Jack Kerouac goes on the road again
KEROUAC’S ROAD: THE BEAT OF A NATION explores Jack Kerouac’s legacy through stories of modern “on-the-roaders” and those who knew or were inspired by him. Featuring Josh Brolin, W. Kamau Bell, Matt Dillon and more, it reveals a rarely seen side of Kerouac and offers a fresh take on On the Road and its lasting impact on America.
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"If you understand each other you will be kind to each other"
This one hour documentary, produced in 2011 by Mentorn Media for BBC Four, follows Melvyn Bragg as he travels from Oklahoma to California to examine the enduring legacy of the Nobel Prize-winning author, John Steinbeck. In novels such as The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men , and Cannery Row , Steinbeck gave voices to ordinary people who were battling pove…
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Get ready for a Moomin celebration!
On the 9th August, do something special for Moomin Day ! This year marks 80 years since ‘The Moomins and the Great Flood’ was first published and everybody is invited to this global celebration. How will you take part?
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Meet the women of Union Street
A Pat Barker classic is ’ Union Street ’, a fantastic collection of stories which brings together the lives of women both young and old, who face the harsh challenges of a precarious world. ’ Union Street’ was first released in 1982 and was also Pat Barkers first book published. But it has remained a masterpiece and tribute to Pat Barker’s ability to tell…
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