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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 PodcastFrank 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.
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2025-11-0729 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 EndsPaloma 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
The Waterstones PodcastFrank 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 minThe 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'SullivanTalking 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 RajanBonus: 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 minThe 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 RajanInterview: 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 minThe 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 ProfileFrank 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 ConversationsThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 GhibliFrank 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 00The 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 minThe 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 PodcastEpisode 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 06The 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 02The 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
Fun Kids MeetsBlackpool Tower goes MISSING in Frank Cottrell-Boyce's NEW Adventure!Welcome to Meets, the podcast where we meet a whole bunch of lovely people! This week, Bex has been chatting to Frank Cottrell-Boyce about his new book, The Wonder Brothers! Frank's eager to chat all things magic, naming his favourite magicians and telling Bex all about his love for Blackpool! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-08-1513 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 RowSinéad 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 minThe 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
SensemakerEp 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 minThe 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 ReaderEp 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 FrostrupFrank 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 HerringRetro 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 SacredFrank 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 BooksComing 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 HiltonFRANK 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 RoutineRandom 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 PodcastKindness 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
Start The High-Impact Full Audiobook Now, Knowledge Hunters!Noah's Gold by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/487617to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Noah's Gold
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Finnian Garbutt
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 55 minutes
Release date: May 13, 2021
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
'Brilliantly entertaining & thought provoking . . . I am in total awe.' David Walliams 'Proper, sparkly, witty, enticing storytelling . . . It's perfect.' Hilary McKay Packed with mystery, adventure and laughs, Noah's Gold is the exciting novel from the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of Millions and Cosmic, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Fully illustrated in black and white throughout by Steven Lenton, this is perfect for readers of 9+. Being the smallest doesn't stop you...
2021-05-135h 55Download the Best Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fictionNoah's Gold by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/487617to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Noah's Gold
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Finnian Garbutt
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 55 minutes
Release date: May 13, 2021
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
'Brilliantly entertaining & thought provoking . . . I am in total awe.' David Walliams 'Proper, sparkly, witty, enticing storytelling . . . It's perfect.' Hilary McKay Packed with mystery, adventure and laughs, Noah's Gold is the exciting novel from the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of Millions and Cosmic, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Fully illustrated in black and white throughout by Steven Lenton, this is perfect for readers of 9+. Being the smallest doesn't stop you...
2021-05-135h 55
Author In Your ClassroomWeird 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.
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2021-04-2129 min
Pictures and ConversationsSputnik’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 ClassicsTristram 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 Hole26 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 PodcastRadioMoLI - 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 & IdeasFrank 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?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 LivesFrank 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 HerringRHLSTP 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 ProgrammeFrank 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 minThe Film ProgrammeFrank 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 Jane96. 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
Fuel Your Mind With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Spellbinding.Runaway Robot by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364972to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Runaway Robot
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Ben Bailey Smith
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Release date: May 2, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together, from the award-winning Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton. 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...
2019-05-024h 54Absorb This Sensational Full Audiobook — Perfect In The Car.Runaway Robot by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364972to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Runaway Robot
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Ben Bailey Smith
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Release date: May 2, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together, from the award-winning Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton. 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...
2019-05-024h 54Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fictionRunaway Robot by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364972to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Runaway Robot
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Ben Bailey Smith
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Release date: May 2, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together, from the award-winning Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton. 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...
2019-05-024h 54Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Kids, Fairy Tales & FolkloreRunaway Robot by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364972to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Runaway Robot
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Ben Bailey Smith
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Release date: May 2, 2019
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore
Publisher's Summary:
Runaway Robot is a funny and heartwarming adventure about two best friends helping put themselves back together, from the award-winning Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton. 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...
2019-05-024h 54
In the Reading CornerFrank 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 minIn the Reading CornerFrank 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 minWriter's RoutineFrank 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 ReadFrank 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 BridgeGoodbye 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 DetectiveFrank 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.
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2017-10-0100 min
The EssayFrank 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
Dive Into The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Game-Changing!The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242993to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Astounding Broccoli Boy
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Ewan Goddard
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 47 minutes
Release date: September 8, 2015
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
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 t...
2015-09-087h 47Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Kids, HumorThe Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/242993to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Astounding Broccoli Boy
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Ewan Goddard
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 47 minutes
Release date: September 8, 2015
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
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 t...
2015-09-087h 47
HarperChildren's AudioTHE 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
Indulge In The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Heart-Pounding!Framed by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359834to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Framed
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Jason Hughes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
Release date: March 26, 2015
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed, read aloud by actor Jason Hughes. 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...
2015-03-266h 59Download Top Full Audiobooks in Kids, Mystery & FantasyFramed by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359834to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Framed
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Jason Hughes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
Release date: March 26, 2015
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Mystery & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed, read aloud by actor Jason Hughes. 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...
2015-03-266h 59Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorFramed by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359834to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Framed
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Jason Hughes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
Release date: March 26, 2015
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
The perfect crime - it's a work of art, in Frank Cottrell Boyce's ingenious story, Framed, read aloud by actor Jason Hughes. 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...
2015-03-266h 59The Film ProgrammeChiwetel 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 8-10Tschitti: 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
Front Row: Archive 2013Marc 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 2005-2010Frank 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 DiscsFrank 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
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Kids, HumorMillions by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347422to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Millions
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Simon Jones
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes
Release date: October 21, 2008
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
It was a one-in-a-million chance. A bag crammed with cash comes tumbling out of the air and lands right at Damian's feet. Suddenly the Cunningham brothers are rich. Very rich. They can buy anything they want. There's just one problem -- they have only seventeen days to spend all the money before it becomes worthless. And the crooks who stole the cash...
2008-10-214h 36
Dive Into The Powerful Full Audiobook Now, Knowledge Hunters!Framed by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233891to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Framed
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Jason Hughes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: August 22, 2006
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
A few things to know about Dylan He is the only boy in his entire town—so forget about playing games of football. His best friends are two pet chickens, Michaelangelo and Donatello—named after (who else?) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His family owns the town's only gas station/copy shop/coffee house—their Picasso Pies are to die for, but profit...
2006-08-227h 00Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Kids, Non-fictionFramed by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233891to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Framed
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Jason Hughes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: August 22, 2006
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Non-fiction
Publisher's Summary:
A few things to know about Dylan He is the only boy in his entire town—so forget about playing games of football. His best friends are two pet chickens, Michaelangelo and Donatello—named after (who else?) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His family owns the town's only gas station/copy shop/coffee house—their Picasso Pies are to die for, but profit...
2006-08-227h 00Download Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Kids, HumorFramed by Frank Cottrell BoycePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/233891to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Framed
Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Narrator: Jason Hughes
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: August 22, 2006
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Humor
Publisher's Summary:
A few things to know about Dylan He is the only boy in his entire town—so forget about playing games of football. His best friends are two pet chickens, Michaelangelo and Donatello—named after (who else?) the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His family owns the town's only gas station/copy shop/coffee house—their Picasso Pies are to die for, but profit...
2006-08-227h 00