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The Verb Richard Dawson, Jacob Polley, Sarah Howe, Frank Cottrell Boyce on John CareyIan McMillan's guests this week are the singer and songwriter Richard Dawson, T.S. Eliot prize winning poets Jacob Polley and Sarah Howe and Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell Boyce - who celebrates Professor John Carey and the art of poetry criticism.Richard Dawson and Jacob Polley light up the past and make the future of energy and community life seem more real - by bringing their different sensibilities to 'Ancestral Reverb' - an album created by north east organisation 'Threads in the Ground' (directed by Adam Cooper). 'Ancestral Reverb' contains music spanning over 100 years, and the words...

2026-02-1541 min

The Island of Brilliant!Three Men in a BoatNadia's busy scribbling - so busy she hasn't even had chance to read the book she was set as part of the Island's National Year of Reading challenge, 'Three Men In A Boat'. Frank decides it might help her engage if he becomes her own personal audiobook and so reads two of his favourite passages for her, and your, delight. It is a thing of pure joy. Frank also summons the spirit of Emily Drabble from Booktrust with her fabulous recommendations to stop him getting too lonely.

2026-02-0522 min

The Island of Brilliant!National Year of Reading13th January marks the official launch of the National Year of Reading, and Nadia and Frank have set their coconut alarm to make sure they're up and ready for it after their annual hibernation. Of course they're reluctant to actually wake up so producer Geoff has to muscle in and get them chatting about what their hopes are for this most exciting of projects. They set each other reading challenges and challenge listeners to do the same - which story, in whatever format, would you like a loved one to read so they can understand you better? Happy national...

2026-01-1350 min

The Island of Brilliant!Phil TiteWith Christmas just a short sleigh-ride away, we've done the impossible - created a ripple in that allows an actual teacher to have chance to visit the island even though it's their busiest time of the year. Phil Tite is an inspirational figure, championing reading in class and creating extraordinary moments that his pupils will remember for ever. Frank and Nadia are, frankly, a bit unsure what to do with themselves, it's so long since anyone with a proper job has come along to say hello, but Phil soon puts them at their ease and has them eating out h...

2025-12-1155 min

The ODOC Podcast Frank Cottrell BoyceFrank Cottrell-Boyce is the UK Children’s Laureate and multi award-winning children’s book author and screenwriter. He reflects on life, death and assisted suicide with palliative medicine Professor Mark Taubert. They share moving stories of challenge and hope and explore the language and culture of the assisted suicide debate. The post Frank Cottrell-Boyce appeared first on Our Duty of Care.

2025-11-0729 min

The Island of Brilliant!Michael RosenWhat's that in the blue yonder? Could it be a submarine - carrying precious cargo? It could and it is - the Nautilus itself, skippered by no-one other than Michael Rosen, who's come to the island to tell Frank and Nadia all about the upcoming Michael Rosen day! The aim of the day is "to make reading, listening to, and writing poetry fun, enjoyable and accessible for all, helping children and young people of all ages to discover its magic." And we're not going to quibble with that. In fact Frank and Nadia are busy preparing their own poetry...

2025-11-0654 min

The Island of Brilliant!Phil EarleWho's that on the horizon, coming along on his soggy surfboard to break up the latest argument between Nadia and Frank about which chocolate bar reigns supreme? Why, it's only one of the best-loved writers in the whole of children's literature! Phil "Duke Of" Earle is the author of so many great books (When The Sky Falls, The Bubble Wrap Boy, Superhero Street and a gazillion others) he puts others to shame... but nobody durst blame that man, because he's among the mightiest mensches on the block. Listen in and if you don't agree then you're an out-and-out fibber.

2025-10-0257 min

The Island of Brilliant!Emma CarrollWith autumn in the air and the nights starting to draw in, it's time to put aside the sun loungers and long for spooky tales around the campfire - and who better to talk with about all things spooky than the brilliant Emma Carroll. The first in her brand new series of vampire books is out this month - Dracula and Daughters describes what happenswhen three cousins discover they’re descendants of Dracula and combine their powers to form a vampire healing company. Given that this comes from Emma, whose work was described as 'dangerous' by none other than Ted...

2025-09-0757 min

The Island of Brilliant!The Brilliant Quiz!Nadia and Frank bring the island back to the fabulous Festival of Brilliant in Staffordshire where there's quizzing to be done. Frank joins his teammate - doodle-tactic Adeola Sokunbi of Destiny Ink fame - in the green room ahead of proceedings to quiz her about her own fabulous arrival in the world of children's books. Meanwhile Nadia's on the hunt for her own teammate, Christopher 'formerly of this parish' Edge, little knowing that Frank has locked him in an escape room. Fortunately Christopher has the Edge on Frank as he's a dab hand at escape rooms obvs - and...

2025-08-0141 min

The Island of Brilliant!Pari ThomsonFrank and Nadia have been busy knocking down some of the pre-fab buildings they've had delivered and hiding the plans for the cross-island superhighway they were so keen on - because the fabulous Pari Thomson, creator of the magical botanical paradise Greenwild - is heading shorewards on her lily-pad for a visit. No surprise that this series of eco-thrillers has been a massive success, they're exciting enough to even distract Frank from his one-man campaign to make poets read aloud better. No surprise either that Nadia is finally ready for some time alone.

2025-07-0449 min

LSTM in Conversation LSTM In Conversation EXTRA: Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Telling the FEPOW Story.Send us a textIn this bonus episode of LSTM In Conversation, writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce reflects on adapting The Railway Man and sharing the powerful story of FEPOW survivor Eric Lomax. He explores the challenges of portraying trauma, the complexity of forgiveness, and the importance of remembering untold histories.

2025-06-1415 min

The Island of Brilliant!Ranger HamzaRanger Hamza is in the house! Or would be if we had one. Frank and Nadia are all aflutter as Hamza comes in to land on the Island in the clutches of Assassin, the might Golden Eagle who lives round the corner from him in his Scottish home. Never takes the bins out but nobody dares mention it. With tales of pine marten poo, the superpower that is his dyslexia, and of course serious snack chat hamza offers something for everyone, and such is the enormity of his charm, intelligence and wit that two landlubbers who go by the n...

2025-06-011h 05

Loose Ends Paloma Faith, Mike Bubbins, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Helen Carr, Euros Childs, Kizzy CrawfordClive Anderson brings us Loose Ends from the Hay Festival. Joining Clive in front of a Hay audience are singer Paloma Faith who last year released her most personal album 'The Glorification of Sadness'. She also published her first book 'MILF' (no, not that one), a rousing call to arms for women to take up space, based on her experiences in the music industry, and as a mother. Welsh comedian Mike Bubbins is the star of the sitcom 'Mammoth', in which he plays Tony Mammoth, a PE teacher from the 70's who finds himself in 2024. Writer Frank Cottrell Boyce...

2025-05-2436 min

Absorb The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Immersive!The Blockbusters! by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Steven LentonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/269020to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blockbusters! Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Steven Lenton Narrator: James Bibby Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins Release date: 05-15-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Movies, Television & Radio Publisher's Summary:

2025-05-154h 57

The Waterstones Podcast Frank Cottrell-BoyceWe sat down with our beloved Waterstones Children's Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce to discuss the magic of movie sets, the power of Shakespeare, the importance of reading for children and much more as we celebrate his brand new middle grade adventure The Blockbusters! A hilarious, globetrotting adventure, in which a boy bearing a striking resemblance to a huge movie star joins a film crew on location in hope of tracking down his runaway brother....

2025-05-1424 min

The Island of Brilliant!Charlie HigsonIt's the one, it's the only... Charlie Higson!! Nadia's got a bit of a face on when she realises who's come to join her and Frank on the island, given that they've just created a book together, as this means breaking one of the island's golden rules - but soon she's ripping up said rule book (it's very thin) and eating it with glee as Charlie charms one and all with tales from his glorious career as a children's writer. If that's not enough, there are reflections on music and (semi?) quavers, and a race to the best James...

2025-05-111h 11 $Talking Early Years with June O\'Sullivan$

Talking Early Years with June O'Sullivan Talking Early Years: June O'Sullivan and Frank Cottrell-BoyceIf you have been frog marched through books, why would you ever read for pleasure? asks Frank Cottrell-Boyce, the Children’s Book Laureate. The award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cotterell Boyce is the 13th Children's Laureate of the United Kingdom, a role created by The BookTrust to champion every child’s right to a lifetime enriched with books and stories – recognising the transformative power of reading in children's lives. Join us on the podcast and hear Frank talk about the rights of children to stories, books, libraries and what he would do with a magic w

2025-04-0839 min

The Island of Brilliant!Jennifer KillickWell we're all delighted that the plague that beset the island last month has now vanished thanks to the diligent isolating from Nadia and Frank - though perhaps they were just not talking, it's hard to tell sometimes. The island is once again open to visitors and what a treat to see Her Highness of Horror Jennifer Killick emerging from the earth's crust to marvel at Frank's Deadwood puns and chat about why she's so drawn to filling her readers with fear. In geo-political news Frank and Nadia rebuff President Trump's recent declaration of interest in the island and...

2025-04-0149 min

The Island of Brilliant!Patrice LawrenceShe’s won the prizes as well as the love of her adoring readers for her brilliant books - including 'Orangeboy', 'Eight Pieces of Silva' and 'Rat' - but the wonder that is Patrice Lawrence has never, until now, been able to show off her true skill… the ability to freeze large bodies of water. And aren’t we the lucky ones, as it means she’s been able to pay a visit and tell Nadia and Frank all about her writing, her rage and her tip top taste in doughnuts. Now that Patrice’s new book, ‘People Like Stars’ is se...

2025-02-0155 min

Absorb Your Ears To A Captivating Full Audiobook.Runaway Robot by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven LentonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/210580to listen full audiobooks. Title: Runaway Robot Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Lenton Narrator: Ben Bailey Smith Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins Release date: 01-09-25 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Robots Publisher's Summary: When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly 100 years old and ready...

2025-01-094h 53

The Island of Brilliant!By the firesideOur two reluctant beachcombers have retired from the chilly sands to the cosy warmth of their makeshift hut for a wintery fireside chat about the hither, whither and thither of the Island of Brilliant's past, present and future. Expect insight, illumination, Count Duckula impressions and literary pyjama anecdotes as Nadia and Frank set their tiny island corner of the world to rights. And relax....

2025-01-0142 min

Radical with Amol Rajan Bonus: Frank Cottrell-Boyce edits TodayFrank Cottrell-Boyce, the UK Children's Laureate, is Today's first guest editor this Christmas. His programme focuses on whether we should rethink our approach to reading - and make reading to young children a public health priority.And he gets the chance to interview none other than Dolly Parton - about why she's turned to writing children's books.GET IN TOUCH: * Send us a message or a voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 4346 * Email today@bbc.co.ukBetween now and the end of the year we're bringing you extended interviews with the...

2024-12-2445 min

The Island of Brilliant!Axel SchefflerThe King of illustration Axel Scheffler arrives on the island with a sackful of Lebkukchen, for December is upon us and even Frank has allowed a degree of festive cheer onto the Brilliant shores. Nadia's so excited about the prospect of Axel's arrival she's even prepared some absolute zinger questions - unfortunately she did so in collaboration with Terry the famously duplicitous crab, who just might have sold her a pup or two. Oh well, ende gut alles gut, as they say in Germany; when you have the man responsible for the look of that monster with the terrible...

2024-12-011h 02

Radical with Amol Rajan Interview: Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks about being a Today Christmas guest editorEach year the Today programme gives guest editors the chance to explore the issues that matter to them. In this bonus episode one of this year’s guest editors, screenwriter and UK Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, tells Amol what he’s planning for his programme. The Today Podcast is hosted by Amol Rajan and Nick Robinson who are both presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Amol was the BBC’s media editor for six years and is the former editor of the Independent, he’s also the current presenter of University Challenge. Nick has presented the Today programme si...

2024-11-2522 min

Dive Into A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Edge-Of-Your-Seat.The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven LentonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/259499to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Astounding Broccoli Boy Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Lenton Narrator: Ewan Goddard Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins Release date: 11-21-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Superheroes Publisher's Summary:

2024-11-217h 46

Get Lost In The Full Audiobook That Keeps Busy Professionals Hooked.Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven LentonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/113890to listen full audiobooks. Title: Framed Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Steven Lenton Narrator: Jason Hughes Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins Release date: 11-20-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Law & Crime Publisher's Summary: Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log. And that means he gets to keep track of everyone coming in and out of Manod...

2024-11-206h 59

The Island of Brilliant!Lauren ChildWe will never, not ever, have a more splendid visitor to the island than the genius and former children's laureate Lauren Child - though the word 'visitor' might not necessarily be the most accurate in her case. Lauren is of course the creator of Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean, Ruby Redford - a cast of characters the like of which any writer would give their left nib to have come up with. Nadia and Frank are so engrossed in what she has to say about her relationship with the people in her books that they almost forget (almost) that t...

2024-11-011h 01

The Profile Frank Cottrell-Boyce on writing and providenceNewly appointed Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce was brought up a Catholic and admits he has none of that 'burning Evangelical thing' and that his faith is just 'part of him.' The 65-year-old grew up near Liverpool and after studying English at Oxford went on to become a screenwriter starting out on the 1980's Channel 4 soap Brookside and going on to work with major British directors like Michael Winterbottom and Danny Boyle on films like 24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story as well as the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony. His children's books don't shy away from using Christian imagery...

2024-10-1147 min

The Commission Conversations The Commission Conversations - Frank Cottrell-BoyceIn this 'Commission Conversation' Geoff Barton, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Oracy Education in England, talks to Frank Cottrell-Boyce about early language and reading.Frank Cottrell-Boyce is the Children's Laureate. He is a multi award-winning children’s book author and screenwriter. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal.

2024-10-1020 min

The Island of Brilliant!Louie StowellFrank has been desperate to start up a whole new mythology for the island with stories featuring various characters he's modelled out of seaweed and goggly eyes, so Nadia's relief was positively palpable when Louie Stowell turned up, courtesy of a feathery Loki, with enough Norse tales to sate Frank's ravenous appetite, at least for a little while. They chat about the wild success of Louie's Loki books, the brilliant ways myths can be retold (cue Frank's Elmer Fudd impression) and roll the Sisyphean rock of Katherine Rundell's snackaggedon back up the hill.

2024-10-0147 min

The Island of Brilliant!Chris Haughton & Spellow LibraryA very special, dare we say unmissable, episode in lots of ways. Not only does Chris Haughton, the genius behind such books as 'Shh!', 'A Bit Lost' and 'Don't Worry, Little Crab' join us on the island and prove himself to be the most charming and brilliant of guests, Frank also shares a letter he was sent after the devastating arson attack on Liverpool's Spellow Library during the riots. It's a letter that is both the story of a life and a testament to the enormous power of public spaces and their capacity to offer a beacon of l...

2024-09-011h 01

Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio Ghibli Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Kensuke's Kingdom | Interview SpecialScreenwriter, author and Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce joins Michael to speak about adapting Michael Morpurgo's novel Kensuke's Kingdom, as well as the art of adaptation, when adaptations go wrong, and his career as a writer of books for children.Kensuke's Kingdom is in UK cinemas now. Find a screening near you: https://www.kensukeskingdom.com/.Subscribe to our Patreon for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series.Follow us on Twitter or Instagram, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See a...

2024-08-0241 min

The Island of Brilliant!Festival of Brilliant, with Steven LentonHow do you turn an island into a festival? This month's episode is recorded partly on the island and partly at the magical location that is Biddulph Old Hall in the Staffordshire Moorlands, which played host and provided a magnificent backdrop to the inaugural Festival of Brilliant, staged by the mighty Outside Arts organisation. Moorlands lad Steven Lenton came along with vital local patisserie expertise and charmed the audience with his Swanee whistle playing and tip-top question answering. The Ukelele Uff Trio were even persuaded to come ashore for the first time in years to play along l...

2024-08-0139 min

The Island of Brilliant!Jonny Vegas' Favourite CharacterNadia and Frank continue in their efforts to work out who their own favourite character from children's books is by asking other people who theirs is in the hope it'll give them inspiration. Fat chance, it takes them three hours to decide which side of their hammocks to get out of in the morning - but still, you never know. Today it's the turn of Jonny Vegas to recall his happy childhood days at Thatto Heath public library, pestering the librarians for new books featuring... well you'll just have to use your noggin and have a listen to find...

2024-07-2004 min

The Island of Brilliant!Sophy Henn (& A Coronation)A HUGE day on the island as our Frank becomes the new children's laureate! It's been quite the journey from Coronation Street to coronation, but nobody deserves it more. Everyone's delighted though he does seem to want to rub our noses in it just a touch so let's see how long that lasts. It could be a long two years. Nadia and Frank are joined by the glorious wonder that is Sophy Henn who talks brilliantly about the joy of facts, her circuitous route to the world of children's books - and why some books just wouldn't b...

2024-07-0243 min

The Island of Brilliant!Julia DonaldsonNadia's been at the papaya juice again, only this time she SWALLOWED THE WORM! 🪱Thus ensues a fever dream in which she imagines her and Frank interviewing JULIA flippin' DONALDSON at @brightfest (never gonna happen obvs).. Frank's efforts to bring Nadia down from her brain-worm trip fail as he gets cross about not being Adam Kay - the only remedy is a blast of the St Trinians Battle Cry. Thank goodness Emily Drabble of Booktrust is on hand to bring everyone back to earth. Or sand.

2024-06-0148 min

The Island of Brilliant!Julie's Favourite CharacterWho's your favourite character from children's books? Just the question Frank and Nadia have been asking themselves, and to help prompt them they're going to be asking some friendly folk to name theirs. First up is one of the funniest, warmest and most talented women you could hope to meet, that legend of stage and screen, the Accrington Thunderbolt herself, Julie Hesmondhalgh!!!!

2024-05-2405 min

The Island of Brilliant!Rob BiddulphWell we've had some talented coves wash up in our coves but never a world record holder, not until now that is. Rob 'Draw With Rob' Biddulph is a triple-threat cubed: a Youtube sensation, a writer, illustrator and not least a snack-mongering champion-of-champions. He tells Nadia and Frank all about his life before children's books, working for the NME and The Observer among others, and how happy he is to have found his true calling as a storyteller for children - and that, as Frank says, really is something to be.. EMily Drabble from Booktrust is back with more p...

2024-05-011h 00

The Island of Brilliant!Elle McNicollGET OUT OF THE WATER!! Sharks spell trouble, unless of course they're in the employ of the one and only Elle McNicoll, who's heading to the island on the back of one with snacks aplenty and aplenty to say about her writing life. Since making a huge splash with 'A Kind of Spark' Elle has established herself as one of the most exciting writers back in Blighty, and a brilliant advocate for better representation of neurodiversity in children's books. Frank and Nadia are mustard-keen to hear about her latest, 'Keedie' that once again takes us to the Scottish streets o...

2024-04-0150 min

The Island of Brilliant!M.G. LeonardI hear that whistle blowing - the beautiful sound of a train emerging from beneath the waves with the fabulous M.G. Leonard aboard, ready to scatter joy with her fabulous snack choices and fascinating insights into her seemingly endless list of endlessly brilliant books - including Beetle Boy, the Adventures on Trains series and The Twitchers books. She's been translated into over forty languages but sadly, as yet, not the native language of the Island of Brilliant. Perhaps that's about to change.

2024-03-0155 min $The Queen\'s Reading Room Podcast$

The Queen's Reading Room Podcast Episode eight: Frank Cottrell-BoyceThe Queen's Reading Room podcast is a place for book lovers - and those who wish they loved literature a little more - to be inspired by the bookish confessions of global literary heroes. Authors from all over the world have shared their own literary treasures with us; revealing their favourite writers, most treasured books and earliest reading memories. In this episode, we meet screenwriter, novelist and actor Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who is perhaps best known for his children’s fiction. Frank generously opened his door to The Queen’s Reading Room to discuss how books have shape...

2024-02-2623 min

The Island of Brilliant!Christopher EdgeNadia has made the most of her extended Christmas break, but Frank’s been sleeping it off. For a month. He needs to get his act together sharpish, though, because there is a rip in the space time continuum just above one of the palm trees, and Christopher Edge, author of bestseller ‘The Escape Room’ and the forthcoming ‘Black Hole Cinema Club’, is hurtling towards the island at the speed of light, all the way from Eccles. Before he arrives Frank and Nadia discuss Truckers by Terry Pratchett and new wonder-book ‘The Final Year’ by Matt Goodfellow. Emily Drabble f...

2024-02-0149 min

The Island of Brilliant!Christmas Special with Alex T. SmithIt's not easy turning a tropical island into a festive grotto but yule surely agree we've done our level best, with recommendations for books of the year from some of the most exciting names in children's books, including previous visitors to these shores Katherine Rundell and Maisie Chan. We also have a silver-lamé-bedecked Alex T Smith talking Nutcrackers and all things festive. We kick things off, though, with a tribute to that giant of a man Benjamin Zephaniah, whose body of work included some of the greatest poems for children of recent times - including the immortal hymn t...

2023-12-1457 min

The Island of Brilliant!J.T. WilliamsJ.T. Williams is the author of the incredible Lizzie and Belle Mysteries, featuring two girls who spend their time solving mysteries in 19th Century London - who better to come along to the island to try and solve the great mystery of the ages: why can't Frank get the name of the Ukelele Uff trio right? Though she's going to need more time to crack that particular conundrum, J.T. is more than up to the job of keeping Nadia and Frank enraptured with her tales of the real people Lizzie and Belle are based upon. Another strike-out o...

2023-12-0154 min

The Island of Brilliant!Liz PichonShe may have sold over 11 million copies in 44 languages of her Tom Gates series but that doesn't mean Liz 'The Toaster' Pichon doesn't have time to swing by the island to chat with two of her biggest fans - Frank and Nadia. Being a publishing phenomenon, it seems, doesn't stop you being a wonderful human being and a brilliant guest... BookTrust's Emily Drabble recommends World of Dogs by Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe (Nosy Crow) The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillion (Usborne) What you Need to be Warm...

2023-11-0159 min

Always Take Notes #170: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author and screenwriterSimon and Rachel speak with the author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce. "Millions", his debut children's novel, published in 2004, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal. He is also the author of "Noah's Gold", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again", "Cosmic", "Framed", "The Astounding Broccoli Boy" and "Runaway Robot". His books have been shortlisted for numerous other prizes, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Fiction Award (now the Costa Book Award) and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Along with Danny Boyle, Frank also devised the Opening Ceremony for the London Olympics in 2012. He has written for the hit TV series...

2023-10-031h 06

The Island of Brilliant!Jon KlassenLast time, in a terrifying cliff-hanger, our Nadine flew off on Katherine Rundell's bi-plane - there's only one thing that could prompt such foolhardy behaviour in one os fearful - and that's the chance to fetch Jon Klassen (THE Jon Klassen) back to island. And not a minute too soon, the poor man was drifting out in the ocean with minutes left before the game was up. Fortified by Frank's crisps, he proceeds to give one of the best interviews you'll hear this year from any writer. Jon, truly one of the great talents at work today in any...

2023-10-011h 02

The Island of Brilliant!Katherine RundellImagine having a new book coming out, one more hotly anticipated than a change of government - and still taking the time and trouble to visit the Island of Brilliant for a natter with Nadia and Frank. That's the kind of class that is exhibited as standard by the inestimably talented Katherine Rundell, who even manages to keep her composure when her kindly snack gift is met with (very) thinly veiled disappointment. Katherine offers invaluable insights into forthcoming novel 'impossible Creatures' as well as making a frankly magnificent case for the absolutely vital role of children's books in our...

2023-09-0156 min

The Island of Brilliant!Extra, Extra! Nadia and Frank Go PaddlingFrank's had his turn bigging up his new book and now Nadia's waking up to find he's jumped ship, leaving the coast clear for her to answer listeners' questions abode there new book Geoffrey Gets The Jitters as well as her fabulous Grimwood series.

2023-08-0310 min

The Island of Brilliant!EXTRA, EXTRA! Frank and Nadia go PaddlingThe ground rules were clear before they arrived on the island - no talking about their own books... but Frank and Nadia are too clever by half, and have sailed out to a lagoon in a home-made canoe so they can answer listeners' questions about their new titles without getting into trouble with the island's fearsome fairness umpires. Trouble is Nadia's fallen asleep so Frank's having to talk over the top of her snoring - but it's worth it to get the inside scoop on his terrific new title, 'The Wonder Brothers'.

2023-08-0317 min

The Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant: Episode 4 with Danny WallaceThere's bad blood on the island this month, as Frank's nemesis Danny Wallace turns up (uninvited, according to FCB) to stoke the flames of the pair's long-standing rivalry. Nadia, fortunately, is able to find higher ground and steers a sometimes begrudging but always illuminating, often hilarious conversation to the matter at hand, children's books. Danny discusses his own books, including 'The Day the Screens Went Blank' and 'The Boss of Everyone' - and also Brian Patten's brilliant poetry collection 'Gargling with Jelly'. Before he arrives, Frank and Nadia discuss the books they've been reading in their hammocks: The Lizzie...

2023-08-011h 01

Front Row Sinéad O'Connor tribute, Edinburgh Fringe previews, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Efua Traoré on children’s booksKathryn Ferguson, director of the documentary feature Nothing Compares, pays tribute to Sinéad O'Connor whose death was announced today. The film explores the five years at the start of Sinéad O’Connor’s career.Before appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe many performers hone their acts in a series of previews round the country. How does road-testing the shows prepare them for the festival? To discuss, we're joined by experienced comedian Paul Sinha, by Ned Blackburn - producer of a student revue at the Fringe for the first time, and by the artistic director of the Clapha...

2023-07-2642 min

The Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant Episode Three with Ed VereAnother month, another pile of books to get excited about.. Nadia and Frank welcome the brilliant, goose-fat-slathered Ed Vere onto the island to talk about his terrific range of picture books, including most recently 'The Artist', and are surprised and moved to discover his long-standing connection with Jan Pieńkowski. What a shame such a lovely visit ends so tragically! Emily Drabble from BookTrust is on hand (via the magic shell) to cheer us up with her latest reviews of: This Rock is Mine Written by Kaye Umansky and illustrated by Alice McKinley (Ali...

2023-07-011h 00

Sensemaker Ep 614: Frank Cottrell-Boyce: "We are letting our children down"After the controversy around changes made to Roald Dahl’s stories, Tortoise speaks to author Frank Cottrell-Boyce about whether children’s books are taken seriously enough. Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism. For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year.As a member you’ll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown.If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider...

2023-06-0908 min

The Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant: Episode Two with Maisie ChanNadia (of the 'lovely audio presence') and Frank welcome the fabulous writer Maisie Chan to the island to talk about some of her brilliant books - including 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' and 'Keep Dancing Lizzie Chu'. They also chat about the books they've been reading to pass their days in the sunshine - and head to the sea shell shelf to listen to Emily Drabble from BookTrust reviewing these highlights from the recent crop of new children's books: Nature Trail be Benjamin Zephaniah illustrated by Nila Aye, Orchard Fablehouse by EM Norry, Bloomsbury

2023-06-0154 min

The Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant! Episode 1 with Cressida Cowell.Frank and Nadia are shipwrecked on an island and have to finish a pile of children's books before they can even think about leaving. Along the way they chat about the books they are currently reading in their their hammocks, hear a review of some of the best new children's books (via seashell) from Emily Drabble, and are visited by recent Children's Literature Laureate Cressida Cowell, who naturally arrives on the back of a dragon. Music: The Ukulele Uff Trio Producer: Geoff Bird Books featured: Tyger by SF Said T...

2023-04-3058 min

The Island of Brilliant!The Island of Brilliant! TrailerNadia Shireen and Frank Cottrell Boyce are shipwrecked on the Island of Brilliant, with just a pile of books and the world's greatest Ukelele band (the Ukulele Uff Trio) for company. The first full episode will be available in May 2024 and will see recent Children's Literature Laureate Cressida Cowell fly across to the island on the back of a dragon. Producer: Geoff Bird In Episode 1 Nadia and Frank discuss Tyger by S F Said (illustrator Dave Mckean) and The Magician’s Elephant by Kate Dicamillo (illustrator Yoko Tanaka). Emily reviews ‘Captain Loo Roll’ by Matt Ca...

2023-04-2400 min

The Reader Ep 10. Frank Cottrell-BoyceThe author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce has been a patron and supporter of The Reader for over a decade. During the summer, after his first post-Covid tour of schools around the UK to talk about his new children’s book, Noah’s Gold, Frank met with Jane Davis, Founder and Director of Literature at The Reader, to talk about the huge differences he saw in the children he met. When Frank came to Gravity, he continued to draw attention to the effects of the Covid lockdowns on children, and spoke with fellow author Lissa Evans, and The Reader’s Head o...

2022-11-2326 min

Books to live by with Mariella Frostrup Frank Cottrell-BoyceThis week's guest is the screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce. He talks to Mariella about the books that shaped him, including Maurice Sendack's 'Where The Wild Things Are', 'Naples '44' by Norman Lewis, and the poem 'Saint Kevin and the Blackbird' by Seamus Heaney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2022-10-2751 min

RHLSTP with Richard Herring Retro RHLSTP 51 - Frank Cottrell-BoyceRETRO RHLSTP #51 Googling Colin Firth - Richard is back at the Liverpool Playhouse, making his annual proclamation to fight any University lecturer in the vicinity. His guest is screen-writer, author and Olympic ceremony writer, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who may be the most charming and awe inspiring man who has ever lived and also seems to be obsessed with robots (pervert).They chat about art theft, how to keep writing with seven kids, how big breaks can come by chance on coffee breaks, impressing priests in Cannes, the amazing destiny of every Duke of York, why the Amish...

2022-09-191h 03

The Sacred Frank Cottrell–Boyce on wonder, forgiveness and the writer's callingFrank Cottrell-Boyce is a screenwriter and novelist. He is best known for his screenplays for 24 Hour Party People, Welcome to Sarajevo and others, his award–winning children’s books, including Millions, and for being the writer of the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, one of many collaborations with his friend, Danny Boyle. He speaks about his sacramental faith, the place of forgiveness in society, and what he sees as the writer's calling. We had a few sound issues with this recording but we hope you agree it is still well worth listening to. Read the full transcript here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/c...

2022-05-0446 min

Turn Up for the Books Coming Of Age with Frank Cottrell-BoyceHosts Dan, Irenosen and Simon are joined by author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce to look at the "Coming Of Age" category in the BBC's Novels That Shaped Our World list. This list of 10 books includes the Twighlight Saga, the Harry Potter Books and Sue Townsend's classic "The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4"Frank discusses his writing and inspirations, how important libraries are to him and what he thinks is missing from the list. We also hear from Professor Sebastian Groes, on some findings that his research unearthed about the Coming Of Age novels in this list.

2022-03-0242 min

Manatomy with Danny Wallace & Phil Hilton FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE: “I have great biceps.”Celebrated screenwriter and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce sits down with Danny and Phil this week, and reveals a completely remarkable fact about his body that has caused concerned strangers to stop him in the street. He also covers what it’s like having fantastic biceps, being the shortest man in his family, and the day he knew he’d never be a professional athlete. Something both Danny and Phil knew the day they were born.As ever, email us on hello@assemblehere.co.uk, find us on Twitter @assemblehere and if you review us, let us know the thing about your...

2021-11-0358 min $Writer\'s Routine$

Writer's Routine Random Routine - Carnegie Medal Winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks about hating writing... but loving re-writing.This week's Random Routine is with Frank Cottrell-Boyce.Frank Cottrell-Boyce is a Carnegie Medal Award winning author - his 2004 novel 'Millions' is incredibly successful, and was turned into a film by Danny Boyle, for which Frank wrote the script. It was even Danny's idea that Frank should write the novel in the first place. He's published 10 novels, brought back 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', and wrote the Opening Ceremony to the 2012 Olympic Games. We chat quite a bit about scriptwriting - along with 'Millions', Frank has written many scripts for Michael Winterbottom, including '24...

2021-07-2707 min

Sheffield Libraries Podcast Kindness with Frank Cottrell-BoyceWe talk with Frank Cottrell-Boyce about his latest children's book, Noah's Gold, screenwriting and all things kind.

2021-05-1730 min

Two Mr Ps in a Pod(Cast)A Chinwag with Frank Cottrell-BoyceWe were delighted to welcome Frank Cottrell-Boyce as a guest on the podcast this week.Frank Cottrell Boyce is a children's novelist who won the Carnegie Medal for his first book - Millions - in 2004 and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Unforgotten Coat in 2013. He talked all about his new book - Noah's Gold out this week. We talked all about his career, his involvement with the Olympic Opening Ceremony, his memories from school and the story from his first day at school. We loved hearing Frank talk about the impact teacher's can have and t...

2021-05-141h 17

Author In Your Classroom Weird and wonderful reality, with Frank Cottrell-BoyceScreenwriter and author Frank Cottrell-Boyce pops into the podcast to discuss his brand-new children's novel, Noah's Gold - and why the internet can cause a real problem for storytellers! A resources pack, including teaching notes, planning sheets, working wall elements and more is available to support this episode at bit.ly/AIYCFrankCBpack. This episode is divided into three sections, which can be listened to in one go, as a sequence spread over several days, or in isolation. If you only have time to listen to one, we recommend section 2, which includes Frank reading from Noah's Gold. ...

2021-04-2129 min

Pictures and Conversations Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell BoyceAnother wonderful story by Frank Cottrell Boyce with a very familiar setting (for me). This episode is also available as a blog post: http://picturesandconversations.co.uk/2017/05/16/sputniks-guide-to-life-on-earth-by-frank-cottrell-boyce/

2021-03-2101 min

On the Road with Penguin Classics Tristram Shandy with Frank Cottrell BoyceLaurence Sterne in Coxwold. The screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell Boyce, who wrote the screenplay for A Cock and Bull Story (the 2005 film adaptation of Tristram Shandy), digresses around the little village of Coxwold in North Yorkshire with Henry. They discuss Laurence Sterne’s novel and veer off on various tangents as they meander from St Michael’s Church, where Sterne was perpetual curate, to Shandy Hall, where he wrote most of Tristram Shandy. They meet the curator, Patrick Wildgust, who guides them through the eccentric building. Penguin Classics edition of Tristram Shandy by Laur...

2021-02-181h 04

Down The Rabbit Hole 26 December 2020 | Episode 80: Christmas Special with Frank Cottrell BoyceWe discuss festive favourites and the best new books of 2020 with special guest author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce, who joins us to celebrate the many ways that children's books help us to celebrate small pleasures and find the magic in ordinary things

2020-12-2658 min

ILFDublin Podcast RadioMoLI - Tall Tales Podcast with Frank Cottrell BoyceFeaturing some very special guests, our new Tall Tales podcast series is perfect for everyone who loves children’s books. Packed full of reading recommendations, ideas to help get your children reading, tips on writing for children … plus handy hints for all ages on how to get the creative juices flowing! Host Shane Hegarty is one of Ireland's most popular writers of children's fiction, creator of the best-selling Darkmouth series, and Boot, which is Dublin’s 2020 Citywide Read for children. Frank Cottrell Boyce is the author of Runaway Robot, Millions, Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth, Framed, Cosmic, The Astoundi...

2020-10-2248 min

Sending Signals “Sometimes Always Never” Movie Special (w/ Frank Cottrell-Boyce & Carl Hunter)Action! “Sometimes Always Never” is a movie that really moved me; it’s an incredible piece of work, and it was fantastic to get to speak to it’s writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and its director Carl Hunter, about the lengthy gestation period the movie went through, and to get a sense of what goes into pulling off a movie like this. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure, the movie stars Bill Nighy, Alice Lowe, and Sam Riley, and deals with themes of kinship, loss, and er, word games. It’s profoundly affecting and has a strikin...

2020-08-181h 07

Arts & Ideas Frank Cottrell-BoyceThe screenwriter and novelist talks to Matthew Sweet about teaching creative writing to children in lockdown, attending mass on zoom, the changing meaning of community and the importance of family and he looks back to the image of Britain he created with Danny Boyle for the opening of the London 2012 Olympics.Frank Cottrell-Boyce is the author of books including Millions, Framed, Runaway Robot and a sequel to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, He has worked on screenplays including The Two Popes, collaborations with Michael Winterbottom on films including 24 Hour Party People and scripts for Coronation Street and Doctor...

2020-07-0144 min $We Know A Song About That, Don\'t We?$

We Know A Song About That, Don't We?Frank Cottrell-BoyceSend us a textMitch returns to his virtual bunker to discuss good things to do indoors with award winning children's author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, including discussions on gardening, detective movies and impenetrable regional accents...Support the show

2020-06-1529 min

Great Lives Frank Cottrell Boyce on Tove Jansson"One of the best things a children's writer can do is to implant sign posts in childhood to things that are good, and to the small pleasures that will get you through life" Frank Cottrell-Boyce Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki in 1914. An artist, illustrator and writer she became best known as the creator of The Moomins, the little white trolls who lived in Moominvalley with other fantastical creatures such as the Hattifatteners, Mymbles and Whompers. Acclaimed screenwriter and children's author Frank Cottrell-Boyce has described Tove Jansson as his 'Guardian Angel' having first discovered Moominvalley...

2020-04-1427 min

RHLSTP with Richard Herring RHLSTP 260 - Frank Cottrell-Boyce#260 Googling Colin Firth - Richard is back at the Liverpool Playhouse, making his annual proclamation to fight any University lecturer in the vicinity. His guest is screen-writer, author and Olympic ceremony writer, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, who may be the most charming and awe inspiring man who has ever lived and also seems to be obsessed with robots (pervert). They chat about art theft, how to keep writing with seven kids, how big breaks can come by chance on coffee breaks, impressing priests in Cannes, the amazing destiny of every Duke of York, why the Amish hate buttons, th...

2020-02-211h 05

The Film Programme Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Local HeroWith Francine Stock.In another edition of Moving Image, writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce reveals the huge impact that the film Local Hero had on his family and his life. And receives a surprise phone call from someone who was intimately involved in the production.

2019-12-2627 min

The Film Programme Frank Cottrell BoyceWith Antonia QuirkeWriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks about his Scrabble-based drama Sometimes, Always, Never and reveals why the film took 12 years to go from script to screen.Neil Brand continues his series on famous film scores that were last minute replacements with the story of Oliver Stone's Platoon and Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings.Voice coach Penny Dyer reveals what lessons she gave Helen Mirren to talk like the Queen, and helps Antonia rediscover her Manchester accent.

2019-06-1327 min

Fortunately... with Fi and Jane 96. Making Hay with Frank Cottrell BoyceFi and Jane are joined by writer Frank Cottrell Boyce in the Green Room at the Hay Festival where he reveals the question he's most commonly asked by his young audience. Also, actress Maxine Peake drops by to talk about her whippet.Producer: JP Devlin

2019-05-3142 min

Discover An Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Runaway Robot by Frank Cottrell-BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/210543to listen full audiobooks. Title: Runaway Robot Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce Narrator: Ben Bailey Smith Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins Release date: 05-02-19 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Robots Publisher's Summary: When Alfie goes to Airport Lost Property, he finds more than he bargained for. A lot more. Because there's a giant robot called Eric hidden away on the shelves. Eric has lost one leg and half his memory. He's super strong but super clumsy. He's convinced that he's the latest technology, when he's actually nearly 100 years old and ready for the...

2019-05-024h 53

In the Reading Corner Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Reading AloudIn this interview, Frank Cottrell Boyce talks to Nikki Gamble about his passion for reading aloud to children. It's not an optional extra, but fundamental to the experience of reading.Support the showThank you for listening. If you enjoyed this podcast, please support us by subscribing to our channel. and by purchasing books from our online bookshop, Bestbooksforschools.comIn the Reading Corner is presented by Nikki Gamble, Director of Just Imagine. Follow us on Youtube for more author events YouTube.com/@nikkigamble1For general news...

2019-04-3016 min

2019-04-3016 min $Writer\'s Routine$

Writer's Routine Frank Cottrell-Boyce - Award winning Children's author talks scriptwriting, having ideas on the road, and the 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.Frank Cottrell-Boyce is a Carnegie Medal Award winning author - his 2004 novel 'Millions' is incredibly successful, and was turned into a film by Danny Boyle, for which Frank wrote the script. It was even Danny's idea that Frank should write the novel in the first place. He's published 10 novels, brought back 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', and wrote the Opening Ceremony to the 2012 Olympic Games.We chat quite a bit about scriptwriting - along with 'Millions', Frank has written many scripts for Michael Winterbottom, including '24 Hour Party People' and 'A Cock and Bull Story'. He tells...

2019-03-1538 min

A Good Read Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Lucy PorterWriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce and comic Lucy Porter join Harriett Gilbert to discuss favourite books by Mervyn Peake, Terry Pratchett and Dashiell Hammett. Letters from a Lost Uncle by Mervyn Peake Publisher: MethuenTruckers by Terry Pratchett Publisher: CorgiRed Harvest by Dashiell Hammett Publisher: OrionFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

2019-02-1227 min

Plugged In With The Bridge Goodbye Christopher Robin with Frank Cottrell-BoyceScreenwriter Frank Cottrell-Boyce talks about the movie that tells the story of writer A.A. Milne dealing with his PTSD from WW I and connecting with his young son by imagining stories about his son's stuffed animals. Some of these stories were later published as "Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner," which became a huge success in a world searching for healing after war. stories brought some hope and comfort to postwar England but divided and harmed his family in the process.

2017-11-0110 min

Dr Janina Ramirez - Art Detective Frank Cottrell-BoyceFrank Cottrell-Boyce is an English screenwriter, novelist and occasional actor, known for his children's fiction and for his collaborations with film director Danny Boyle. Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes and follow Janina on Twitter. Follow History Hit on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Please share this episode on Twitter and Facebook. Producer: Dan Morelle See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

2017-10-0100 min

Escape To Your Ears To A Unforgettable Full Audiobook.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time by Frank Cottrell-BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/15172to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time Series: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Book 3 Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce Narrator: David Tennant Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins Release date: 09-12-16 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings Genres: Vehicles & Transportation Publisher's Summary:

2016-09-124h 09

The Essay Frank Cottrell Boyce on flying and myth-makingTo mark the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth Frank Cottrell Boyce writes about the myth that the celebrated storyteller Dahl constructed out of his near fatal plane crash during the Second World War, and how he so perceptively captured a child's-eye view in his writing. Cottrell Boyce also recalls his very first encounter with Dahl's writing, which ended in outrage. The award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce's first novel, Millions, was made into a feature film. He is a successful screenwriter and helped devise the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games.Roald Dahl at 100 is a celebration of...

2016-07-1113 min $HarperChildren\'s Audio$

HarperChildren's Audio THE ASTOUNDING BROCCOLI BOY by Frank Cottrell BoycePerformed by Ewan Goddard About the Book From Frank Cottrell Boyce—the beloved, award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Millions and Cosmic—comes another hilarious, heartbreaking, and completely original middle grade novel. Rory Rooney likes to be prepared for anything. That sort of planning pays off when you’re the smallest kid in your class. Rory is even prepared (mostly) for Tommy-Lee, his nemesis, who starts most days by throwing Rory out of the back of the school bus. Don’t be scared, his favorite book says, be prepared. And Rory aims to be. What’s more heroic than that? But Rory i...

2015-09-0802 min

The Essay Hay Festival: Frank Cottrell BoyceIn this series of The Essay, recorded in front of an audience at the Hay Festival earlier this week, five writers take George Orwell's title Why I Write as a starting point for their own explorations. The writers include the screenwriter, novelist and author of the opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics, Frank Cottrell Boyce; the editor and translator Daniel Hahn; Horatio Clare, whose first book was set on the hillsides where he grew up around Hay itself; and the Welsh poet laureate, Gillian Clarke.Part of Radio 3's week-long residency at the Hay Festival, with programmes CD...

2015-05-2912 min

Don’t Miss The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Sensational!Chitty Chitty Bang Bang over the Moon by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/15002to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang over the Moon Series: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Book 4 Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Narrator: David Tennant Format: mp3 Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins Release date: 05-13-15 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 117 ratings Genres: Vehicles & Transportation Publisher's Summary:

2015-05-135h 06

Press Play On This Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell-BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/102137to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Astounding Broccoli Boy Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce Narrator: Ewan Goddard Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins Release date: 03-26-15 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings Genres: Superheroes Publisher's Summary:

2015-03-267h 46

The Film Programme Chiwetel Ejiofor; Frank Cottrell Boyce; Ken Loach; What makes a film British?With 12 Years a Slave already tipped as one of the leading films in the awards season, Francine Stock talks to British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor about his role as a kidnapped free man who finds himself working on a plantation. Directed by Steve McQueen, whose previous work includes Hunger and Shame, the film has received 10 BAFTA nominations including Best Actor for Ejiofor.We explore the controversy surrounding what makes a film British, as the BAFTA nominations are announced. Eyebrows were raised about the space adventure Gravity made by an American studio with an American cast, making it into...

2014-01-0928 min

Biggest Website Where You Can Find and Download Audiobooks in Kids, Ages 8-10 Tschitti: Das Wunderauto fliegt wieder Hörbuch von Frank Cottrell BoyceHören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://fashabooks.com/aff/fashabooks/1218 Titel: Tschitti: Das Wunderauto fliegt wieder Autor:: Frank Cottrell Boyce Erzähler: Martin Baltscheit Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 3 hrs and 57 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 10-22-13 Herausgeber: Hoercompany Kategorien: Kids, Ages 8-10 Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ohje, eine Reise um die Welt mit Mama, Papa, Quengel-Lucy und Klein-Harry? Und das mit dem uralten Klapper-Bus?! Die sind doch wirklich verrückt, findet Jem. Doch Tschitti, der neu erworbene Campingbus der Tootings, hat eine atemberaubende Vergangenheit, kann selbst denken und vor allem selbst lenken! Und so begeben sich Tschi...

2013-10-2205 min

Get Lost In This Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook — Perfect Between Meetings.One Chord Wonders: Parallel Lines by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/1201to listen full audiobooks. Title: One Chord Wonders: Parallel Lines Series: One Chord Wonders Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Narrator: Doon Mackichan, Sian Reeves, Rosie Cavaliero, Ivan Kaye, Paul Viragh, Joseph Tremain, Sarah Bedi, John Rowe, Ben Crowe Format: mp3 Length: 56 mins Release date: 10-01-13 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Audio Performances & Dramatizations Publisher's Summary:

2013-10-0156 min

Front Row: Archive 2013 Marc Chagall, Laura Marling, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Colm TóibínWith John Wilson.Marc Chagall's paintings filled with colour, floating figures and Jewish motifs are among the most distinctive in art. A new exhibition at Tate Liverpool traces the creation of Chagall's style by following his early years as an artist in Paris and his native Russia. Jackie Wullschlager, author of the biography Chagall: Love and Exile, reviews.St Colmcille, the patron saint of Derry/Londonderry, returns for a public pageant on a city-wide scale, starting this evening. Frank Cottrell Boyce, the writer behind the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, discusses how he created the story for...

2013-06-0727 min

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2005-2010 Frank Cottrell-BoyceKirsty Young's castaway is the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.His film credits include Hilary and Jackie, Welcome to Sarajevo and 24 Hour Party People. He's also written TV soaps, radio and stage plays and children's novels. These days children are his main audience and, as a father of seven himself, he should know what they want. He not only tests his ideas on them, but they keep him focused: 'I need them in the house to make sure I'm not watching telly, or having a four-hour bath - the fact that they're there makes me work...

2010-03-2135 min

Desert Island Discs Frank Cottrell-BoyceKirsty Young's castaway is the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce.His film credits include Hilary and Jackie, Welcome to Sarajevo and 24 Hour Party People. He's also written TV soaps, radio and stage plays and children's novels. These days children are his main audience and, as a father of seven himself, he should know what they want. He not only tests his ideas on them, but they keep him focused: 'I need them in the house to make sure I'm not watching telly, or having a four-hour bath - the fact that they're there makes me work...

2010-03-2135 min

Start A Breakthrough Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Millions by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/239976to listen full audiobooks. Title: Millions Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce Narrator: Simon Jones Format: mp3 Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins Release date: 10-21-08 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 35 ratings Genres: Family Publisher's Summary:

2008-10-214h 36

Explore A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Next-Level.Framed by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Steven LentonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/113848to listen full audiobooks. Title: Framed Author: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Steven Lenton Narrator: Jason Hughes Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins Release date: 05-28-08 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Law & Crime Publisher's Summary: Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto Marvel garage - and when he's not trying to persuade his sisters to play football, Dylan is in charge of the petrol log.

2008-05-286h 58