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Cheese Rolling Races and Literary Controversy

Updated 2026-05-25 15:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

Thousands of spectators enjoyed the annual Cooper's Hill cheese rolling races. Meanwhile, author Dame Jilly Cooper criticized producers for portraying her characters as 'macho men'.

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BBC News
Novelist Dame Jilly Cooper scolded the team behind Rivals, an executive producer on the show says.
2026-05-25 14:03 UTC
BBC News
Thousands of people gathered in the baking heat to watch competitors from all over the world chase a 7lb (3kg) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the 1:2 gradient slope.
2026-05-25 14:14 UTC
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