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THE DEAD CITY by MICHAEL RUSSELL
Paperback publication in UK and Ireland
04 April 2025
Michael Russell's ninth book in his series of atmospheric wartime thrillers, THE DEAD CITY, is published in paperback this week (Constable/Little Brown). It's available from all good booksellers and on-line retailers. In this dead city, the vultures are circling... Berlin 1944. The beginning of the end for Nazi Germany. And the beginning of a dark journey for Garda detective Stefan Gillespie as he makes his way through war-ravaged Europe to the German capital. He carries secret instructions for the Irish ambassador, who is clinging on in the growing chaos - even though it's time to get out. Bombs fall and bodies fill the streets. People starve. The true horrors of Nazi terror are everywhere now... and the Russians are coming. As Stefan searches for an Irishman trapped in Berlin who has betrayed his country and his friends, who cares if people are murdered along the way? And Stefan has to ask himself if saving one life matters in this devastation. And if it does, is it worth him risking his own?
THE FILM
WRITTEN BY MARTIN JAMESON
02 April 2025
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen camp, Martin Jameson's powerful, original 60' radio play THE FILM broadcasts at 3pm on Saturday 12th April on Radio 4. It stars Jeremy Swift and Henry Goodman and is produced by Gary Brown. April 1945. A Ministry of Information army film crew enters Bergen-Belsen to record the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust that many were already refusing to believe. But faced with all this footage, the head of the unit - Sidney Bernstein, is overwhelmed. He needs to get a film out there as soon as possible, but how to do justice to such suffering? So he summons his friend Alfred Hitchcock from Hollywood. And Bernstein - who later establishes Granada Television - determines that together they can create an irrefutable cinematic testimony.
EMMERDALE
WRITTEN BY JANE PEARSON
02 April 2025
End the week with Jane Pearson's latest episode of EMMERDALE which goes out on at 7.30pm on Friday 11th April on ITV1 and available on catch-up via ITVX Aaron and Steph open up to each other. Tracey makes a decision and Kim plays matchmaker.
EMMERDALE
WRITTEN BY JANE PEARSON
14 March 2025
Jane Pearson's latest episode of EMMERDALE broadcasts as the second half of a double-bill on Tuesday 18th March at 7pm on ITV1. It's available on catch up via ITVX.
HORRIBLE HISTORIES Series 11
WRITER: JEN WAKEFIELD
12 March 2025
Writer, Jen Wakefield's contributions to the new series of award-winning CBBC show HORRIBLE HISTORIES are up on BBC iPlayer. She scripted the first sketch in the first episode Brilliant Brains entitled "Esperanto" (set to the tune of Despacito) which is wonderfully witty https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0027p7b/horrible-histories-series-11-1-brilliant-brains?seriesId=b00sp0l8-structural-12-m001x1ym . And she wrote the hilarious end song in Episode 3 'Terrible Transport' - a brief history of air travel in 2 mins! https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0028f35/horrible-histories-series-11-4-terrible-transport
HORRIBLE HISTORIES Series 11
WRITER: ABRAHAM PAPACOSTA
12 March 2025
Writer, Abraham Papacosta's hilarious WWII pigeon sketch features in Episode 1, "Brilliant Brains" of the new series of award winning CBBC show, HORRIBLE HISTORIES. It's now available to view on BBC iPLayer with Abraham's contribution starting 13 mins in. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0027p7b/horrible-histories-series-11-1-brilliant-brains?seriesId=b00sp0l8-structural-12-m001x1ym
DREAD POETS SOCIETY
CO-WRITTEN BY DAVID STAFFORD
12 March 2025
There's a repeat showing of DREAD POETS SOCIETY co written by David Stafford at 11.15pm on Monday 17th March on BBC4. David co-wrote with Benjamin Zephaniah who also stars alongside Timothy Spall, Alex Jennings, Alan Cumming, Emma Fielding and Dexter Fletcher.
EASTENDERS
WRITTEN BY LYNNE DALLOW
05 March 2025
Catch Lynne Dallow's next episode of EastEnders on Thursday 13th March at 7.30pm on BBC1 and available on iPlayer. It's Radio Times Choice. Sonia prepares herself for a difficult day. Sonia has mixed feelings about attending the funeral of her baby's dad - will it bring closure or trigger painful memories?
ALPHABLOCKS
Series 5 - Script Editor/Writer - James Mason and Writer - Darren Jones
28 February 2025
All 15 episodes of Series 5 of CBeebies ALPHABLOCKS are available to watch on iPlayer. James Mason is Script Editor and Team Writer on the show and Darren Jones contributed multiple episodes.
THE CITY IN YEAR ZERO by MICHAEL RUSSELL
Milestone 10th title in crime thriller series
28 February 2025
Michael Russell's wonderful wartime crime thriller series reaches book 10 in the series with, THE CITY IN YEAR ZERO. The manuscript has just been delivered and we're gearing up for publication by Constable later this year.
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