Blogs/Web Pages/Articles

I was a child in care. We needed love, not chemicals | David Akinsanya

David Akinsanya

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Searching for my slave roots

Malik Al Nasir

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An open letter to Long Lost Family from an adoptee

Anon

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Orphan Stories | Encyclopedia.com

Anon

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Films about orphans

Anon

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Orphans in Literature

Dave Astor

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Success Stories and Sad Statistics??

Wayne Biffa

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Eleanor and George’s story – love at the Foundling Hospital

Janette Bright

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CELCIS Reach - article on the creative workshops run by Inspired Youth

CELCIS

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The PhD question…

Rosie Canning

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I’ve Been In A Bad Mood

Chris Chmielewski

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Billy Connolly: ‘I’ve been scared my whole life’

Billy Connolly

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Mercy's story

Coram

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Her name was Jean: International Women's Day 2021

Jamie Crabb

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Unbelievable review – grimly credible story of trauma, power and injustice

Hannah Daviies

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A Hidden Intersectionality: Care Experience, Disability

Lys Eden; Jamie Crabb

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Challenging the Over-Representation of Care Experienced Women in Prison

Fitzpatrick.C., Hunter. K

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‘Trailblazer’ in the rights movement for children in care. Television Director, Screen writer.

Sean Geoghegan

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Book Review: That Reminds Me

Barbara Grant

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John Brownlow's story

Carol Harris (Coram)

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Examining Rita Mae Brown’s “Rubyfruit Jungle”

Anna J Haynes

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How one stray dog changed my life forever

Ishbel Holmes

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From the first admissions: How care has changed in 280 years

Carol Homden

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Delma Hughes: I grew up in a world without parents

Delma Hughes

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A digital archive of care experienced people in fiction, on screen and in real life

IMO

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Marguerita Moorcroft obituary

Ruth Jampel

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Growing up in care

Áine Kelly

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Care leavers met with Jacqueline Wilson to debate the true reality of care

Eve Livingston

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12 Best Movies About Orphans

Biplab Mazumder

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Sugarcane London: ‘This is all comfort food’ – restaurant review

Tarell Mcintosh

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The Orphanage' ('Parwareshgah'): Film Review | Cannes 2019

Jordan Mintzer

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Orphans in Fiction - The British Library

John Mullan

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How damaging are stories of damage?

Kenny Murray

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Character Type: Orphan

Scott Myers

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Neil Morrissey's rags to riches tale of growing up in Stoke-on-Trent care home

Hayley Parker

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I wasn't told why I was taken into care. For years I thought it was my fault

Kerrie Portman

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Nicky Campbell: "There was a life long whisper: 'my mother didn't want me'"

Georgia Shepheard

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‘12 Mighty Orphans’ film to premiere in Fort Worth, TX in 2020 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Stefan Stevenson

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Filming The One Percent

The One Percent

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The Untold Story of Queer Foster Families | The New Yorker

Michael Waters

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By Malik Al Nasir, as told to Ed Thomas

Rashida Yosufzai

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Orphans in fiction

British Library

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Care Experienced Experienced History Month

Care Experienced History Month

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The Strange Myth of Romulus and Remus, The Founders of Rome

History Defined

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I left care at 15 and soon went to borstal. Young people can’t just be abandoned | David Akinsanya

David Akinsanya (Left care at 15)

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Gil Scott-Heron saved my life

Malik Al Nasir

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The Best Movies About Orphans

Anon

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Lockdown Poetry

Amberleigh Care

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What is it really like being a Care Experienced Person?

Charlotte Armitage

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Orphans | film by Pakula [1987]

Michael Barson

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Mary's story

Janette Bright

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Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Determinism and Stigma...

Jack Brookes

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Nobody's Child by GJ Urquhart – Book Review. Leeds care home memoir.

Sandra Callard

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A Portrait Of Care (@aportraitofcare) • Instagram photos and videos

Rosie Canning

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Movies

Christian Alliance for Orphans

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Coram in literature

Coram (Literature)

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Charlie Chaplin and the story of care

Coram (Charlie Chaplin)

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Orphan's role in movie upsets adoption groups

David Crary

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A ladder to the stars: Ian Dickson’s reflections on 70 years of the care system

Ian Dickson

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CARE COLLECTIVE ZINE - Issue 1.pdf

Lys Eden

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Whatever happened to the little girl who played Annie?

Lisa Flowers

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The Children’s rights Movement and the Charity sector.

Sean Geoghegan

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There's a lot of stigma': why do so few care leavers go to university? | Universities | The Guardian

Rachel Hall

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Theodore's story - Coram Story #realstoriesofcare

Carol Harris (Coram 2021)

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Alone in the world | The Spectator

Philip Hensher

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The life-changing power of a street dog named Lucy

Ishbel Holmes

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It was lonely growing up in care – but I felt even more isolated after I left | Fostering | The Guardian

Louise Hughes

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Almost half of children in care fear stigma

Louise Hunt

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A Conversation with Daniel Ingram-Brown

Daniel Ingram-Brown

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I felt a strange grief when I found my birth mother': Jackie Kay on The Adoption Papers

Jackie Kay

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Blog: Stigma and the care experience

Denisha Killoh

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A Reflection on a long career in Social Work

Ruth Martin

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Tokyo Olympics: 'I just wanted a normal life' - Ireland's McFerran recalls childhood in foster care with BBC Sport NI's Nigel Ringland

Ayeisha McFerran

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Real Life Super Heroes

Dee Michell

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Literary Hub

Liz Moore

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The 430 Books in Marilyn Monroe’s Library: How Many Have You Read?

Open Culture

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Comment: Is ‘lived experience’ a change-maker or ball and chain?

Kenny Murray

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How Being Privately Fostered In White Families Impacted These People's Lives And Identities

Ade Onibada

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Children in care are not just numbers: we must challenge the stigma

Jimmy Paul

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Neil Morrissey revisits his children's home roots | Society | The Guardian

Raekha Prasad

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Drawing on Childhood: New exhibition examines why so many of our most cherished fictional heroes are orphans | The Independent

Etan Smallman

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The Meaning of Maggie in Toni Morrison's 'Recitatif'

Catherine Sustana et al.

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Alan Turing (1912-1954) - noted Computer Scientist and Mathematician

Alan Turing

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Who We Are

Who Cares Scotland

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Stolen Generations Testimonies

Stolen Generations' Testimonies

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Find & Connect

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GOM Central

Elm Place

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Children in care need long-term support, not punishment | David Akinsanya

David Akinsanya (Children in Care)

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Ploughshares at Emerson College

Kelly Amber

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10 Screwed Up Movie Orphans

Spout

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Category:Fictional orphans

Anon

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CELCIS blog on superheroes from the care system

Charlotte Armitage

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Floella Benjamin

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John’s story – one of the first foundlings

Janette Bright

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7 Novels about Orphans

Elizabeth Brooks

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Orphans & Care Experience in Literature

Rosie Canning

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Taking control of the narrative with my debut novel Careless

Kirsty Capes

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How 10 Orphans From eSwatini Helped Write A Prize-Winning Movie

Rachel Cohen

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Who was Thomas Coram?

Thomas Coram

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Henry Fielding, Tom Jones and care

Amy Cotterill

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Teenage Tales: Sneaking Looks In Sexy Books

Emily Danforth

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That Reminds Me by Derek Owusu review – a fresh and powerful debut

Michael Donkor

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Kirsty Capes | 'It’s important to have stories about the care experience that are positive' | The Bookseller

Charlotte Eyre

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The True Story Behind the Netflix Series 'Unbelievable'

Mahita Gajanan

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Robert Duvall and Martin Sheen to join Luke Wilson in upcoming Fort Worth film ’12 Mighty Orphans'

Michael Granberry

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Hannah's story

Carol Harris

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Are care leavers really more likely to go to prison than university? – ExChange

Neil Harrison

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The Curious Fate of Care Leavers in Crime Fiction

Sarah Hilary

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When Ishbel met Lucy

Bradt Holmes Guides et al.

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The Queen's Gambit is a striking study of female genius, and the drama of the year

Sarah Hughes

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Most Popular Orphan Girl Movies and TV Shows

IMDb

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Finding hope. An imperfect journey to growth and happiness

Leah Elizabeth

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Jackie Kay on putting her adoption on stage – and getting a pay rise for her successor

Jackie Kay

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The Uses of Orphans

Alison Kinney

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Your Sexuality Is the Least Interesting Thing About You: Rita Mae Brown on RubyFruit Jungle's Rerelease

Llana Masad

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A Lesson in Motherhood

Paula McLain

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DrDee-ThinkingOutLoud

Dee Michell

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I was one of Britain's last foundlings

Joanna Moorhead

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In defence of second chances

Kenneth Muray

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My name is Kenny and I love animals

Kenny Murray

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How the Mainstream Media Sees Us

Shalita O’Neale

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Benjamin Perks: Blogsite

Benjamin Perks

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Neil Morrissey revisits his children's home roots

Raekha Prasad

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Author of ‘Hackney Child’ on absent parents, care homes, and Mother’s Day

Cachella Smith

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Bridgeman Blog

Bridgeman Team

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I wanted to write about a care system that didn’t care very much': Kit de Waal on My Name Is Leon

Kit de Waal

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Who Cares? Scotland project wins national campaign award

Who Cares Scotland

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Blogs/Web Pages/Articles

More than our childhoods

Child Migrant Trust

Care Experience Conference

I was a child in care. We needed love, not chemicals | David Akinsanya

Searching for my slave roots

An open letter to Long Lost Family from an adoptee

Orphan Stories | Encyclopedia.com

Films about orphans

Orphans in Literature

Success Stories and Sad Statistics??

Eleanor and George’s story – love at the Foundling Hospital

CELCIS Reach - article on the creative workshops run by Inspired Youth

The PhD question…

I’ve Been In A Bad Mood

Billy Connolly: ‘I’ve been scared my whole life’

Mercy's story

Her name was Jean: International Women's Day 2021

Unbelievable review – grimly credible story of trauma, power and injustice

A Hidden Intersectionality: Care Experience, Disability

Challenging the Over-Representation of Care Experienced Women in Prison

‘Trailblazer’ in the rights movement for children in care. Television Director, Screen writer.

Book Review: That Reminds Me

John Brownlow's story

Examining Rita Mae Brown’s “Rubyfruit Jungle”

How one stray dog changed my life forever

From the first admissions: How care has changed in 280 years

Delma Hughes: I grew up in a world without parents

A digital archive of care experienced people in fiction, on screen and in real life

Marguerita Moorcroft obituary

Growing up in care

Care leavers met with Jacqueline Wilson to debate the true reality of care

12 Best Movies About Orphans

Sugarcane London: ‘This is all comfort food’ – restaurant review

The Orphanage' ('Parwareshgah'): Film Review | Cannes 2019

Orphans in Fiction - The British Library

How damaging are stories of damage?

Character Type: Orphan

Neil Morrissey's rags to riches tale of growing up in Stoke-on-Trent care home

I wasn't told why I was taken into care. For years I thought it was my fault

Nicky Campbell: "There was a life long whisper: 'my mother didn't want me'"

‘12 Mighty Orphans’ film to premiere in Fort Worth, TX in 2020 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Filming The One Percent

The Untold Story of Queer Foster Families | The New Yorker

By Malik Al Nasir, as told to Ed Thomas

Orphans in fiction

Care Experienced Experienced History Month

The Strange Myth of Romulus and Remus, The Founders of Rome

I left care at 15 and soon went to borstal. Young people can’t just be abandoned | David Akinsanya

Gil Scott-Heron saved my life

The Best Movies About Orphans

Lockdown Poetry

What is it really like being a Care Experienced Person?

Orphans | film by Pakula [1987]

Mary's story

Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Determinism and Stigma...

Nobody's Child by GJ Urquhart – Book Review. Leeds care home memoir.

A Portrait Of Care (@aportraitofcare) • Instagram photos and videos

Movies

Coram in literature

Charlie Chaplin and the story of care

Orphan's role in movie upsets adoption groups

A ladder to the stars: Ian Dickson’s reflections on 70 years of the care system

CARE COLLECTIVE ZINE - Issue 1.pdf

Whatever happened to the little girl who played Annie?

The Children’s rights Movement and the Charity sector.

There's a lot of stigma': why do so few care leavers go to university? | Universities | The Guardian

Theodore's story - Coram Story #realstoriesofcare

Alone in the world | The Spectator

The life-changing power of a street dog named Lucy

It was lonely growing up in care – but I felt even more isolated after I left | Fostering | The Guardian

Almost half of children in care fear stigma

A Conversation with Daniel Ingram-Brown

I felt a strange grief when I found my birth mother': Jackie Kay on The Adoption Papers

Blog: Stigma and the care experience

A Reflection on a long career in Social Work

Tokyo Olympics: 'I just wanted a normal life' - Ireland's McFerran recalls childhood in foster care with BBC Sport NI's Nigel Ringland

Real Life Super Heroes

Literary Hub

The 430 Books in Marilyn Monroe’s Library: How Many Have You Read?

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