It was a great honour talking to Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown about his latest book Lesser Spotted Animals and his great career.
Q: How did you come up with the idea for Lesser Spotted Animals?
Years and years ago when there was the outcry over the fur seal cull I realised that being cute and fluffy with big eyes really helps your cause. But what if you weren’t cute and…
Cars 3 is on its way …. If you have boys in the family you have probably seen the animations Cars and Cars 2 at least 1000 times. That’s me at least. When Cars was released, my son Diego was just two years old and Cars was one of the first films he watched from start to finish without me doing a lot of explaining. A brilliant film that he has sometimes watched back to back a few times…
This Christmas Disney is treating families to the great new musical animation Moana that will inspire generations of children for years to come. Moana sails into UK cinemas on 2 December. Read what London Mums and kids think about it.
The story
Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast South Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But…
This cherished series from sibling duo David Roberts and Lynn Roberts-Maloney cleverly reimagines classic fairy tales with a twist in different eras, putting a fresh spin on these old-as-time tales to make them appeal to a brand new generation of readers. Packed with beautiful illustrations from the illustrator of the Dirty Bertie and The Bolds series, these books go one further than just updating…
It has been a great year for British cinema and to celebrate the release of A United Kingdom we take a look back at some of the year’s top British releases – from much loved television series that have made the leap to the big screen, to adaptations of novels and true life stories as well as new innovative scripts.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Starring Jenifer Saunders as Eddy…
Based on the incredible true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, A United Kingdom stars David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike and comes to UK cinemas 25th November 2016.
To celebrate the moving love story A United Kingdom we’re giving 1 reader the chance to win a copy of the book Colour Bar, which inspired the film, alongside an “Inspiring Stories” DVD bundle which includes Mandela, Selma…
A couple of days ago I visited the exhibition STAR WARS Identities: The Exhibition which is now open at the O2 and explores the complex notion of identity through the characters of Star Wars with an exclusive collection of 200 props, models, costumes and artwork from the Star Wars films. As a huge Star Wars fan myself, I felt transported into the world of my galactic heroes during an interactive…
La la Land… the title does not say much but the trailer certainly does. This is the film I am truly looking forward to watching early in the new year. La La Land is the uplifting movie of the new beginning that will make us all put the diabolical 2016 behind us with a bang. Take a look at two of the most gorgeous and talented new Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in this new clip…
Win The Elf on the Shelf®! We’re so excited to give two lucky readers The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition straight from the North Pole.
Two lucky families will have the opportunity to adopt their very own scout elf in time for Scout Elf Return Week™ (25th November – 2nd December 2016).
The Elf on the Shelf®: A Christmas Tradition is an enchanting children’s storybook about…
Harry Potter spin off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a world class comeback of the Harry Potter franchise. It has all ingredients to please Harry Potter fans who have been waiting too long for this: magical creatures, special wizarding tricks (old and new), great villains, humour and drama. Once again JK Rowling hasn’t disappointed her aficionados.
The story
Fantastic Beasts…