Characters
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
Writer
E. Nesbit's classic children's book "The Railway Children" follows Roberta (Bobbie), Phyllis and Peter, three sheltered siblings who suffer a huge upheaval when their father is falsely imprisoned. The children and their mother, now penniless, are forced to move from London to rural Yorkshire, into a cottage near to a railway line. The story deals with themes of justice, the importance of family and the kindness of strangers. York Theatre Royal's award-winning theatre production of The Railway Children is written by Mike Kenny, directed for the stage by Damian Cruden and directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon. This stage-to-screen version, filmed at the National Railway Museum, features the steam train from the much-loved original feature film.
Novel
O talento mirim Freddie Highmore (Em Busca da Terra do Nunca) estrela ao lado de Kenneth Branagh (Geração Roubada) nessa aventura fantástica. Ele é Robert, um de cinco irmãos que são enviados para uma temporada no castelo de um tio pra lá de esquisito. Lá, eles descobrem uma passagem subterrânea para uma praia que não está em nenhum mapa e onde bússolas não funcionam. É quando descobrem uma COISA.... que pode realizar seus desejos e metê-los nas maiores confusões.
Novel
Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their financially strapped father.
Writer
Stuck in their late Grandfather's country cottage with no TV, Anthea, Robert and Chris are resigned to a boring week until they find a mouldy old carpet and a strange golden egg. But when the egg accidentally falls into the bonfire, it hatches into the mythical firebird, the Gloden Phoenix. So begins an amazing journey and the adventure of a lifetime, as the Phoenix takes them to a land of enchantment, magic and fantasy - via a magic flying carpet. Written by L.H. Wong
