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The Famous Five (other)
'' The Famous Five'' is a series of novels by Enid Blyton The Famous Five may also refer to: Adaptations of the novel series * ''Famous Five'' (film), a 2012 German adaptation * ''The Famous Five'' (1978 TV series), a TV adaptation * ''The Famous Five'' (1995 TV series), another TV adaptation * ''The Famous Five'' (2023 TV series), a TV adaptation *'' Famous 5: On the Case'', an animated series Other uses *The Famous Five (Canada), a group of Canadian women who were proponents in a landmark women's rights case *The Famous Five (football), a Hibernian Football Club forward line during the late 1940s and early 1950s * Famous Five (Greyfriars School), schoolfellows of Billy Bunter * Famous Five, a group of United States Senators honored with their portraits in the United States Senate Reception Room *Spiro (band), formerly The Famous Five, a music group based in Bristol, England * The Famous Five, a music group based in Bath, England during the 1980s See also *Fab Five (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Five
''The Famous Five'' is a series of children's Adventure fiction, adventure novels and short stories written by English author Enid Blyton. The first book, ''Five on a Treasure Island'', was published in 1942. The novels feature the adventures of a group of young children – Julian, Dick, Anne, George and their dog Timmy. The vast majority of the stories take place in the children's school holidays. Each time they meet they get caught up in an adventure, often involving criminals or lost treasure. Sometimes the scene is set close to George's family home at Kirrin Cottage, such as the picturesque Kirrin Island, owned by George and her family in Kirrin Bay. George's own home and various other houses the children visit or stay in are hundreds of years old and often contain secret passages or smugglers' tunnels. In some books the children go camping in the countryside, on a hike or holiday together elsewhere. However, the settings are almost always rural and enable the chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famous Five (film)
''Famous Five'' () is a 2012 German children's film. Directed by , it is a film adaptation of ''The Famous Five (novel series), The Famous Five'' series by Enid Blyton, which is based primarily on the 1947 book ''Five on Kirrin Island Again''. Plot Siblings Julian, Dick and Anne travel to their uncle Quentin's house. Georgina "George" Kirrin, Quentin's daughter, is forced to go cycling with her cousins and decides to take them to the "Teufelsfelsen" (Devil's Rock). En route, she has a race with Julian and wins by cheating. She leaves and cycles to the harbour to say goodbye to Quentin, who then travels to "Felseninsel" (Kirrin Island). At Teufelsfelsen, the siblings hear a dog barking and, ignoring a sign that says "stay out, dangerous," enter a cave. Julian spots the dog, Timmy, at the bottom of a hole and climbs down to recue him. Timmy is banned from George's house, as he accidentally destroyed parts of Quentin's work and now lives with neighbour Mrs. Miller. With a rope, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Five (1978 TV Series)
''The Famous Five'' is a British television series based on the children's books of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was broadcast on ITV over two series in 1978 and 1979. It was produced by Southern Television in 26 half-hour episodes. Cast * Michele Gallagher as George * Marcus Harris as Julian * Gary Russell as Dick * Jennifer Thanisch as Anne * Toddy (a Border Collie) as Timmy the Dog Production Production for the series began in 1977, with filming commencing during the summer of that year. The series was produced by Southern Television in a co-production with a German company. The episodes were recorded on location and on film (rather than the more usual video tape), making it the most expensive children's television series ever produced at that point. Each story was adapted from one of the original novels and featured the same main characters; George, Julian, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog. The first series was produced by Don Leaver, while the second was produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Five (1995 TV Series)
''The Famous Five'' is a British television series based on The Famous Five (novel series), the children's book series of the same name by Enid Blyton. It was first broadcast on ITV Tyne Tees, Tyne Tees and ITV Wales & West, Harlech Television (HTV) from 10 September 1995 onwards, and on CITV (the children's strand of ITV (TV network), ITV) from 1 July 1996 onwards; there were two series between 1995 and 1997, produced by Zenith North and Tyne Tees in 26 twenty-five-minute episodes. The 1995 series was released in its entirety on VHS video. A three-disc DVD collection, containing 13 of the 26 episodes of the 1995 series, was released in Australia and New Zealand in 2005, and is marked "Revised Edition" to avoid confusion with the previous release of the 1979 series with 1995 artwork. A complete edition of the series was released on DVD in Australia and New Zealand in 2016. Other episodes have reportedly been released on DVD in Europe, but only the adaptation of ''Five on a Trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Five (2023 TV Series)
''The Famous Five'' is a British television series, an adaptation of the Enid Blyton series of books of the same name for the BBC and ZDF by Nicolas Winding Refn. Cast Main and recurring * Diaana Babnicova as George * Elliott Rose as Julian * Kit Rakusen as Dick * Flora Jacoby Richardson as Anne * James Lance as Quentin, George's father * Ann Akinjirin as Fanny, George’s mother * Kip as Timmy the Dog Guest * Jack Gleeson as Thomas Wentworth (Episode 1, 3 & 4) * Diana Quick as Mrs. Wentworth (Episode 1) * Ed Speleers as Mr. Roland (Episode 2) * Nora Arnezeder as Sabrina Grover (Episode 2) * Jason Flemyng as circus magician the Great Supremo (Episode 3) * Art Malik as Sir Lincoln Aubrey (Episode 3) * Emma Paetz as Dr. Graves (Episode 3) * Amir Wilson as Charlie Vincent / Cab Vee (Episode 4) * James Wilby as Mr Vincent (Episode 4) * Rita Tushingham as Miss Clutterbuck (Episode 4) * Jemima Rooper as Angela Clutterbuck (Episode 4) * * Tilly Walker as Jo (episode 3) * Jonath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Case
On, on, or ON may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * On (band), a solo project of Ken Andrews * ''On'' (EP), a 1993 EP by Aphex Twin * ''On'' (Echobelly album), 1995 * ''On'' (Gary Glitter album), 2001 * ''On'' (Imperial Teen album), 2002 * ''On'' (Elisa album), 2006 * ''On'' (Jean album), 2006 * ''On'' (Boom Boom Satellites album), 2006 * ''On'' (Tau album), 2017 * "On" (song), a 2020 song by BTS * "On", a song by Bloc Party from the 2006 album ''A Weekend in the City'' * "On", a song by Anson Lo, 2023 Other media * ''Ön'', a 1966 Swedish film * On (Japanese prosody), the counting of sound units in Japanese poetry * ''On'' (novel), by Adam Roberts * ONdigital, a failed British digital television service, later called ITV Digital * Overmyer Network, a former US television network Places * On (Ancient Egypt), a Hebrew form of the ancient Egyptian name of Heliopolis * On, Wallonia, a district of the municipality of Marche-en-Famenne * Ahn, Luxembourg, known in Luxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Five (Canada)
The Famous Five (), also known as The Valiant Five, and initially as The Alberta Five, were five prominent Canadian suffragists who advocated for women and children: Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Emily Murphy, and Irene Parlby. On August 27, 1927, they petitioned the federal government to refer the issue of the eligibility of women to be senator to the Supreme Court of Canada. This petition was the foundation of the '' Persons Case,'' a leading constitutional decision. Although most Canadian women had the vote in federal elections and all provinces but Quebec by 1927, the case was part of a larger drive for political equality. This was the first step towards equality for women in Canada and was the start to the first wave of feminism. The question the federal government posed to the Supreme Court was: "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the ''British North America Act, 1867'', include female persons?" In 1928, the Supreme Court unanimousl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Famous Five (football)
The Famous Five is the collective term for Hibernian's forward line of Gordon Smith, Bobby Johnstone, Lawrie Reilly, Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond. The north stand at Easter Road was named in their honour when it was rebuilt in 1995. All five players have been inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. The first time that the Famous Five all started together in a competitive match was on 15 October 1949 versus Queen of the South at Easter Road. The Edinburgh club won the match 2–0. The first time they ever played together however, was in a pre-season friendly match against Nithsdale Wanderers at Sanquhar, when they won 7-2. The last match all five players started together was against Clyde at Easter Road on 29 January 1955. Despite Ormond and Reilly getting both on the scoresheet, the visitors won the match 3–2. Most or all of the players featured significantly as Hibs won league championships in 1948, 1951 and 1952 – a remarkable achievement given that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famous Five (Greyfriars School)
Greyfriars School is a fictional English public school used as a setting in the long-running series of stories by the writer Charles Hamilton, who wrote under the pen-name of Frank Richards. Although the stories are focused on the Remove (or lower fourth form), whose most famous pupil was Billy Bunter, other characters also featured on a regular basis. Time is frozen in the Greyfriars stories; although the reader sees the passing of the seasons, the characters' ages do not change and they remain in the same year groups. From 1908 to 1940, the stories appeared in ''The Magnet'', in a total of 1,683 weekly issues. After 1940, the stories continued to appear in book form until Hamilton's death in 1961. ''Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School'' was broadcast as a BBC television series from 19 February 1951 to 22 July 1961. A comic strip was published in ''Knockout'' (drawn by Frank Minnitt) from 1939 to 1958, and then drawn by various other artists until ''Knockout'' merged with '' V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Senate Reception Room
The United States Senate Reception Room is located in the United States Capitol and is one of the Capitol's most richly decorated public rooms that features the work of Italian artist Constantino Brumidi. The room, numbered S-213, has historically been used for meetings and ceremonies. These decorations feature nine permanent portraits of the greatest senators as determined by a Senate committee. These portraits are placed in massive and ornate golden frames. Senator portraits In 1957, a Senate Committee headed by then Senator John F. Kennedy was tasked to decide on the five greatest U.S. Senators of all time so their portraits could decorate the Senate Reception Room. Three of the selections were the "Great Triumvirate": * John C. Calhoun (South Carolina) * Henry Clay (Kentucky) * Daniel Webster (Massachusetts) The other two selections were: * Robert M. La Follette (Wisconsin) * Robert A. Taft (Ohio) The aforementioned were nicknamed the "famous five", and at times have been r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiro (band)
Spiro is a British instrumental musical group based in Bristol, England, consisting of Jane Harbour (violin, viola) Alex Vann (mandolin) Jason Sparkes (piano accordion) and Jon Hunt (guitar). To date they have released four albums on the UK label Real World Records. History The band was formed in 1993 by violinist Jane Harbour, who quickly became the group's main composer and whose classical and electronica influences met with the punk influences of Vann and Hunt. Their early experiments centred around reworking traditional folk tunes, particularly those of the North of England, but Harbour's growing fascination with minimalist systems began to impact on the group and were evident by the time of the independently released ''Pole Star'' (1997), which fused both influences. The album was critically well received, and the band continued to play live, including writing and performing for theatre. However no further albums were released until the BBC's use of several Pole Star tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bailey
Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965), known professionally as Bill Bailey, is an English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom '' Black Books'' (2000–2004), and for his regular appearances on the panel shows ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', '' Have I Got News for You'', and '' QI'', as well as for his stand-up comedy work. He plays a variety of musical instruments and incorporates music into his performances. Bailey was listed by ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007, and again in 2010, he was voted the seventh greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's ''100 Greatest Stand-Ups''. He made an appearance in the film ''Hot Fuzz''. In 2020, he won the 18th series of the televised BBC dancing competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with his professional partner Oti Mabuse. At 55, he is the oldest winner in the show's history . He is a cancer fundraiser and has walked 100 miles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
