<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Rotherham Advertiser Patrick Stewart</title>    <link>https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/topic/patrick-stewart/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Rotherham Advertiser Patrick Stewart and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:39:55 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-30T11:39:55Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/topic/patrick-stewart/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[How Patrick Stewart got his start in South Yorkshire acting school with Mexborough's Brian Blessed]]></title>          <link>https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/culture/celebrity/sir-patrick-stewart-south-yorkshire-acting-school-9319600</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The legendary actor took on “a true haul” every week to attend acting classes in South Yorkshire</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:32:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9319531</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/10/30/8/36/Patrick-Stewart-and-Brian-Blesseds-acting-connection.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=40%2C0%2C40%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Left: PA; right: Getty</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[At just 12 years old in 1953 he went on an eight-day “residential drama course” in the West Yorkshire village Mytholmroyd.It was there that the man who would someday bring characters like Captain Jean-Luc Picard to life would cross paths with fellow acting talent Brian Blessed, who hails from Mexborough, and drama teacher Ruth Wynn Owen -  (Left: PA; right: Getty)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn Smith]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-30T08:32:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>