The Voyage of The Aegre is a dramatic true account of how a plan to sail a little fishing boat from the Highlands of Scotland down the coast to England turned into a trans-oceanic odyssey for Nick and Julie Grainger. It was the 1970s and their simple wooden boat was equipped with none of the aids modern yachts enjoy. Navigation was by sextant and compass, food cooked on a Primus, and weather forecasting by guesswork. Diligent preparation before they set sail eventually saved their...

The Voyage of The Aegre is a dramatic true account of how a plan to sail a little fishing boat from the Highlands of Scotland down the coast to England turned into a trans-oceanic odyssey for Nick and Julie Grainger. It was the 1970s and their simple wooden boat was equipped with none of the aids modern yachts enjoy. Navigation was by sextant and compass, food cooked on a Primus, and weather forecasting by guesswork. Diligent preparation before they set sail eventually saved their lives in...

Lorsque l’une des résidentes de la maison de retraite Villa Romarin est retrouvée morte dans son fauteuil, un samedi soir de décembre, personne n’est réellement surpris. Du moins jusqu’aux étonnantes révélations des résultats de l’autopsie. Une overdose d’héroïne dans une maison de retraite, vraiment ? L’inspecteur DC Smith et son équipe vont rapidement s’en rendre compte : la Villa Romarin cache bien des secrets et l’un des résidents prend manifestement un malin plaisir à provoquer la pol...

Lorsque Wayne Fletcher, un jeune homme de dix-sept ans, se noie dans la rivière qui traverse la petite ville de Kings Lake, dans le Norfolk, tout le monde croit à un tragique accident. Certes, Wayne était un athlète ; mais ce jour-là, ses amis et lui avaient sans doute un peu trop bu… Le dossier s’apprête donc à être classé lorsqu’un détail attire l’attention de l’inspecteur DC Smith. Depuis plus de trente ans qu’il exerce son métier avec autant de sagacité que d’obstination, Smith n’est p...

Full-cast dramatisations of three of Noel Streatfeild's classic children's booksRising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her day. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983. She died in 1986, but her stories continue to captivate children today. Included here are three of her very best - Ballet Shoes, The Growing Summer and When t...