Editing Falmouth, Cornwall (section)

== Culture ==
[[File:FalmouthObservatory2.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Meteorological Observation Tower, built by the "[[Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society|Poly]]"]]

Falmouth has many literary connections. The town was the birthplace of Toad, Mole and Rat: [[Kenneth Grahame]]'s classic ''[[The Wind in the Willows]]'' began as a series of letters sent to his son. The first two were written at the Greenbank Hotel whilst Grahame was a guest in May 1907. Reproductions of the letters are currently on display in the hotel. ''[[Poldark]]'' author [[Winston Graham]] knew the town well and set his novel ''The Forgotten Story'' (1945) in Falmouth.

The town has been the setting for several films and television programmes. British film star [[Will Hay]] was a familiar face in Falmouth in 1935 whilst filming his comedy ''[[Windbag the Sailor]]''.  The film had many scenes of the docks area. The docks area was featured in some scenes with [[John Mills]] for the 1948 film ''[[Scott of the Antarctic (film)|Scott of the Antarctic]]''.  [[Robert Newton]], [[Bobby Driscoll]] and other cast members of the 1950 Walt Disney film ''[[Treasure Island (1950 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (some scenes were filmed along the [[River Fal]]) were visitors to the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/treasure-island-film/|title=Treasure Island|publisher=D23.com|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref> Stars from the BBC TV serial ''[[The Onedin Line]]'' stayed in the town during filming in the late 1970s. In 2011 [[Paramount Pictures]] filmed parts of the film ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'' starring [[Brad Pitt]] in Falmouth Docks and off the coast.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 6, 2011 |title=Matthew Fox Films 'World War Z' |url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/gTz-ghtBzev/Matthew+Fox+Films+World+War+Z |publisher=Zimbio |access-date=January 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118215042/http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/gTz-ghtBzev/Matthew+Fox+Films+World+War+Z |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Falmouth had the first "Polytechnic": [[Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society]] which went into administration briefly in 2010 but is now a feature of the town with frequent art exhibitions, stage performances and an art house cinema.

Falmouth is home to many theatre groups, including Falmouth Theatre Company, Falmouth Young Generation and Amity Theatre. Falmouth Theatre Company, also known as FTC, is the oldest local company with performances dating back to 1927.

The [[Falmouth Art Gallery]] is a public gallery with a diverse 19th and 20th century art collection including many notable modern Cornish artists exhibited in four to five seasonal exhibitions a year, as well as a "family friendly and free" community and schools education programme.

Falmouth has its own community radio station [[Source FM]] broadcasting on 96.1 FM and online.<ref>{{cite web| title =Source FM 96.1 Falmouth and Penryn Community Radio| url=http://www.thesourcefm.co.uk | access-date=2013-01-29}}</ref>

In 2016, Falmouth won the "Great British High Street 2016" award, in the 'Coastal Community' category.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/high-street-of-the-year-award|title=The Great British High Street Awards 2016: Winners {{!}} The Great British High Street|website=thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129190340/http://thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk/high-street-of-the-year-award|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>