quarrying of Purbeck Marble, a limestone that can be polished, brought wealth into the county and provided employment for stonecutters and masons. The trade continued until the 15th century when alabaster from Derbyshire became popular. During the Middle Ages, Dorset was used by the monarchy and nobility for hunting and the county still retains a number of deer parks. Melcombe Regis, now part of Weymouth, was a busy port at this time and it was in July 1348 that a ship from the continent brought with it the bubonic plague. The residents of Melcombe were the first casualties of a disease, more commonly known as the black death, which went on to wipe out a third of the population of the country.
The Tudor period and the dissolution of the monastries saw the end of many of Dorset's abbeys including Shaftesbury, Cerne and Milton. In 1588, eight ships from Dorset assisted in the destruction of the Spanish Armada. The flagship San Salvador still lies at the bottom of Studland bay. Sir Walter Raleigh later settled in Sherborne and served as MP for Dorset.
In the 17th-century English Civil War, Dorset had a number of royalist strongholds, such as Portland Castle, Sherborne Castle and Corfe Castle, the latter two being ruined by Parliamentarian forces in the war. Corfe had already been successfully defended against an attack in 1643 but an act of betrayal during a second siege in 1646 led to its capture and subsequent slighting. The residents of Lyme Regis were staunch Parliamentarians who, in 1644, repelled three attacks by a Royalist army under King Charle's nephew, Prince Maurice. Maurice lost 2,000 men in the assaults and his reputation was severely damaged as a result. In 1645 some 5,000 angry civilians, annoyed by the disruption caused by the war, gathered to do battle with Cromwell's forces. Armed only with clubs and farming tools, they were easily chased off.
In 1685, James Scott Monmouth, the illegitimate son of Charles II, and 150 supporters landed at Lyme Regis. After the failed Monmouth Rebellion, the 'Bloody Assizes' took place in Dorchester where over a five day period, Judge Jeffreys presided over 312 cases. 74 were executed; 29 were hanged, drawn and quartered; 175 were deported and many were publicly whipped. In 1686, at Charborough Park, a meeting took place to plot the downfall of James II of England. This meeting was effectively the start of the Glorious Revolution.
During the 18th century the Dorset coast saw much smuggling activity; its coves, caves and sandy beaches provided ample opportunities to slip smuggled goods ashore. The production of cloth was a profitable business in Dorset during the 17th and 18th centuries. The absence of coal in the area however meant that during the Industrial Revolution Dorset was unable to compete and so remained largely rural. Farming has always been central to the economy of Dorset and the county became the birthplace of the trade union movement when, in 1834, the Tolpuddle Martyrs formed the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers, and swore an oath of loyalty to one another.
During World War I and II Dorset, located on the English Channel, was important to the Royal Navy. Portland Harbour was for many years the largest man-made harbour in the world, and one of the largest Royal Navy bases. Portland, Weymouth and Poole harbours were the main embarkation points on D-Day. Training for the landings also took place in Dorset, on the long sandy beach at Studland which was chosen because of its similarities to the beaches of Northern France.
George III's holidays in Weymouth during the early part of the 19th century did much to promote Dorset's coast as a tourist destination. Dorset's tourism industry has grown ever since, with the seaside resorts of Bournemouth and Weymouth, the Jurassic Coast and the county's sparsely populated rural areas attracting millions of visitors each year. With farming declining across the country, tourism has now edged ahead as the primary revenue-earning sector of the county.
The other two major settlements in the county are Dorchester, which has been the county town since at least 1305, and Weymouth, a major seaside resort since the 18th century. Blandford Forum, Sherborne, Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton are historic market towns which serve the farms and villages of the Blackmore Vale in north Dorset. Beaminster and Bridport are situated in the west of the county; Verwood and the historic Saxon market towns of Wareham and Wimborne Minster are located to the east. Lyme Regis and Swanage are small coastal towns popular with tourists. Still in construction on the western edge of Dorchester is the experimental new town of Poundbury commissioned and co-designed by Prince Charles. The suburb, which is expected to be fully completed by 2025, was designed to integrate residential and retail buildings and counter the growth of dormitory towns and car-oriented development.
Dorset has a large number of limestone downland ridges, mostly covered in either arable fields or calcareous grassland supporting sheep. These limestone areas include a band of chalk which crosses the county from south-west to north-east incorporating Cranborne Chase, the Dorset Downs and Purbeck Hills. Between the areas of downland are large, wide clay vales (primarily Oxford Clay with some Weald Clay and London Clay) with wide flood plains. These vales are primarily used for dairy agriculture, dotted with small villages, farms and coppices. They include the Blackmore Vale (Stour valley) and Frome valley. South-east Dorset, around Poole and Bournemouth, lies on very non-resistant Eocene clays (mainly London Clay and Gault Clay), sands and gravels. These thin soils support a heathland habitat which sustains all six native British reptile species. In the west of the county the chalk and clay formations, which are typical of much of south-east England, give way to older and more chaotically-arranged strata, and a landscape more akin to that of neighbouring West Country county Devon. Marshwood Vale, a valley of Lower Lias clay at the western tip of the county, lies to the south of the two highest points in Dorset: Lewesdon Hill () and Pilsdon Pen ().
A former river valley flooded by rising sea levels 6,000 years ago, Poole Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world. The harbour is very shallow in places and contains a number of islands, notably Brownsea Island, the birthplace of the Scouting movement and one of the few remaining sanctuaries for indigenous red squirrels in England. The harbour, and the chalk and limestone hills of the Isle of Purbeck to the south, lie atop Western Europe's largest onshore oil field. The field, operated by BP from Wytch Farm, has the world's oldest continuously pumping well at Kimmeridge (which has been producing oil since the early 1960s); and the longest horizontal drill (, ending underneath Bournemouth pier).
Dorset's varied geography also ensures it has a variety of rivers, although a modest annual rainfall averaging around , coupled with rolling hills, means most are characteristically lowland in nature. Much of the county drains into three rivers, the Frome, Piddle and Stour which all flow to the sea in a south-easterly direction. The Frome and Piddle are chalk streams but the Stour, which rises in Wiltshire to the north, has its origins in clay soil. The River Avon, which flows mainly through Wiltshire and Hampshire, enters Dorset towards the end of its journey at Christchurch Harbour. The rivers Axe and Yeo, which principally drain the counties of Devon and Somerset respectively, have their sources in the north-west of the county, while in the south-west, a large number of small rivers run into the sea along the Dorset coastline; most notable of these are the Char, Brit, Bride and Wey.
Most of Dorset's coastline is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site noted for its geological landforms. The coast documents the entire Mesozoic era, from Triassic to Cretaceous, and has yielded important fossils, including the first complete Ichthyosaur and fossilised Jurassic trees. The coast also features notable coastal landforms, including textbook examples of a cove (Lulworth Cove) and natural arch (Durdle Door). At the most easterly part of the Jurassic Coast stand the chalk stacks known as Old Harry Rocks, formed over 65 million years ago. Jutting out into the English Channel at roughly the midpoint of the coastline is the Isle of Portland, a limestone island that is connected to the mainland by Chesil Beach, a long tombolo protecting Britain's largest tidal lagoon.
The county has one of the highest proportion of conservation areas in England—including two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty which together cover 53% of the county. There is also a World Heritage Site (), two Heritage Coasts () and Sites of Special Scientific interest (). The South West Coast Path, a National Trail, runs along the Dorset coast from the Devon boundary to South Haven Point near Poole.
The south coast counties of Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent enjoy more sunshine than anywhere else in the United Kingdom, receiving 1541–1885 hours a year. Average annual rainfall varies across the county—southern and eastern coastal areas receive as little as per year, while the Dorset Downs receive between 1,061 and 1,290 mm (41.7–50.8 in) per year; less than Devon and Cornwall to the west but more than counties to the east.
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UK Census 2001|| | Dorset C.C. | Bournemouth UA | Poole UA | South West England>South West | England |
Total population | 390,980| | 163,444 | 138,288 | 4,928,434 | 49,138,831 |
White | 98.75%| | 96.68% | 98.2% | 97.71% | 90.92% |
Mixed | 0.5%| | 1.19% | 0.67% | 0.76% | 1.31% |
Asian | 0.25%| | 0.7% | 0.52% | 0.67% | 4.57% |
Black | 0.15%| | 0.42% | 0.18% | 0.43% | 2.3% |
Chinese or Other | 0.37%| | 1.01% | 0.43% | 0.45% | 0.89% |
Christian | 77.88%| | 70.91% | 74.34% | 73.99% | 71.74% |
Non Christian | 0.99%| | 3.07% | 1.3% | 1.48% | 5.97% |
No religion | 13.74%| | 17.94% | 16.23% | 16.75% | 14.59% |
Not stated | 7.39%| | 8.08% | 8.03% | 7.79% | 7.69% |
The 2001 census records Dorset's population as 692,712. This consisted of 390,980 for the administrative county plus 163,444 for the unitary authority of Bournemouth and 138,288 for the unitary authority of Poole. In 2009 it was estimated that the population had risen by around 2.5% to 710,100 with 404,000 in the administrative county and 164,900 and 141,200 in Bournemouth and Poole respectively. The South East Dorset conurbation which comprises Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch contains 62% of the population, with the next largest urban area being Weymouth. The remainder of the county is largely rural with a sparse population.
Dorset's population has a high proportion of older people and a lower than average proportion of young people: 26.7% are of retirement age, significantly higher than the England and Wales average of 19.5%, and 16.8% are less than 15 years old, lower than the England and Wales average of 18.7%. The working age population (females between 16 and 59 and males between 16 and 64) is lower than average at 56.5%. Average life expectancy within the county is 83.4 years for females and 79.3 years for males. This compares favourably with the averages for Great Britain of 81.6 and 77.3 years respectively. Around 97.93% of Dorset's population are of white ethnicity, 74.38% of the population are Christian and 15.94% say they are not religious.
The administrative county (not including Bournemouth and Poole) has one of the lowest birth rates of the 34 shire English counties, at 9.1 births per 1000, compared to the England and Wales average of 12.9 per 1000. It has a slightly higher than average mortality rate at 11.5 deaths per 1,000 population (9.0 for England and Wales). In 2009 deaths exceeded births by 946, however in 2007–08 there was a net influx of 3,000 migrants giving an overall growth in the size of Dorset's population of 12.0% between 1991 and 2009 (9.9% for England and Wales). This rate of growth is set to continue with an estimated 12.7% population growth between 2008 and 2033. The unitary authorities of Bournemouth and Poole followed a similar pattern, with only a net gain of migrants preventing a decline in the population. However, in Bournemouth in 2007, births began to exceed deaths and in 2009 there were 295 more births than deaths. Between 1998 and 2004 Poole borough experienced a decline in its population caused by continuing negative rates of natural increase and falls in the level of net migration. The trend has since been reversed and a continued increase in Poole's population has been predicted.
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For representation in Parliament Dorset is divided into eight Parliamentary constituencies — five county constituencies and three borough constituencies. At the 2010 general election, the Conservative Party was dominant, strengthening their lead in six seats, and regaining one other from Labour. The borough constituencies of Bournemouth East, Bournemouth West and Poole are traditionally Conservative safe seats and are all represented by Conservative Members of Parliament. The county constituencies of North Dorset and Christchurch are also represented by Conservative MPs. West Dorset is represented by Conservative MP Oliver Letwin who is the Minister for Government Policy. The marginal seat of South Dorset is represented by Richard Drax, who gained the seat from Dorset's only Labour representative, Jim Knight, in 2010. Mid Dorset and North Poole is held by Liberal Democrat MP Annette Brooke who retained her seat in 2010 with a slim majority of 269 (0.6% of the vote) over the Conservative candidate. For the European Parliament the county lies within the South West England constituency which elected three Conservative, two UK Independence Party and one Liberal Democrat Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) at the 2009 European Parliament election.
Dorset's employment structure (2008) | ||||
| | Dorset C.C. | Poole UA | Bournemouth UA | Great Britain |
Manufacturing | 11.9%| | 15.8% | 3.2% | 10.2% |
Construction | 5.3%| | 4.6% | 3.2% | 4.8% |
Services | 81.5%| | 79% | 93.1% | 83.5% |
Tourism-related | 10.2%| | 7.7% | 12% | 8.2% |
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In 2003 the gross value added (GVA) for the administrative county was £4,673 million, with an additional £4,705 million for Poole and Bournemouth. 2.03% of GVA was produced by primary industry, 22.44% from secondary industry and 75.53% from tertiary industry. The average GVA for the 16 regions of South West England was £4,693 million. The GVA per resident is £38,900 for the administrative county, £43,000 for Poole and Bournemouth, £42,500 for the South West and £44,900 for the UK.
The principal industry in Dorset was once agriculture. It has not, however, been the largest employer for many decades as mechanisation has substantially reduced the number of workers required. Agriculture has become less profitable and the industry has declined further. Within the administrative county between 1995 and 2003, GVA for primary industry (largely agriculture with some fishing and quarrying) declined from £229 to 188 million—7.1% to 4.0%. In 2007, of the county was in agricultural use, up from in 1989, although this was due to an increase in permanent grass and land set aside. By contrast, in the same period, arable land decreased from to . Excluding fowl, sheep is currently the most common animal stock in the county, between 1989 and 2006 their numbers fell from 252,189 to 193,500. Cattle and pig farming has declined similarly, during the same period the number of cattle fell from 240,413 to 170,700, and the number of pigs from 169,636 to 72,700.
In 2009 there were 3,190 armed forces personnel stationed in Dorset including, the Royal Armoured Corps at Bovington, Royal Signals at Blandford and the Royal Marines at Poole. The military presence has had a mixed effect on the local economy bringing additional employment for civilians but on occasion having a negative impact on the tourist trade, particularly when popular areas are closed due to military manoeuvres. Recent plans to relocate the Royal School of Signals to South Wales could result in a loss of up to £74M GVA for the area.
Other major employers in county include; BAE Systems, Sunseeker International, J.P. Morgan, Cobham plc and Bournemouth University. Dorset's three large ports; Poole, Weymouth and Portland, play an important part in the local economy generating a substantial amount of international trade and tourism. The five smaller harbours of Christchurch, Swanage, Lyme Regis, Wareham and West Bay help provide shelter for over 600 local fishing vessels. The waters around Weymouth and Portland will be used for the sailing events in the 2012 Olympic Games and as a result the area has already benefitted from an increased investment in infrastructure and a noticeable growth in the marine leisure sector. It is expected that this in turn will have a positive effect on local businesses and tourism. Tourism has grown in Dorset since the late 18th century and is now the predominate industry. It is estimated that 37,500 people work in Dorset's tourism sector. 3.2 million British tourists and 326,000 foreign tourists visited the county in 2008, staying a sum total of 15.1 million nights. In addition there were 14.6 million day visitors. The combined spending of both groups was £1,458 million. 56% of Dorset's day trippers visited the towns while 27% went to the coast and 17% to the countryside. A survey carried out in 1997 concluded that the primary reason tourists were drawn to Dorset, was the attractiveness of the county's coast and countryside. Numbers of both domestic and foreign tourists has fluctuated in recent years due to various factors including security and economic downturn, a trend reflected throughout the UK.Dorset has little manufacturing industry, at 10.3% of employment in 2008. This was slightly above the average for Great Britain but below that of the South West region which was at 10.7% for that period. The sector is currently the county's fourth largest employer but a predicted decline suggests there will be 10,200 fewer jobs in manufacturing by 2026.
As a largely rural county, Dorset has fewer major cultural institutions than larger or more densely populated areas. Major venues for concerts and theatre include Poole's Lighthouse arts centre, Bournemouth's BIC, Pavilion Theatre and O2 Academy, Verwood's Hub, Wimborne's Tivoli Theatre, Bridport Arts Centre and the Pavilion theatre in Weymouth. One of Dorset's most noted cultural institutions is the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra which was founded in 1893. Based in Poole, the orchestra performs over 130 concerts across southern England each year.
Dorset has more than 30 general and specialist museums. The Dorset County Museum in Dorchester was founded in 1846 and contains an extensive collection of exhibits covering the county's history and environment. The Tank Museum at Bovington contains over 300 tanks and armoured vehicles from 30 countries. The museum is the largest in Dorset and its collection has been Designated of national importance. Other museums which reflect the cultural heritage of the county include The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester, the Russell-Cotes Museum in Bournemouth, the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Poole Museum, Portland Museum and Wareham Town Museum.
Dorset contains 190 Conservation Areas, more than 1,500 Scheduled Ancient Monuments, over 30 registered parks and gardens and 12,850 listed buildings; many of which—over 6,000—are in the west of the county. Of the 229 that are Grade I listed, 174 are churches or places of worship, from the longest church in England, Christchurch Priory, to one of the smallest, St Edwold's. Nine castles are listed: some were constructed as defensive fortresses such as Corfe, Portland and Christchurch Castle; others are mock castles such as Highcliffe and Lulworth.
Dorset hosts a number of annual festivals, fairs and events including the Great Dorset Steam Fair near Blandford, one of the largest events of its kind in Europe, and the Bournemouth Air Festival, a free air show that attracted 1.3 million visitors in 2010. The Spirit of the Seas is a maritime festival held in Weymouth and Portland. Launched in 2008, the festival features sporting activities, cultural events and local entertainers. The Dorset County Show, which was first held in 1841, is a celebration of Dorset's relationship with agriculture. The two day event showcases local produce and livestock and attracts some 55,000 people. In addition to the smaller folk festivals held in towns such as Christchurch and Wimborne, Dorset holds several larger musical events such as Camp Bestival, Endorse It In Dorset, End of the Road and the Larmer Tree Festival.
Dorset's only Football League club is A.F.C. Bournemouth who play in League One—the third highest division in the English football league system. Non-League semi-professional teams in the county include Conference South team Dorchester Town F.C. and Southern Premier Division team Weymouth F.C.. Dorset County Cricket Club compete in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship and are based at Dean Park Cricket Ground in Bournemouth. Rugby Union is played throughout the county—the Dorset & Wiltshire Rugby Football Union is the constituent body responsible for organising competitions on behalf of the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The county's coastline is noted for its watersports which take advantage of the sheltered waters of Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour, and Poole Bay and Poole Harbour. Dorset will host the sailing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Portland Harbour. The venue was completed in May 2009 and will be used by international sailing teams in preparation for the Games.Dorset is famed in literature for being the native county of author and poet Thomas Hardy, and many of the places he describes in his novels in the fictional Wessex are in Dorset, which he renamed ''South Wessex''. The National Trust owns Thomas Hardy's Cottage, in Higher Bockhampton, east of Dorchester; and Max Gate, his former house in Dorchester. Several other writers have called Dorset home, including Douglas Adams who wrote much of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' while he lived in Stalbridge; Ian Fleming (''James Bond'') boarded at Durnford School; John le Carré, author of espionage novels; Tom Sharpe of ''Wilt'' fame lived in Bridport; John Fowles (''The French Lieutenant's Woman'') lived in Lyme Regis before he died in late 2005; T.F. Powys lived in Chaldon Herring for over 20 years and used it as inspiration for the fictitious village of Folly Down in his novel ''Mr. Weston's Good Wine''; John Cowper Powys, his elder brother also set a number of his novels in Dorset. The 19th century poet William Barnes was born in Bagber and wrote many poems in his native Dorset dialect.
Dorset's flag, which is known as the Dorset Cross, was adopted in 2008 following a public competition organised by Dorset County Council. The winning design, which features a white cross with a red border on a golden background, attracted 54% of the vote. All three colours are used in Dorset County Council's coat of arms and the red and white was used in recognition of the English flag. The golden colour represents Dorset's sandy beaches and the Dorset landmarks of Golden Cap and Gold Hill. It is also a reference to the Wessex Dragon, a symbol of the Saxon Kingdom which Dorset once belonged to, and the gold wreath featured on the badge of the Dorset Regiment. The flag is often unofficially named St Wite's Cross after a Saxon holy woman buried in Whitchurch Canonicorum who was believed to have been martyred by invading Danes in the 9th century. Dorset's motto is 'Who's Afear'd'.
Dorset is one of the few counties in England not to have a single motorway. The A303, A35 and A31 trunk roads run through the county. The A303, which connects the West Country to London via the M3, clips the north-west of the county. The A35 crosses the county in an east-west direction from Honiton in Devon, via Dorchester, Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch, to Southampton in Hampshire. The A31 connects to the A35 at Bere Regis, and passes east through Wimborne and Ferndown to Hampshire, where it later becomes the M27. Other main roads in the county include the A338, A354, A37 and A350. The A338 heads north from Bournemouth to Ringwood (Hampshire) and on to Salisbury (Wiltshire) and beyond. The A354 also connects to Salisbury after traveling north-east from Weymouth in the south of the county. The A37 travels north-west from Dorchester to Yeovil in Somerset. The A350 also leads north, from Poole through Blandford and Shaftesbury, to Warminster in Wiltshire.
There are two passenger sea ports and an international airport in the county. Two ferry services, Brittany Ferries and Condor Ferries, operate out of Poole Harbour. Brittany Ferries provide access to Cherbourg in France, while Condor Ferries sail to Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands; and St Malo, France during the season. Condor Ferries also operate services from Weymouth harbour to Guernsey, Jersey and St. Malo; throughout the year. Both Poole, since the dredging of the main channel in 2008, and Portland harbours are capable of taking cruise liners. Bournemouth Airport is situated on the edge of Hurn village in the Borough of Christchurch, 4 miles (6 km) north of Bournemouth. 17 tour and airline operators fly to more than 30 international destinations. In August 2007 work began on a £32 million expansion programme which includes enlargement of the terminal building and an increase in parking.
Dorset is served by 18 bus operators that take advantage of central and local government grants. The Wilts & Dorset bus company has a county wide network with frequent services linking many major towns, and a limited service in a number of more rural locations. The First Group operate buses in the Weymouth and Bridport area, including: A regular route along the A35 from Weymouth to Axminster, which helps to compensate for the missing rail link west of Dorchester; And the Jurassic Coast service, one of the longest bus routes in the UK, which provides through travel from Poole to Exeter, exploiting a popular tourist route. Transdev Yellow Buses are the main providers of routes within the South East Dorset Conurbation. Damory Coaches is one of a number of operators that provide access to more rural communities.
Dorset contains a range of privately-funded independent schools. Many are boarding schools which also take day pupils such as the co-educational Canford School which is based around a 19th century Grade I listed manor house, St Mary's, a Catholic girls' school in Shaftesbury, and Sherborne School, a boys school founded in the 16th century. Four of the county's five largest towns contain a further education college: Weymouth College, Kingston Maurward College in Dorchester and Bournemouth and Poole College which is one of the largest in the UK. Dorset has two higher education establishments situated in the heart of the county's south east conurbation. Bournemouth University has several facilities across Bournemouth and Poole and over 17,000 students. Previously named Bournemouth Polytechnic, it was granted university status as a result of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. The Arts University College at Bournemouth is situated between the border of Poole and Bournemouth. It became a higher education institute in 2001 and was given degree-awarding powers in 2008, although its origins go back to 1883.
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name | The Comic Strip |
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medium | Television, Stand up |
nationality | British |
genre | Sketch comedy |
active | 1982 - 2005 |
influences | Monty Python |
notable work | ''The Comic Strip Presents...'' (1982 - 2005) |
current members | Adrian EdmondsonDawn FrenchRik MayallNigel PlanerPeter RichardsonJennifer Saunders }} |
Comic Strip founder Peter Richardson prompted members to sign a contract to signify their attachment to the group. While the performers gained more exposure, actors such as Jack Nicholson and Robin Williams turned up to watch.
The show came to the attention of Jeremy Isaacs, head of the new Channel 4. Peter Richardson negotiated a deal with the channel for six self-contained half-hour films, using the group as actors rather than standup performers. Almost simultaneously, the BBC signed Edmondson, Mayall, Planer and Sayle to star in ''The Young Ones'', a sitcom in the same anarchic style as the Comic Strip. Richardson was initially to have been involved too (in the role of Mike, ultimately played by Christopher Ryan), but dropped out due to clashes between him and the show's producer, Paul Jackson. With ''The Comic Strip Presents...'', Richardson had creative control.
show name | The Comic Strip Presents... |
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format | Short film |
picture format | 4:316:9 |
runtime | 30 minutes |
creator | Peter Richardson |
writer | Peter RichardsonPete Richens |
country | United Kingdom |
starring | Adrian EdmondsonDawn FrenchRik MayallNigel PlanerPeter RichardsonJennifer Saunders |
channel | Channel 4BBC 2 |
first aired | 2 November 1982 |
last aired | 28 December 2005 |
num series | 5 |
num episodes | 41 List of The Comic Strip Presents... episodes |
director | Peter Richardson }} |
The first episode was "Five Go Mad in Dorset", a parody of The Famous Five. It was written by Peter Richardson and Pete Richens, who wrote most of the early episodes. "Five Go Mad..." drew anger from some viewers for the way it mercilessly satirised a children's classic, although the Enid Blyton estate had given permission for the broadcast. A meeting was called to discuss the group's future with Channel 4, after complaints from viewers.
The final episode of the first series was to have been a spoof chat show called "Back to Normal with Eddie Monsoon" (referred to as "An Evening with Eddie Monsoon" by some sources). However, it was never produced, as it was considered too vulgar even for the "alternative" Channel 4, not to mention possibly libelous. The script – which, uniquely for the Comic Strip, was written as a collaboration by the entire cast – was later published, along with the rest of the series, in book form.
A second series of seven episodes followed in 1983-84, including "Five Go Mad On Mescalin", a sequel to the first episode, and the newly-written "Eddie Monsoon – A Life?", a spoof documentary on the life and times of the title character, an obscene, drunken television host (played by Adrian Edmondson). Michael White, the theatre impresario and Rocky Horror Show producer who had been brought in by Richardson as executive producer on the series, appeared in this episode as Monsoon's producer, who had been responsible for axing Eddie's television comeback show – called ''Back to Normal with Eddie Monsoon''. The reasons given for the cancellation (e.g. "the things you said about Burt Reynolds") are presumably the same problems that led to the real "Back to Normal..." being dropped by Channel 4. (The name Eddie Monsoon – a corruption of "Edmondson" – was later used by Jennifer Saunders, Adrian Edmondson's wife, for her character in ''Absolutely Fabulous''.)
There then followed a four-year wait until the next series, during which the group made two feature films - ''The Supergrass'' (1985) and ''Eat the Rich'' (1987) - as well as three one-off ''Comic Strip Presents...'' episodes. The first of these, "The Bullshitters", was a parody of television spy and detective shows such as ''The Professionals''. It was not broadcast under the Comic Strip name, partly because of the original group only Richardson appears (he is the only performer to appear in every single episode), and partly because co-star and co-writer Keith Allen did not want to be so closely associated with the group.
The third series was broadcast in 1988, and some episodes had longer running times, mostly around 50 minutes. Five of the six episodes (all except "Funseekers") were given a limited theatrical release. They included "The Strike", which won the Golden Rose of Montreux; "More Bad News", a sequel to "Bad News Tour" showing the band reforming after five years to play at Castle Donington; and "Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door", written by Mayall and Edmondson in the violent style of their sitcoms ''Filthy Rich and Catflap'' and ''Bottom'', which featured Peter Cook as a psychotic contract killer (the eponymous Mr. Jolly) and Nicholas Parsons. Peter Richardson and Pete Richens only contributed one episode to the third series, allowing cast members such as Planer and Sayle to get their ideas on screen.
By now the show had proved a hit, and several notable stars appeared in later productions, including Leslie Phillips, Miranda Richardson, Lionel Jeffries, Nicholas Parsons, Peter Capaldi, Kate Bush, Richard Vernon, Ruby Wax, Graham Crowden, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Elvis Costello, and Benjamin Zephaniah (as a Rastafarian police van driver) and several musical acts, particularly from the Bad News series which was also aided by Queen guitarist Brian May, such as Def Leppard and Marillion.
Peter Richardson, who has built his career as a writer-director with the TV series ''Stella Street'' and films such as ''Churchill: The Hollywood Years'', has not ruled out the possibility of a whole new series of ''The Comic Strip Presents...'' featuring younger cast members.
In June 2011, a casting call went out for a new hour-long episode, starring most of the original team. This was followed by an announcement that the Comic Strip is to produce a one-off special entitled ''The Hunt for Tony Blair'', starring Stephen Mangan as Blair and Robbie Coltrane as Inspector Hutton. The one-off show will also include Jennifer Saunders as Margaret Thatcher as well as Harry Enfield, Rik Mayall and a host of others.
''Eat the Rich'' (1987) has not been released on DVD in the UK. ''Eat the Rich'' is available as a Region 1 (American) DVD and a Region 2 (German) DVD.
A nine-disc Region 2 DVD set, ''The Comic Strip Presents: The Complete Collection'' was released in July 2005 (and re-released in August 2007). This included all the Channel 4 and BBC episodes (finally canonising ''The Bullshitters'' as a Comic Strip episode) plus ''The Supergrass'' across eight discs, but not ''Eat the Rich'' (due to rights issues), and was released too early to include ''...Sex Actually''. The ninth disc includes a retrospective documentary from 2005, Julien Temple's 1981 film ''The Comic Strip'' (which retroactively lays a strong claim to being the actual first 'episode'), and the two Comic Strip episodes of the 1998 documentary series ''First On Four''. Across the new and archive documentaries are featured interviews with every single key Comic Strip member.
The DVD set contains new, slightly shorter, re-edited versions of 'South Atlantic Raiders' (both parts) and 'Four Men In A Car', in addition to featuring the 90-minute re-edit of 'The Supergrass' (the original VHS release having been almost 20 minutes longer). The DVD re-editing was a deliberate creative decision, with the work undertaken by Peter Richardson himself alongside editor Geoff Hogg, though the decision was a controversial one with fans of the series.
# !! Episode !! Tx Date !! Writers !! Directors !! Featuring | |||||
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Series 1 (1982–83) | ||||
01 | ''Five Go Mad in Dorset'' | 02/11/82| | Richardson, Richens | Bob Spiers | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Peacock, Richardson, Saunders + Ronald Allen |
02 | ''War''| | 03/01/83 | Richardson, Richens | Bob Spiers | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Peacock, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
03 | ''The Beat Generation''| | 17/01/83 | Richardson, Richens | Bob Spiers | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Peacock, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
04 | ''Bad NewsBad News Tour'' || | 24/01/83 | Edmondson | Sandy Johnson (director)>Sandy Johnson | Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
05 | ''Summer School''| | 31/01/83 | French | Sandy Johnson | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Series 2 (1983–84) | ||||
06 | ''Five_Go_Mad_in_Dorset#Five_Go_Mad_on_MescalinFive Go Mad on Mescalin'' || | 02/11/83 | Richardson, Richens | Bob Spiers | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Peacock, Richardson, Saunders + Ronald Allen |
07 | ''Dirty Movie''| | 07/01/84 | Edmondson, Mayall | Sandy Johnson | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
08 | ''Susie''| | 14/01/84 | Richardson, Richens | Bob Spiers | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Pellay (aka Pillay), Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
09 | ''A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques''| | 21/01/84 | Mayall, Richardson, Richens | Bob Spiers | Allen, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Peacock, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
10 | ''Gino: Full Story and Pics''| | 28/01/84 | Richardson, Richens | Bob Spiers | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Peacock, Pellay (aka Pillay), Richardson, Saunders + Arnold Brown |
11 | ''Eddie Monsoon – A Life?''| | 04/02/84 | Edmondson | Sandy Johnson | Edmondson, French, Richardson, Saunders |
12 | ''Slags''| | 11/02/84 | Saunders | Sandy Johnson | Edmondson, French, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Special (1984) | ||||
13 | ''The Bullshitters: Roll Out The Gunbarrel''| | 03/11/84 | Richardson, Allen | Stephen Frears | Allen, Coltrane, Pellay (aka Pillay), Richardson + Kevin Allen |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Feature Film (1985) | ||||
14 | ''The Supergrass''| | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Peacock, Pellay (aka Pillay), Planer, Richardson, Saunders, Sayle | |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Specials (1986) | ||||
15 | ''Consuela, or The New Mrs Saunders''| | 01/01/86 | French, Saunders | Stephen Frears | Edmondson, French, Mayall, Richardson, Saunders |
16 | ''Private Enterprise''| | 02/01/86 | Edmondson | Adrian Edmondson | Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Feature Film (1987) | ||||
17 | ''Eat the Rich (film)Eat the Rich'' || | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Pellay (aka Pillay), Planer, Richardson, Saunders | |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Series 3 (1988) | ||||
18 | ''The Strike''| | 20/02/88 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Peacock, Planer, Richardson, Saunders, Sayle + Kevin Allen, Ronald Allen |
19 | ''Bad NewsMore Bad News'' || | 27/02/88 | Edmondson | Adrian Edmondson | Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
20 | ''Mr Jolly Lives Next Door''| | 05/03/88 | Edmondson, Mayall, Rowland Rivron | Stephen Frears | Edmondson, French, Mayall, Richardson, Saunders + Peter Cook |
21 | ''The Yob''| | 12/03/88 | Allen, Peacock | Ian Emes | Allen, Edmondson, Richardson |
22 | ''Didn't You Kill My Brother?''| | 19/03/88 | Sayle, David Stafford, Pauline Melville | Bob Spiers | Richardson, Sayle + Kevin Allen |
23 | ''Funseekers''| | 26/03/88 | Planer, Doug Lucie | Baz Taylor | Allen, Planer, Richardson + Kevin Allen, Kathy Burke |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Series 4 (1990) | ||||
24 | ''South Atlantic Raiders''| | 01/02/90 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Planer, Richardson, Saunders + Kathy Burke, Lenny Henry |
25 | ''South Atlantic Raiders: Argie Bargie!''| | 08/02/90 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Planer, Richardson, Saunders + Kevin Allen, Ronald Allen, Kathy Burke |
26 | ''GLC: The Carnage Continues...''| | 15/02/90 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders + Kevin Allen, Gary Beadle |
27 | ''Oxford''| | 22/02/90 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Edmondson, French, Planer, Richardson, Saunders + Ronald Allen, Lenny Henry |
28 | ''Spaghetti Hoops''| | 01/03/90 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Allen, French, Planer, Richardson, Saunders, Sayle + Tim McInnerny |
29 | ''Les Dogs''| | 08/03/90 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Allen, Edmondson, Peacock, Richardson, Sayle + Kevin Allen, Gary Beadle, Kate Bush, Tim McInnerny, Miranda Richardson |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Specials (1992) | ||||
30 | ''Red Nose of Courage''| | 09/04/92 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders, Sayle + Phil Cornwell, Mark Caven, and Doon Mackichan |
31 | ''The Crying Game''| | 05/05/92 | Richardson, Allen | Peter Richardson, Keith Allen | Allen, Planer, Richardson + Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan and Mark Caven. |
32 | ''Wild Turkey''| | 24/12/92 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Richardson, Saunders + Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Ruby Wax |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Series 5 (1993) | ||||
33 | ''Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown''| | 22/04/93 | Richardson, Allen | Peter Richardson, Keith Allen | Allen, Richardson + Kevin Allen, Gary Beadle, Jim Broadbent, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan and Mark Caven. |
34 | ''Space Virgins from Planet Sex''| | 29/04/93 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson, Keith Allen | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, French, Richardson, Saunders + Kevin Allen, Gary Beadle, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan , Mark Caven, Miranda Richardson |
35 | ''Queen of the Wild Frontier''| | 06/05/93 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Richardson, Sayle + Gary Beadle |
36 | ''Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase''| | 13/05/93 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Allen, Edmondson, Planer, Richardson, Mark Caven, Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan |
37 | ''Demonella''| | 20/05/93 | Paul Bartel, Barry Dennen | Paul Bartel | Allen, Coltrane, Edmondson, Planer, Richardson, Saunders + Miranda Richardson |
38 | ''Jealousy''| | 27/05/93 | Coltrane, Morag Fullarton | Robbie Coltrane | Coltrane, Planer, Richardson, Saunders, Peter Capaldi, Kevin Allen, Gary Beadle, Kathy Burke, Miranda Richardson |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Special (1998) | ||||
39 | ''Four Men in a Car''| | 12/04/98 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Edmondson, French, Mayall, Planer, Richardson, Saunders |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Special (2000) | ||||
40 | ''Four Men in a Plane''| | 04/01/00 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Edmondson, Mayall, Planer, Richardson |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Special (2005) | ||||
41 | ''…Sex Actually''| | 28/12/05 | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Mayall, Planer, Richardson + Phil Cornwell, Doon Mackichan, Sheridan Smith |
colspan="6" style="background-color:#cfcfef" | Special (2011) | ||||
42 | ''The Hunt for Tony Blair| | tbc | Richardson, Richens | Peter Richardson | Coltrane, Mayall, Saunders + Stephen Mangan, Harry Enfield |
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