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Magpie Murders
''Magpie Murders'' is a 2016 mystery novel by British author Anthony Horowitz and the first novel in the ''Susan Ryeland'' series. The story focuses on the murder of a mystery author and uses a story within a story format. The book has been translated into multiple languages and has been adapted into a six-part television drama series with the same title. Synopsis An unmarried, middle-aged editor named Susan Ryeland receives from her superior the handwritten manuscript of the latest projected novel of the best-selling writer Alan Conway, but notices that the final chapter is missing. Shortly afterwards, she learns that Alan Conway has died in an apparent suicide by falling off the tower of his mansion. A suicide note in Conway's own handwriting is delivered to her office. However, she has nagging doubts about the reality of the events, and decides to investigate Conway's death in order to know the truth, and to find where the last chapter of the manuscript went. Development Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Horowitz
Anthony John Horowitz, (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include ''The Diamond Brothers'' series, the ''Alex Rider'' series, and ''The Power of Five'' series (known in the U.S. as ''The Gatekeepers''). His work for adults includes the play '' Mindgame'' (2001); two Sherlock Holmes novels, '' The House of Silk'' (2011) and '' Moriarty'' (2014); two novels featuring his own detective Atticus Pünd, '' Magpie Murders'' (2016) and '' Moonflower Murders'' (2020); and four novels featuring a fictionalised-version of himself as a companion and chronicler to private investigator Daniel Hawthorne, ''The Word Is Murder'' (2017), ''The Sentence Is Death'' (2018), ''A Line to Kill'' (2021), and ''The Twist of a Knife'' (2022). The Estate of James Bond creator Ian Fleming also chose Horowitz to write Bond novels utilizing unpublished material by Fleming, starting with ''Trigger Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Spall
Timothy Leonard Spall (born 27 February 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. Spall performed in '' Secrets & Lies'' (1996), and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Subsequently, he starred in many films, including ''Hamlet'' (1996), ''Still Crazy'' (1998), ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002), ''The Last Samurai'' (2003), '' Enchanted'' (2007), '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' (2007), ''The Damned United'' (2009), ''The King's Speech'' (2010), ''Ginger and Rosa'' (2012), ''Denial'' (2016), and '' The Party'' (2017). He voiced Nick, a cynical, portly rat in ''Chicken Run'' (2000). He played Peter Pettigrew in five ''Harry Potter'' films, from ''Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004) to '' Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010). Spall has collaborated with director Mike Leigh, making six films together: ''Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, and Felixstowe which has one of the largest container ports in Europe. The county is low-lying but can be quite hilly, especially towards the west. It is also known for its extensive farming and has largely arable land with the wetlands of the Broads in the north. The Suffolk Coast & Heaths and Dedham Vale are both nationally designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. History Administration The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Suffolk, and East Anglia generally, occurred on a large scale, possibly following a period of depopulation by the previous inhabitants, the Romanised descendants of the Iceni. By the fifth century, they had established control of the region. The Anglo-Saxon inhabitants later b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Meath
County Meath (; gle, Contae na Mí or simply ) is a county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. It is bordered by Dublin to the southeast, Louth to the northeast, Kildare to the south, Offaly to the southwest, Westmeath to the west, Cavan to the northwest, and Monaghan to the north. To the east, Meath also borders the Irish Sea along a narrow strip between the rivers Boyne and Delvin, giving it the second shortest coastline of any county. Meath County Council is the local authority for the county. Meath is the 14th-largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties by land area, and the 8th-most populous, with a total population of 220,296 according to the 2022 census. The county town and largest settlement in Meath is Navan, located in the centre of the county along the River Boyne. Other towns in the county include Trim, Kells, Laytown, Ashbourne, Dunboyne, Slane and Bettystown. Colloquially known as "The Royal County", the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin City University
Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its first students in 1980, and was elevated to university status (along with the NIHE Limerick, now the University of Limerick) in September 1989 by statute. In September 2016, DCU completed the process of incorporating four other Dublin-based educational institutions: the Church of Ireland College of Education, All Hallows College, Mater Dei Institute of Education and St Patrick's College. As of 2020, the university has 17,400 students and over 80,000 alumni. In addition the university has around 1,200 online distance education students studying through DCU Connected. There were 1,690 staff in 2019. Notable members of the academic staff include former Taoiseach, John Bruton and "thinking" Guru Edward De Bono. Bruton accepted a position as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europe after the Acts of Union in 1800. Following independence in 1922, Dublin becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cattaneo
Peter Joseph Cattaneo MBE (born 1 July 1964) is a British filmmaker. He is most known for directing the comedy film ''The Full Monty'', for which he won the MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker. Life and career Cattaneo was brought up in Twickenham, London. His father was a London-born animator of Italian descent. After attending London College of Printing for an art foundation course, and Leeds Polytechnic for a BA in Graphic Design (Film), he graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1989, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for '' Dear Rosie'' (1990). He went on to make his feature film debut with ''The Full Monty'' (1997), which was a smash success both in the UK and internationally. The comedy grossed £160,049,344 at the box office on a £3 million budget and Cattaneo received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Cattaneo has since directed several films including ''Lucky Break'' (2001), ''Opal Dream ''Opal Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' (currently styled as ''RadioTimes'') is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in May 1923 by John Reith, then general manager of the British Broadcasting Company (from 1 January 1927, the British Broadcasting Corporation), it was the world's first broadcast listings magazine. It was published entirely in-house by BBC Magazines from 8 January 1937 until 16 August 2011, when the division was merged into Immediate Media Company. On 12 January 2017, Immediate Media was bought by the German media group Hubert Burda. The magazine is published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the week from Saturday to Friday. Originally, listings ran from Sunday to Saturday: the changeover meant 8 October 1960 was listed twice, in successive issues. Since Christmas 1969, a 14-day double-sized issue has been published each December containing schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney (born 19 June 1957) is an English actor. Life and career Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama series ''Telford's Change''. He made his West End debut in 1979 in ''Can you Hear me at The Back'', by Brian Clark, followed immediately by ''Taking Steps'' by Alan Ayckbourn. After playing Toby Gashe in ''The Bell'', by Iris Murdoch, Maloney joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 playing Ferdinand in '' The Tempest''. After the RSC, he went on to play in ''The Perfectionist'' at Hampstead, the title role of Peer Gynt for Cambridge Theatre Company, ''The London Cuckolds'' at the Lyric Hammersmith, ''Two Planks and a Passion'' by Anthony Minghella, directed by Danny Boyle at Greenwich and ''Built on Sand'' at the Royal Court. Maloney went on to appear in many films and television series, including ''What if Its Raining'', by Anthony Minghella, for Channel 4. He became a fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pippa Haywood
Philippa Haywood (born 6 May 1961) is a British actress. She won the 2005 Rose d'Or Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for ''Green Wing'' (2004–2006). Her other television credits include ''The Brittas Empire'' (1991–1997), Chimera (1991) ''Prisoners' Wives'' (2012–2013) and ''Scott & Bailey'' (2012–2016). In 2018, she played the role of Lorraine Craddock in the BBC television series ''Bodyguard''. In 2019 she appeared in series 4 of the BBC Radio 4 Show ''The Pin''. Early life and education Haywood was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She attended Hatfield Girls’ Grammar School and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Career Television Haywood has an extensive television career which includes portraying the much put-upon Helen Brittas in the BBC One comedy series ''The Brittas Empire'' (1991–1997), Mrs Kitchen in the CITV animated series ''Budgie the Little Helicopter'' (1994-1996), Julie Chadwick in the 2007 BBC Two comedy ''Fear, Stress & Anger'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conleth Hill
Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill (born 24 November 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has performed on stage in productions in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards and received two Tony Award nominations. He is best known for his role as Varys in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019). Early life Conleth Hill was born in Ballycastle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He has an older brother who works as a cameraman, a sister who is a producer, and a younger brother, Ronan, who is a sound engineer who has won four Emmy Awards for his sound mixing on ''Game of Thrones''. Hill attended St MacNissi's College, Garron Tower and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama's (Clothworkers Company Scholar) acting programme in 1989. Career Hill made his Broadway debut in Marie Jones' '' Stones in His Pockets''. For his work in the Canadian production of the play he received a Dora Mavor Moore Award. He pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jude Hill
Jude Hill (born 2010) is a Northern Irish actor. He is known for his lead role in Kenneth Branagh's film ''Belfast (film), Belfast'' (2021) based on Branagh's childhood, for which Hill won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Performer. Early life Hill was born in Gilford, County Down, Gilford, a village in County Down near Armagh to parents Shauneen and Darryl. He has a younger sister and a younger brother. He attended St John's Primary School. He took drama classes at the Shelley Lowry School in Portadown from the age of four. Career Hill made his feature film debut in Kenneth Branagh's ''Belfast (film), Belfast''. The film's story is mostly told through the eyes of Hill's character Buddy, "a smart, cheery 9-year-old and a fictional version of Branagh himself", as described by Jeanette Catsoulis of ''The New York Times''. Hill was nine when he was cast as the film's lead out of 300 young actors who auditioned, ten when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
