by Giles Broadbent | Sep 20, 2019 | Story
Rutland was the last hold-out against fast food giant McDonald’s. But now the American giant wants to slap some Golden Arches on the rural county. The story There is a corner of a field that is forever England. Enter Rutland. Even the name suggests a farming...
by Giles Broadbent | Sep 4, 2019 | Story
In prison, the small comforts come at a big price. But how do inmates pay for their luxuries when money is in short supply and tobacco is illegal? The story Trade, like nature, finds a way. In the sealed-off setting of a prison, where cash money is scarce and people’s...
by Giles Broadbent | Aug 22, 2019 | Story
How does a country fall apart in this day and age? Not with a bang but with a series of bureaucratic screw-ups, queues, shortages and lots of fury The Story It’s a Yellowhammer to fix the last nail in the coffin, the critics would have you believe. It’s an incendiary...
by Giles Broadbent | Aug 17, 2019 | Story
They are the staple of all high-concept fiction: the weapon-laden villain’s lair – a boat, a castle, a silo. Either way, they’re all super stylish The Story She’s part luxury toy, part-lair and part research vessel – and all dreamboat but, sadly,...
by Giles Broadbent | Jul 31, 2019 | Story
The man seeking more than treasure in a silver mine Has the loner found a new way of living or are they hiding? Is it the dream that sustains them – or must they stay one step ahead of their demons? The Story A 70-year-old loner and former schoolteacher...
by Giles Broadbent | Jul 10, 2019 | Story
What happens to a copper when it becomes too much The idea of the burnt-out copper is a staple of fiction. But, beyond the cliche, there are real officers dealing with trauma in a very human way. The Story Police Sergeant Ali Livingstone was driven. He was intent on...
