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Climategate: Science of a Scandal, BBC 4, BBC iPlayer, producer and director Steve O’Hagan.

Posted by celticman on Mon, 18 Nov 2019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000b8p2/climategate-science-of-a-scandal Our ancestors believed that the sky was round and the earth was square, the sun and all the planets circled the earth. All these things were self-evident. When emails from the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of Cambridge were hacked in 2009 the theory that global warming was a hoax gained credence and the sky really was round and the earth square...

Reading Event Thank You!

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Sun, 17 Nov 2019

A huge thank you to all who came to our Reading Event yesterday in Soho - it was wonderful to hear you read and lovely to meet you! Next up (hoperfully) - something in the Midlands next year. Watch this space! Visit our Facebook page to see all the pics: https://www.facebook.com/ABCtalescom-230195591928/

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 15 Nov 2019

Thank you all for making ABCTales such a vibrant place to be. I've been choosing our picks of the week, with others, for some time now and I don't think I've ever struggled to find at least two or three stand out pieces of brilliance. Story of the Week goes to Terrence Oblong for the wonderful 'Sleep Olympics' and our Poem of the Week goes to Philip Sidney for 'Trees on the Arapuni road'. Read them both and you'll forget the weather, the...

'According To The Dandelions' by Cerasus Poetry. Review:

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Tue, 12 Nov 2019

'According To The Dandelions' is a compilation of 50 poems on the theme of Childhood. Available to buy now on Amazon or pre-order here: https://cerasuspoetry.com . For each copy sold, Cerasus Poetry will make a donation of £5 to: www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk A Review by Ewan: According to the Dandelions by John Wilks Those of you familiar with John’s work will recognise the craft and erudition he brings to this collection of poetry centred round...

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ABCTALES.COM

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Tue, 12 Nov 2019

We have had to suspend the automatic joining facility for a while so if you would like to join us please email claudine@abctales.com with your desired username and we will set up an account for you. It's all free!

David Wilson (2019) My Life With Murderers.

Posted by celticman on Sat, 09 Nov 2019

Below the typeface of David Wilson’s name is the tag ‘The UK’s Leading Criminologist’. Fourteen other books written (or co-written) by Wilson about well-known criminals and criminal justice system are listed inside the cover. It was only when I had neared completion of the book, and the Chapter Theory into Practice: Interview with a Murderer, I realised this was a programme on Channel 4 that I’d watched. Here we had encapsulated everything...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Fri, 08 Nov 2019

Posted by Philip Sidney on Fri, 08 Nov 2019 I do hope you're not paddling in flood water but if you're dry inside - stay there and curl up with ABCtales to take your mind of the unncertain weather. There's so much to enjoy this week. A feast of poetry which made it very difficult to choose one to be poem of the week - but I've gone with Agnosticnun's stunning take on the IP: The Language of Dead Flowers https://www.abctales.com/story/agnosticnun...

Story and Poem of the Week and Inspiration Point.

Posted by Philip Sidney on Fri, 08 Nov 2019

I do hope you're not paddling in flood water but if you're dry inside - stay there and curl up with ABCtales to take your mind of the unncertain weather. There's so much to enjoy this week. A feast of poetry which made it very difficult to choose one to be poem of the week - but I've gone with Agnosticnun's stunning take on the IP: The Language of Dead Flowers https://www.abctales.com/story/agnosticnun/language-dead-flowers Prose is just as...

Story and Poem of the Month

Posted by insertponceyfrenchnamehere on Wed, 06 Nov 2019

Our Story and Poem for the month of October have very kindly been chosen by love_writing (who has just finished her MLitt with top marks - so huge congratulations to her!)

Seven Worlds, One Planet, BBC 1, BBC iPlayer, narrator David Attenborough.

Posted by celticman on Tue, 05 Nov 2019

There are countless wildlife programmes harkening back to the mists of time, but there’s only one David Attenborough. He’s the gold standard of natural history and been doing it a very long time. There he is onscreen, popping up in Borneo in 1964, when it was mostly jungle, now it’s not. There are wildlife sanctuaries, as soon as you say that you know something has gone drastically wrong. Here we have it, Seven Worlds, One Planet, has a didactic...

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