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The Beano is Britain's longest-running and best-loved comic. Since 1938 it has brought thrills and laughter to generation after generation of children, seeing the young and young-at-heart through World War 2, the social changes of the 1950s and 60s and on into a new millennium. How has the comic evolved since its early days? How many of the classic characters and their stories do you remember? What are the important changes that have happened through the years, why have they happened and why has The Beano survived when all the other comics have folded? Every child in the UK since the 1950s has known Dennis the Menace, the Bash Street Kids, Minnie the Minx and Roger the Dodger, but how many know the writers and artists who created these iconic comic characters? How do they write the scripts week after week? Where did the inspiration come from? How did the artists come to work for this Great British institution? This is the story of the Beano Comic, told in the words of the people who made it, going back to the dark, harsh days of the 1930s and continuing through to the present day. A unique insight into the country's most beloved comic.

Another adventure for Erimem, former companion of the fifth Doctor Who.To escape the miseries of 2020, Erimem and her friends return to 1940, but are soon caught up with a movie director who has made a bad deal with the Mob...Three hundred years earlier, a deal has been done which requires Erimem to go into battle...And three thousand years before that, Erimem must return home to visit an old friend...Erimem and her friends are sent through time and space on a quest for the Jewels of Cleopatra.

Another adventure for Erimem, former companion of the Fifth DOCTOR WHO. She is a pharaoh, an adventurer, a time traveller and a bit of a chocaholic on the side. Her travels take Erimem to the furthest reaches of time and space, usually dropping her (along with her friends) into terrible danger.

Fifteen-year-old Cal Deane has a chance to make it as a professional footballer. To get there, he'll have to cope with the loss of his mum and a group of racists. For Cal, the battles off the pitch are far more challenging than any game of football.

From the universe of DOCTOR WHO.Erimem travels centuries into the past in search of her friend, Andy, who is lost in a dangerous era of pirates and Highwaymen. While Erimem, Helena and Ibrahim find themselves on a Caribbean island which comes under attack, Andy takes to the roads of England behind a mask before encountering the most deadly pirate terrorising the Caribbean... As they all battle for survival, Andy is drawn into a far more unusual and surprising adventure... Another adventure for Erimem, former companion of the Fifth Doctor.

Claire Mason got a diary for Christmas. It should be filled with entries about her life at college as she prepares to sit exams.Instead, Claire's diary tells of a family illness, and the difficult decisions it forces her to make.Last Year is the story of Claire's hardest year.

This diary belongs to J̶a̶c̶q̶u̶e̶l̶i̶n̶e̶ ̶H̶a̶r̶r̶i̶s̶o̶n̶ Jax (nobody calls me Jacqueline and lives)P.S. If you are reading this and you are not me, you’re in trouble. I know who you are and I know where you live…

Not every script or story idea makes it into production. There are far more reasons for a story not to be made than for it to actually see production. Iain McLaughlin, who has written for, amongst others, James Bond, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes and Blake's 7 revisits more than half a dozen scripts and proposals, giving background to the creation of the stories, explaining why the stories were ultimately rejected or abandoned, and revisiting them with fresh eyes some years later to give an honest opinion of his earlier work and to offer some suggestions and amendments to improve the stories. His essays on the stories are full of valuable information, advice and hints for aspiring writers Stories include The Point of No Return The Last Chance A Stitch in Time (a Doctor Who proposal for Big Finish) Time Heals All Things (BBV) The Celestial Toymakers (a Doctor Who proposal for Big Finish) Cold Comfort (a Doctor Who proposal for Big Finish) Kill or Cure (BBV)

DifferentAnyone who has ever felt like an outsider will really understand and appreciate Iain McLaughlin’s new title, The First Martian.Lucas Wilson is the only person in his class, the only person in his school, the only person in the world, to have been born on Mars. His parents were astronauts sent on the first extended mission to Mars. Lucas was born there. His family had to wait ten years before they could come home as he wasn’t strong enough to make the journey.Even after a couple of years back on Earth, he is clearly different to everyone else, he stands out. He has to wear a special suit in order to get around under Earth’s gravity. His two best friends are the only people who don’t treat him like an outsider.