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![]() As part of the Marlowe Society and the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club, he played both dramatic and comedic roles alongside other future stars such as Derek Jacobi.Īfter university, he established a career on stage as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company before transitioning into television and film roles. Hardiman also narrated hundreds of audiobooks throughout his career, including series by Colin Dexter, Anne Perry, and Ruth Rendell.īorn in London’s Forest Gate in 1937, Hardiman discovered his acting talents while reading English at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. ![]() One of his final roles was in Holby City in 2021. ![]() He also starred in series such as The Crown, Wallander, Doctor Who and Prime Suspect. ![]() His electronic mask is mesmerizing but no one knows. The programme ran for three seasons between 19. Terrence Hardiman, who played the lead role in childrens series The Demon Headmaster, has died at the age of 86, his agent has said. The man everyone wants to see is DJ Pardoman whose face keeps changing from Elvis to Madonna to Brad Pitt. Hardiman terrified a generation of children with his chilling performance in The Demon Headmaster, the TV series based on the children’s books of the same name by Gillian Cross. The statement described him as a “beloved client and much-loved stage and screen actor”. The actor’s death was announced “with great sadness” today (Tuesday 9 May) by his agency, Scott Marshall Partners. Terrence Hardiman, best known for playing the title role in the CBBC series The Demon Headmaster, has died at the age of 86. ![]() ![]() You told us on video/audio that the sex scene in the second book was one of the most challenging to write, because you wanted every action to be representative of the characters’ personalities, so which scene from KINGS RISING did you struggle with most for similar reasons? It has been such an amazing journey from start to finish.Īs for more books in the series, Kings Rising will be the last Captive Prince novel, but I will be releasing three short stories set in the Captive Prince universe, which will be available later in 2016. Truthfully, I cried when I sent the final draft off to my editor, and found it difficult to hit “send” because I didn’t want the story to be over. ![]() It was incredibly emotional to finish, to reach the end and to look back and see how far the characters had come, and how far I had come with them. ![]() If I am not mistaken, it has been seven years since you’ve started this series. It was important to me that his point of view added tension to the story, and came at the right moment. ![]() I wanted people to finally see a glimpse behind the curtain, and for Laurent’s viewpoint to feel very true but also to be surprising. In a way, I had been writing up to that moment all along. ![]() ![]() He is haunted by the man in black, Walter, a long-time negative force in his life. Roland awakes on the beach after sacrificing Jake to continue on the quest for the Dark Tower. However, the Dark Tower looms in the future and Roland realizes that his search for the Dark Tower might be both the beginning and the end of his relationships with his new companions. Roland develops strong friendships as he works to overcome a nearly fatal infection. The Drawing of the Three is the second addition to the Dark Tower series brings the reader through a series of different times and places as its hero, Roland, continues on his quest for the Dark Tower. The family moved to Ruth's home town of Durham, Maine but also spent brief periods in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Stratford, Connecticut. His mother, Nellie Ruth Pillsbury, raised King and his adopted older brother David by herself, sometimes under great financial strain. When King was three years old, his father, Donald Edwin King, deserted his family under the lie of "going to buy a pack of cigarettes". ![]() Stephen Edwin King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, I was able to get a copy of The Moon and More, Dessen’s second most recent novel. I haven’t been able to get my hands on a copy of Saint Anything yet, but I’m sure that will be my beach book of the summer. I devoured Dessen novel after Dessen novel during this period of my life, so when I found out her new novel, Saint Anything, was released this April, a wave of nostalgia washed over me the way waves crash on the beach in the town of Colby. Calories didn’t exist and my world only extended as far as my bike would carry me it was a simpler time. Much like Jonas Brothers concerts, Delia’s, and vanilla bean Frappuccinos, Sarah Dessen novels belong to those idyllic summers of middle school years, before worrying about college courses, internships, and final exams became the norm. ![]() I must have been living under a rock to have missed the fact that Sarah Dessen released a new novel just weeks ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Expectations for their future were sharply defined. Life was very different for unmarried young women in earlier generations. How are women’s stories different? Why do you think they’ve gone unreported for so long? Do you think sharing these stories will make a difference to future generations? It is changing slowly, and women’s courage and determination and victories are being brought to light. The stories of women have largely gone undocumented throughout history, and this era is no different. ![]() There were times in my journey when it felt as if that penny and the hope it represented were the only things that kept me going.”¹ What is the significance of the fact that it is an American penny? In what ways does hope anchor us in the moment, and in what ways does it push us forward? Do you or your family have any keepsakes that represent your family’s hope for the future? Use the questions below to spark a conversation about the book with fellow readers and book club members. ![]() ![]() ![]() GROSS: I want to start by asking you to do a reading. Thanks for writing it, and thanks for coming back to our show.ĬOLSON WHITEHEAD: Yeah, thanks for having me back. TERRY GROSS, BYLINE: Colson Whitehead, welcome back to FRESH AIR. Terry spoke with Colson Whitehead last year. The novel is about Ray's dual life, class divisions within Harlem and the crimes of the elite compared to crimes on Ray's level. ![]() The main character, Ray Carney, owns a furniture store on 125th Street in Harlem, but he has a side line trafficking in stolen goods as a fence or, as he prefers to think of it, a middleman, nothing like his father, who was more of a full-time crook with crooked friends. His latest book is a crime novel called "Harlem Shuffle," set in Harlem between 19. He also wrote a novel about a plague where everyone who's infected becomes a zombie and a memoir about playing poker. There are many sides to Colson Whitehead's writing. "The Nickel Boys" is based on the story of the Dozier School for Boys in northern Florida, a reform school infamous for its mistreatment and brutal punishment of boys who were sent there and for buried bodies discovered on its grounds. It was adapted into a Peabody Award-winning TV series. ![]() Our guest, Colson Whitehead, is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for his novels "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys." "The Underground Railroad" is about a 15-year-old enslaved girl who escapes a brutal Georgia plantation. ![]() ![]() I was not ready for how deep their secrets would run. I knew it would be a responsibility of the women in a strong family. ![]() ![]() I went into this book expecting a story of simple family magic with a little bit of sacrifice to keep a circus running. There was so much more to this story than a secretive circus. A curse that might be tied to her fiancé’s mysterious disappearance Soon secrets about Lara’s family history begin to come to light, revealing a curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations. When her desperate search for answers unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother’s journals, Lara is swept into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love. Virginia, 2004: Lara Barnes is on top of the world until her fiancé disappears on their wedding day. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. ![]() Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder-a world where women weave illusions of magnificent beasts, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. From the author of A Witch in Time comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America of family secrets, sacrifice, and lost love set against the backdrop of a mysterious circus. ![]() ![]() By writing the story from ‘my daughter’s’ perspective, I learned a lot, both about her, and about myself. On her website Hopkins says, “ Crank began as a personal exploration of the ‘why’s’ behind my daughter’s decisions, and what part I might have played in them. It is written in the voice of her daughter. Crank is loosely based on the true story of Hopkins’ daughter’s addiction to crank, a form of methamphetamine. The two books couldn’t be more opposite in content and style. ![]() ![]() At the same time, but in a totally different way, Ellen Hopkins‘ work, particularly Crank, has proven very influential for me. It was significant and if you are interested you can refer back to that blog here. Two weeks ago I blogged about the impact that Karen Hesse’s book Out of the Dust had on the writing of my own debut book, Crazy. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle, the just-rescued Daphne has been cursed and falls asleep, but Dirk brings her back to life with a kiss, only to see her vanish. The story has been described by Crash as "a cross between an Arthurian romance and George and the Dragon". Daphne appears in the final level of the game, giving Dirk directions to use the magic sword and slay the dragon. ![]() Singe commanded King Aethelred to surrender his kingdom before sunset or the princess would die. In the original Dragon's Lair game, Princess Daphne is kidnapped by the dragon Singe and imprisoned in a large crystal orb. A beautiful maiden coveted by many princes and knights, her heart belongs to the kingdom's champion, Dirk the Daring. She serves as the series' damsel in distress. In the games, Princess Daphne is the beautiful daughter of King Aethelred and an unnamed queen. ![]() She was created and designed by Rick Dyer and Don Bluth and introduced in the original Dragon's Lair in 1983. Princess Daphne is a fictional character from the Dragon's Lair series of video games. Vera Lanpher ( Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II) ![]() |