Jane Horrocks
1) Little Voice
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A hopeless introvert, Little Voice can only manage to express herself by singing in the timeless voices of Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and others. But once her eccentric mother's new boyfriend - a sleazy talent scout - overhears Little Voice's incredible crooning, he'll do anything to drag the recluse into the spotlight and make her a star!
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This is the story of a ten-year-old orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth. When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster - a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole - she's determined to discover more. A chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, and sparks the adventure of a lifetime-- from London to the heart of the Arctic!
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Edina runs a fashion agency, wears designer clothes and lives the life of a jet-setter. Her friend Patsy smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish and dresses like a dream. Life would be one long party - if only Edina's swotty daughter would stop complaining and start joining in like a normal teenager…
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Edina has moved with the times, expanding her business interests from the world of fashion PR into the interactive medium of television production. Patsy has somehow managed to gain promotion to managing editor of her glossy magazine - despite her obvious over-indulgence in any substance or liquid that comes to hand. Saffy, Edina's daughter, continues her attempts to move out of her mother's house while Mother has taken up salsa dancing and internet...
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Edina runs a fashion agency, wears designer clothes and lives the life of a jet-setter. Her friend Patsy smokes like a chimney, drinks like a fish and dresses like a dream. Life would be one long party - if only Edina's swotty daughter would stop complaining and start joining in like a normal teenager…
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Edina's got an electronic organiser and a plan to become a model - of efficiency that is. And what's more efficient than flying to New York on Concorde for a doorknob? On New Year's Eve, she has a full house, including Patsy's ultra-glam sister. But Edina's not going to let the crowd interfere with her resolution to have more fun. Then Edina and Patsy plan to get in touch with their inner sexuality - they've scheduled an orgy! Saffy leaves home to...
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Edina continues to battle against the unfair forces of nature and society, supported by her best friend - and outrageous lush - Patsy. Series two finds Edina looking for a new best friend after a row with Patsy, contemplating mortality after a death in the family, coping with a sudden drop in income, hospitalisation, re-birthing, and going on holiday!
12) Tinker Bell
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Peter Pan's sprightly sidekick, Tinker Bell, embarks on a daring quest to unlock the true magic of pixie dust in an effort to save the fairies' homeland, Pixie Hollow.
14) A Christmas Wish
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Lettice is a little rabbit with big dreams. When Lettice follows some children home and watches them decorate their Christmas tree, she never imagines that she will end up on the top branch dressed as a fairy! Another dream comes true for Lettice in this magical Christmas story, full of sparkly surprises.
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A hilarious collection of poems from the creator of the best-selling Duck in the Truck series. We learnt about acorns and planted a tree. Nigel fell over and bashed up his knee. Rosie Rawlings cried at play -Her pet rabbit's run away. In English, Miss Chadwick was in a bad mood. At lunchtime we all made a mess with our food. And you'll never guess what happened to Claire, She leaned back too far and fell off her chair! Jez Alborough's hilarious rhymes...
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WINNIE-THE-POOH
POOH GOES VISITING and other stories
Story 1 In which we are introduced
Story 2 In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place
Story 3 In which Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle
Story 4 In which Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one
Story 5 In which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water
Story 6 In which Christopher Robin gives a Pooh...
POOH GOES VISITING and other stories
Story 1 In which we are introduced
Story 2 In which Pooh goes visiting and gets into a tight place
Story 3 In which Pooh and Piglet go hunting and nearly catch a Woozle
Story 4 In which Eeyore loses a tail and Pooh finds one
Story 5 In which Piglet is entirely surrounded by water
Story 6 In which Christopher Robin gives a Pooh...