Goodbye Mr Chips

‘And the Academy Award goes to…’

The 87th Academy Awards see two films with Sherborne connections nominated for Oscars, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything.  But has an Old Shirburnian ever won an Oscar?  Read Sherborne School and the Oscars to find out. Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the archives. Posted 5 February 2015 by Sherborne School Archives.

Richard Attenborough and The Guinea Pig

In tribute to Lord Attenborough who died on 24 August 2014, aged 90, we remember the early days of his film career when he came to Sherborne School in 1948 with the Boulting Brothers to film The Guinea Pig. For further information you can read an account of the filming of The Guinea Pig at Sherborne School.   The Guinea Pig … Read more