SLOW DOWN AND GROW SOMETHING
Across our urban landscapes, backyards, rooftops, courtyards and balconies are sprouting with herbs, ballooning with fruit and bursting with veggies. There is change in…
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WAKE UP, BEAR
It’s now spring, and after sleeping all winter long Bear still won’t wake up from hibernation. This funny tale tells of the way his…
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THE ART OF LOGIC
Mathematical logic can help us see things more clearly. It can teach us to recognise when politicians and companies are trying to mislead us….
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THE SUMMER HOUSE
Headed off to the coast of Finland for summer, Erik, Julia and their children look like the perfect happy family from the outside. But…
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A LONG ISLAND STORY
The Grossmans are moving from Washington DC to suburban Long Island as a heat wave sweeps across 1950s America. With the McCarthy era of…
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LAYOVER
Soon to be a major film starring Penelope Cruz and Guy Pearce, Layover is a smart and sexy novel about a woman on the…
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KILLING IT
The guilt-fuelled, anxiety-filled first day back at the office after maternity leave. Every working mum has had to face it, but Alexis Tyler is…
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MURDER MILE
Economic chaos has led to widespread strikes across 1979 Britain. Posted to one of London’s toughest areas is Detective Sergeant, Jane Tennison. As rubbish…
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INAPPROPRIATION
Named after the gender-bending icon David Bowie, Ziggy Klein has a lot on her mind. The fifteen-year-old is dealing with her late-blooming, yet burgeoning…
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SCRUBLANDS
A charismatic and dedicated young priest calmly opens fire on his congregation, killing five parishioners before being shot dead himself in an isolated country…
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BUZZ
Ubiquitous, essential and, for the most part, unseen; bees are like oxygen. While often overlooked, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind…
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PREFERRED LIES
Join player and veteran golf journalist Charles Happell and course architect Mike Clayton as they take you inside the ropes of the game in…
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PUFFIN THE ARCHITECT
Meet Puffin, a clever architect who is an expert at creating the perfect home for her clients, staring in young Wellingtonian Kimberly Andrew’s first…
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FRONT DESK
Front Desk is about ten-year-old Mia Tang who moved to the US for a better life with her parents. So far, it’s a life…
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THE LITTLE SWEDISH KITCHEN
From spring picnics and summer barbecues to cosy autumnal suppers and cold, snowy winters; join Rachel Khoo on a delectable journey of dishes through…
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