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Raymond Briggs’ Snowman to return in 2012
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1982 saw Channel 4’s first Christmas on air and the first broadcast of the animated The Snowman, adapted from Raymond Briggs’ acclaimed book about the magical adventures of a young boy and the remarkable snowman he creates. The Oscar-nominated film – wordless, apart from its evocative theme, Walking in the Air – has been screened…
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Doctor Who gains multiplayer online game
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Just before we took our Christmas break, the BBC announced the preview launch of a new Doctor Who multiplayer online game entitled Doctor Who: Worlds in Time. The game draws on the show’s “rich mythology, locations and excitement” to create a world for fans to enjoy and explore. Players can join together in missions identified…
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WHSmith ebook customers see more changes
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In the past few days, WHSmith ebook customers have seen further changes to the retailer’s ebook operation. In October WHSmith announced plans to move its ebook service to the Canadian-based Kobo platform. Shortly afterwards, sales via the firm’s website were redirected to Kobo’s site. At the time customers were promised details of how their existing…
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Classic titles revived for new digital imprint
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Pan Macmillan has launched a new digital imprint, Bello, which will revive 20th century classics for a 21st century audience. The publisher says all books included in Bello’s launch wave are drawn from the prestigious backlist of the Curtis Brown Literary and Talent Agency. The imprint is designed to bring long out of print books…
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Pre-order Tinker Tailor Solider Spy on Blu-ray and DVD
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Tomas Alfredson’s rightly acclaimed adaptation of Tinker Tailor Solider Spy comes to DVD and Blu-ray in January and is now available to pre-order. The film, which stars Gary Oldman as retired spymaster george Smiley, wowed audiences when it hit cinemas earlier this year, As well as the standard DVD and Blu-ray double play release, online…
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Review: Mission Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol
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If it were possible to ignore casting Jim Phelps in the role of a traitor, Mission Impossible would be a pretty decent film. MI:2 and 3 much less so. Our opinion, if you’re prepared to accept it, is this fourth entry in the franchise is a GREAT film. We were treated to an advance screening…