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Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn is adapting Enid Blyton's Famous Five – and we’re as confused as you are

He’s swapping ultra-violent thrillers for children's books

Total Film · Jun 26, 2023

Famous Five head to BBC for new series based on Enid Blyton classics

The BBC has announced filming on a new Famous Five series, based on the Enid Blyton series of children's books, is now underway.

WhatToWatch · Jun 26, 2023

Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit story originated in African folktales, expert argues

The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Roald Dahl rewrites: rather than bowdlerising books on moral grounds we should help children to navigate history

Although several of his best-known children’s books were first published in the 1960s, Roald Dahl is among the most popular authors for young people today. The recent decision by publisher Puffin, in conjunction with The Roald Dahl Story Company, to make several hundred revisions to new editions of his novels…

The Conversation · Feb 20, 2023

Graphic novelist Deena Mohamed: ‘People seem to love how Egyptian my work is’

The author of the hit Cairo-set novel – set to be a future classic – on going viral with her first web comic and growing up reading Enid Blyton and Agatha Christie

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

Best books to buy for children this Christmas

Capture the big imaginations of the little people in your life with these magical reads. Melanie McDonagh rounds up her favourites

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2022

Emmerdale's Harriet star Katherine Dow Blyton’s real life - Corrie past and famous family

Following the death of the beloved Harriet, we take a look at the real life of Harriet actress Katherine Dow Blyton’s life off screen after 10 years in Emmerdale

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

The Famous Five: A New Musical review – lashings of vim

This co-production with Chichester Festival theatre nails the atmosphere and the performances, if not Enid Blyton’s knack for a good plot

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022

The Famous Five review: forget shipwrecks and spies – the fate of humanity now lies in their hands

Brisk direction, plucky performances and complex lyrics propel this original adaptation, as the hunt for a source of renewable energy comes under threat

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

Enid Blyton and Souza showed out

PUNE: Enid Blyton and Souza showed out when the horses were exercised here on Sunday (Sept. 25) morn

The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022