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A Traveller In Time
''A Traveller in Time'' is a 1939 children's time-slip novel by Alison Uttley. It is set in rural Derbyshire, in both the Edwardian (primary time) and Elizabethan (secondary time) eras. The main action takes place in the early 1580s, with the protagonist Penelope getting involved in a failed attempt to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots from her imprisonment, foreshadowing the Babington plot. Plot Penelope Taberner Cameron, an adolescent girl living in Edwardian Chelsea, is sent to convalesce at Thackers, her aunt's farmhouse in Derbyshire. During her stays, she is transported back in time to the early 1580s - sometimes this happens during her dreams, sometimes by going through a door that appears from time to time. Penelope meets her Taberner ancestors, who work as domestic servants to Anthony Babington and his household, and begins to fall in love with Anthony's younger brother Francis. Anthony is plotting to free Mary, Queen of Scots while she is being held in Wingfield Manor; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Uttley
Alison Jane Uttley ( Taylor; 17 December 1884 – 7 May 1976) was an English writer of over 100 books. She is best known for a children's series about Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig. She is also remembered for a pioneering time slip novel for children, ''A Traveller in Time'', about the imprisoned Mary, Queen of Scots. Life Born in Cromford and brought up on a farm in rural Derbyshire, Alison Taylor was educated at the Lea School in Holloway, Derbyshire, Holloway and the Lady Manners School in Bakewell, where she developed a love for science that led to a scholarship to Manchester University to read physics. In 1906 she became the second woman honours graduate of the university and made a lifetime friendship with the charismatic Professor Samuel Alexander. After university, Alison Taylor trained as a teacher at the Cambridge Training College for Women (now Hughes Hall, Cambridge). In 1908, she became the physics mistress at Fulham County Grammar School (later Fulham Cross Girls' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faber & Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, Margaret Storey, William Golding, Samuel Beckett, Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Milan Kundera and Kazuo Ishiguro. Founded in 1929, in 2006 the company was named the KPMG Publisher of the Year. Faber and Faber Inc., formerly the American branch of the London company, was sold in 1998 to the Holtzbrinck company Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG). Faber and Faber ended the partnership with FSG in 2015 and began distributing its books directly in the United States. History Faber and Faber began as a firm in 1929, but originated in the Scientific Press, owned by Sir Maurice and Lady Gwyer. The Scientific Press derived much of its income from the weekly magazine ''The Nursing Mirror''. The Gwyers' desire to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald James
:''This is about the British actor. For others with this name, see Gerald James (other)'' Gerald James (26 November 1917 – 10 June 2006) was a British actor best known for his character actor roles in British television productions such as '' The Sandbaggers'', '' The Professionals'', '' Secret Army'', '' Sapphire & Steel'', '' Hadleigh'' and ''The Pickwick Papers''. He also appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf .... Filmography External links * 1917 births 2006 deaths British male television actors {{UK-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Bradley
Elizabeth Bradley (20 May 1922 – 30 October 2000) was an English actress. She played Maud Grimes in the British soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Bradley was born Joan Abraham in Macclesfield, Cheshire, the daughter of a senior civil servant, and took her father's middle name as her stage surname. She started acting professionally at the age of 23. Bradley's played wheelchair-using pensioner Maud Grimes in ''Coronation Street'' from 1993 to 1999. The character was described as a battle-axe and was once called "the mother-in-law from hell". She filmed 476 episodes during this time. Bradley had previously played character Councillor Adams in the soap in 1978, but was credited then as Margaret Bradley. She has also made TV appearances in '' London's Burning'', ''The Bill'', ''Casualty'', '' Bad Girls'' and '' The Sweeney''. Her film roles included '' Four Dimensions of Greta'' and '' The Flesh and Blood Show'' (both 1972) with director Pete Walker, and as the old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gipps-Kent
Simon Gipps-Kent (born Simon Trevor Kent; 25 October 1958 – 16 September 1987)Alistair D. McGown & Mark J. Dochert''The Hill and Beyond: Children's Television Drama – An Encyclopedia'' British Film Institute, 2003, p. 97. was an English theatre and film actor in the 1970s and 1980s, known for his teenage portrayals of British royalty and nobility.Profile RememberingBrandon.net; accessed 27 October 2015. He was born into a show business family in , London. His television debut was on the in 1971 followed with a London |
Sophie Thompson
Sophie Thompson (born 20 January 1962) is a British actress. She has worked in film, television and theatre and she won the 1999 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the London revival of ''Into the Woods''. She has been nominated for the Olivier Award five other times for '' Wildest Dreams'' (1994), ''Company'' (1996), '' Clybourne Park'' (2011), ''Guys and Dolls'' (2016) and ''Present Laughter'' (2019). Thompson's film appearances include ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), ''Persuasion'' (1995), '' Emma'' (1996), ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998), ''Gosford Park'' (2001) and ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' (2010). Her television roles include playing Stella Crawford in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2006–2007) and Rosemary Piper in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2018). Life and work Early life, training and early career Thompson was born 20 January 1962 in London, and is the daughter of actress Phyllida Law, and actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Children's And Education
BBC Children's and Education is the BBC division responsible for media content for children in the UK. Since the launch of specially dedicated television channels in 2002, the services have been marketed under two brands. CBBC (short for Children's BBC or initialed for Children's British Broadcasting Corporation) is aimed at children aged between 6 and 12, and CBeebies offers content for younger viewers. Unlike CBeebies, the CBBC brand predates the launch of these channels all the way back to when it was just a children's block on the main channel BBC, when it was also the brand name used for all of the BBC's children's programmes. CBBC broadcasts from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm (previously 7:00 am to 9:00 pm from 16 April 2016 until 4 January 2022) and CBeebies broadcasts from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, respectively timesharing with BBC Three for CBBC and BBC Four for CBeebies. The brands also have dedicated websites, social media channels, and over-the-top media services on BBC iPlayer. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
