Game of Thrones is celebrating its 10th birthday today but 11 years ago, when season one was shot in Malta, no one could have imagined it would grow into a global TV phenomenon.
The HBO mega-series soon had fans travelling across the world to visit filming locations.
At its humble beginnings, the source material was a popular novel series with a huge cult following. But beyond that, there was none of the hype later associated with the brand, the Malta Film Commission (MFC) said.
Most of the actors, with the exception of Sean Bean, were still relatively unknown. The same cannot be said of Jason Momoa, Emilia Clark and Maisie Williams today.
Devastated uncle pays tribute to tragic nephew after send off fit for legend
Allan Parris thanked those who helped his family search for Jackson Mason and supported them after his death.
Jackson Mason was laid to rest yesterday.
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Spazju Kreattiv takes a look at the events which rocked a nation and drew international unwarranted attention to the place we call home
The events that occurred over the past few years have revealed many of the much less pleasant features of Maltese society. These less than savoury traits are often ignored or, at best, kept secret. but the shocking murder of a journalist brought them to light and held them up for scrutiny.
Spazju Kreattiv’s latest production, They Blew Her Up is a fictionalised dramatisation of the events that followed the brutal car-bombing of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Written and directed by Herman Grech, the treatment that this topic was given could not have been in more knowledgeable hands, since Grech himself was very actively involved in the development of the case from a journalistic standpoint.
A crime that shook Malta to its core has been called to the stage in a new production by
Herman Grech. They Blew Her Up is the first play written to address the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and the fallout from her assassination.
Lara Zammit and
Joseph Agius reflect on the play and its ramifications.
Hatred is perhaps not an instinctive and immediate emotion. Hatred simmers and occasionally takes decades to reach its boiling point, resulting possibly in the blowing up of a car and its occupant…
In Herman Grech’s theatrical production They Blew Her Up, the history and possible origin of Maltese political and social hatred is explored. One could point fingers at an irascible political leader whose words fomented the resentment towards certain strata of Maltese society; other fingers could be pointed at an intransigent Church and an opposition that piggybacked on the favourable circumstances.
Family of Jackson Mason lay Rangers 55 Champions flag for young dad and invite public to leave flowers
The family have invited friends and members of the public to visit the tribute and lay down flowers or even have a chat with Jackson.
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The family lay down flowers in tribute to Jackson on a road near Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire (Image: Allan Parris)
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