Described by Peter Bradshaw as "a souped up and sweary quasi-Restoration romp full of intrigue and plotting", The Favourite focuses on the relationship between Queen Anne (Colman), her longterm favourite Sarah Churchill Rachel Weiszz) and young newcomer Abigail Hill Emma Stonee).
The Adriatic seems to have been a favourite colonizing focus in this period: the scale and even reality of Dionysius's interventions there are controversial, but an inscription gives evidence of a Greek colony on the island of Black Corcyra.
Structured interviews investigated quality vs. quantity of life, care priorities, preferences for information, decision-making, place of death (most and least favourite) and focus of care in a hypothetical scenario of serious illness with <1 year to live.
Tapasbaren is a local favourite, with the focus on great food and a bohemian atmosphere, rather than a trendy designer interior.
There's an argument to be made for Gaiman's American Gods, but this novel has always been a personal favourite and its focus on west African folklore still feels both refreshing and rich.
Jamie Parkins, product manager at mobile pioneers JustGiving shares some examples: "My favourite mobile solutions focus on innovating around the idea of tech-for-good and help to connect people with causes they care about, or just give generously.
This time his son Patrick was in the saddle, as he brought favourite Back In Focus past leader Nina Carberry on Tofino Bay.
I was able to stroll, on screen, through the rooms of the Uffizi gallery as if I were there in Florence, then focus on favourite pictures – getting a powerful sense of their physical reality, their frames and their scale – before switching to the macroscopic pictures of isolated works.
Like all good teenagers, the five members of the team (which is funded and supported by the English Speaking Union, who also provide coaching) regularly found time to relax – rapping along to the soundtrack of Hamilton the musical was a favourite activity – but their focus and determination was undeniable.
