Previously, News International, publisher of the Sun and News of the World and owners of the Fox movie and TV studio and satellite broadcaster Sky TV, were only proven to have hacked celebrity and political mobile phones for gossip, with token settlements reached. Within the past day The BBC is one of many news agencies…
I mentioned this novel a while back on the blog, and now that I found some time to read it myself, I wanted to share some thoughts. First, the background. This is a novel. I can only assume some of it is based on Tara’s own experiences, but it is not a memoir, so it’s…
This episode, written by Jonathan Greene, falls over itself with its issues and is another that suffers from the need to provide twists and turns but ends up pandering to cliché and prejudice. The teen in the equation is the aggressor rather than the teacher but this is one of the twists after initially presenting…
Thanks to the wonders of multiple TV rights, UK viewers saw this episode last week. “Captive” departs from Law and Order tradition because the victim isn’t found dead at the start, but rather the “distraction actors” doing something totally unconnected to the crime, stumble upon a kidnapping that happens right in front of them. Post-credits,…
Sam Edwards, Chief Executive to the campaign one voice for the kids, sent me an email sharing the details of a rally they have planned for Aug 11, in Aberdeen, Scotland. If you’re a survivor in the UK, I thought I would pass along the information for you: Onevoice for the kids was launched in…
Review: Abused, Breaking The Silence (2011, UK) Abused: Breaking the Silence (hereafter known as ABTS) is an independently produced BBC documentary. It reported on two Catholic Schools run by the Rosminian Order sect; The Grace Dieu in Leicestershire, England and St Michael’s, Soni in what is now known as Tanzania, back in the late 1950s…
