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"A Quiet Night In British dark comedy anthology series Inside No. 9 Reece Shearsmith (pictured) and Steve Pemberton , it first aired on 12 February 2014 on BBC Two . It stars the writers as a pair of hapless burglars attempting to steal a painting from the large, modernist house of an oblivious quarreling couple, played by Denis Lawson and Oona Chaplin —a granddaughter of the silent film star Charlie Chaplin . The episode progresses almost entirely without dialogue, relying on physical comedy and slapstick . Critics generally responded positively to the episode, and a particularly laudatory review by David Chater was published in The Times British Academy of Film and Television Arts for their 2015 awards , but was not nominated. Pemberton and Shearsmith are not planning any further silent episodes for Inside No. 9 , but they have continued the use of experimental formats, including in the 2015 split screen episode "Cold Comfort ". (Full article...
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Spain has 44 total sites on the list of World Heritage Sites Italy (49) and China (45). The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Spain accepted the convention on May 4, 1982, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. Of the 44 Spanish sites, 39 are cultural, 3 are natural, and 2 are mixed (meeting both cultural and natural criteria), as determined by UNESCO's selection criteria . Of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain , Castile and León has the most sites, with six exclusive and two shared sites (Burgos Cathedral pictured) . Additionally, Spain has established an agreement with UNESCO known as the Spanish Funds-in-Trust. The fund provides €600,000 annually to a chosen program. Programs include helping other member states, particularly in Latin America , with projects such as nominations processes and assessing tentative sites. (Full list...
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