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Helen Suzman: Bright Star in a Dark Chamber

Robin Renwick

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'The task of all who believe in multiracialism in this country is to survive. Quite inevitably time...

London Thames Path

David Fathers

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David Fathers presents a unique and richly illustrated guide to the London section of the Thames...

Yes Minister & Yes Prime Minister - The Complete Audio Collection: The Classic BBC Comedy Series

Nigel Hawthorne, Jonathan Lynn, Antony Jay and Paul Eddington

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For the first time in one audio collection, all sixteen Yes Minister radio episodes plus six further...

Head of State

Andrew Marr

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Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make...

Awix (3310 KP) rated Ultraviolet in TV

Jan 3, 2021

Ultraviolet

1998 | Horror, Thriller

8.5

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British horror-thriller resists the temptation of going camp and is all the better for it. London cop Mike Colefield discovers the existence of a secretive government agency hunting blood-drinking, mirror-averse immortals and is eventually recruited by them. But can they uncover the enemy's plans before internal tensions tear the team apart?

One of the many post-X Files genre shows to appear in the UK in the late 90s, but much better than most of them, largely because it resists the temptation to go overboard with the flashy fantasy elements: vampires rarely appear in the early episodes and this more closely resembles a police procedural show. But definitely a horror series, and an effective one for the most part, written and played with great skill. Starts off as an episodic show before the serial elements gradually take over - the standalone episodes are best - and comes up with some clever new spins on vampire lore. One wishes they could have made more than just the six episodes (plus a US pilot with a mostly different cast and rather different approach), but as it this this definitely counts as small but perfectly formed.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2103 KP) rated City of the Dead in Books

Feb 27, 2023 (Updated Feb 27, 2023)

City of the Dead

James Ponti | 2023 | Children

9.0

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Breaking into a Museum is Only the Beginning

As this book opens, the team has been tasked with breaking into the British Museum and retrieving a couple of items from their exhibit on Egypt. These are sensitive items that the government doesn’t want to officially ask for back and doesn’t want to admit they even have. But the mission is not all it appears to be. What will happen when the team learns the truth?

Yes, I’m being vague in my teaser, but this is definitely a case where the fun comes in seeing how the plot evolves, so I’m giving as few spoilers as I can. There are plenty of twists that had me turning pages as fast as I could. I will say a matter of trust was resolved a little too easily for me to buy, but it was minor. As always, I love the characters, and I love watching their relationships. The growth here is great. We still get some laughs along with the adventure, too. The cliffhanger is going to make the wait for the next book even harder. Fans young and old will be delighted with this book.