So I was able to watch a broad spectrum of films from different eras, from an English film like Hobson's Choice to a western like Hud.
While roaming through stacks, one encounters books from completely different eras — from three or even four centuries — and this makes for random discoveries and often surprising associations.
The Westminster estate includes a hotchpotch of buildings from different eras, from the 900-year-old Westminster Hall, to the modern Portcullis House, with its vast glass atrium, which opened in 2001 and would be unaffected by the repairs programme.
Revisiting the night life of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the tour is based around the venues and music genres that defined the community in different eras, from pub rock to R&B, hip-hop and disco.
The station's founder, who goes by the name of Geeneus, enjoys talking about the "destroy and rebuild" philosophy that's underpinned the station's different eras: from jungle into garage around 1997, the birth of grime in 2001, the gradual takeover of dubstep over the next few years, and the about-turn from moody skanking into glamorous vibes with the advent of UK funky in 2007.
The ensemble of 10 includes Maboud Ebrahimzadeh as emissaries (in different eras) from the United States and Libya, Tuyet Thi Pham in a similar role from China, Christopher McLinden as an entitled British officer and Sarah Corey as an Iraqi friend of Amy's, with actors speaking convincing Farsi, Arabic and Mandarin as required.
Although nearing 29, Shearer seems to belong to a different era from the pretty-boy icons who float and dribble around him.
"It's like when you watch plays from a different era, from another century," said Ms. Prichard, who studied drama at Exeter University and worked as a waitress at Pizza Hut before committing herself full time to writing.
It's a gloriously innocent recording – it seems to come from a different era from the pop records coming out of the US at the time, reminiscent of the street corner doo-wop of a generation before.
Watched as a whole, the series is a passport to a different era, from the changing moral standards to the architecture (I always liked getting a look at Poirot's art deco mansion block and the numerous country houses beat anything in Downton).
