The Role of Rhodes in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Rhodes was the location of the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue of the Greek god Helios.

It was built to celebrate the defence of Rhodes against Macedonian invasion under Antigonus, and destroyed in the earthquake in 226 BC. Rhodes was an ally of Ptolemy I (Ptolemy I "Soter" - the "Saviour").

A Hologram for the King (2016)

A Hologram for the King (2016) is film starring Concord California-born Tom Hanks who plays Alan Clay, the main protagonist in the book by Boston-born writer Dave Eggers, who lives in San Francisco. 

Alan Clay is a man on a mission - a mission to sell an IT system to Saudi Arabia.  

Filming locations included Morocco and the Red Sea province of Hurghada, Egypt (which includes the Soma Bay resort). 

Tom Tykwer, Wuppertal-born  director and screenwriter, also wrote and directed the 1998 hit film Run Lola Run and 2012's Cloud Atlas, based on David Mitchell's book of the same name, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Irish, Gaelic, Irish Gaelic

Irish, Gaelic and Irish Gaelic are all names of the Irish language which is one of the official languages of the European Union.

Lough Corrib

Lough Corrib is a lake in the West of Ireland. It covers 176 square kilometres and lies mostly in County Galway.

Jungle Book (2016)

"You know who I am?" asks King Louie when he meets Mowgli. "I am the King of the Bandar Log. Call me Louie" - although in Kipling's original story, the Bandar Log have no King. In the 2016 remake of the Disney film, Louie is presented as a Gigantopithecus whereas in the Disney original he is an orang-utan. Idris Elba voices Shere Khan.

Bastille Day (2016)

Stars Idris Elba, who grew up in East Ham. Bastille Day is the English name for the French national day also known as "le quatorze juillet" and commemorates the storming of the Bastille ("prise de la Bastille") as shown in this painting by Jean-Pierre Houel, the Rouen-born painter. The French Revolution occurred during his lifetime.

Patina

Patina is a layer that forms on the surface of copper, bronze and similar metals (when it is often called verdigris), as well as on stone. It is the layer that has formed on the copper surface of the Statue of Liberty in New York.