Blogs in May 2018

Ironopolis 28th May 2018

Stranded on the outskirts of Ironopolis nickname to a lost industrial Middlesbrough the Burn Council Estate is about to be torn down to make way for regeneration. For the future … But these streets know many stories, some hide...

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The Reading Party 23rd May 2018

It is the 1970s and and Oxford’s male-dominated institutions are finally opening their doors to women… Sarah Addleshaw is a young and spirited academic, determined to prove her worth as she starts term as her college’s first and only...

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 21st May 2018

In 1930s Edinburgh, six ten-year-old girls, Sandy, Rose, Mary, Jenny, Monica, and Eunice are assigned Miss Jean Brodie, who describes herself as being “in my prime,” as their teacher. Miss Brodie, determined that they shall receive an education in...

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The Occasional Virgin 17th May 2018

Huda and Yvonne are on holiday in the Italian Riviera, enjoying the sun and the sparkling Mediterranean, reminiscent of their childhoods in Lebanon. Yvonne doesn’t know what she’s doing wrong, either there or back in London where she runs...

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The Brighton Mermaid 17th May 2018

Brighton Beach, 1993 Teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman and when no one comes to claim her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is still struggling to move on when, three weeks...

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