Television Shows Jack Ryan 2018 American political thriller. In the first series, there are 2 characters who were in foster care, terrorists Mousa and Ali Bin Suleiman. External Website

Autobiography/Memoir Living the Happiest Years of Her Life Priscilla Taylor 2011 Recipes for Survival: Stories of Hope and Healing by Survivors of the State ‘Care’ System in Australia is a collection of stories by those who have grown up in care in Australia during the 20th century and is therefore contribution to a growing body of literature on the experiences of the Forgotten Australians. External Website

Authors S Melody loses her Mojo ➝ Refugee Boy (Play) ➝ Something Dark (Play) ➝ Back to Top

Radio & Podcast Benjamin Zephaniah (Podcast) Desert Island Discs (Zephaniah) 2024 In 1997, British poet Benjamin Zephaniah spoke to Sue Lawley on Desert Island Discs about his childhood, which included being illiterate and spending time in a youth detention centre. He also talks about his work as a performance poet, which involved working in prisons and schools. The conversation was replayed for Classic Desert Island Discs on 28 April 2024. External Website

Activists Pioneer and activist of trauma-informed care for Care-Experienced people. Lisa Cherry 1970- Dr. Lisa Cherry: Pioneer and Activist for Care-Experienced People Dr. Lisa Cherry is a leading activist and one of the early pioneers to bring trauma-informed knowledge into the care experience arena. Recognising long before it was widely understood that trauma shapes the lives of children and young people in care, Lisa has fought to reshape systems, services, and support networks with compassion, science, and lived experience at their heart. Through decades of work as a trainer, speaker, and consultant, she has empowered thousands to understand the true impact of adversity — and to create environments where care-experienced people can heal, belong, and thrive. External Website

Authors S Social justice and recognition for children in care ➝ Back to Top

Authors T Noel Tovey ➝ Jack Thompson ➝ Sigrid Thornton ➝ John Thomson ➝ Back to Top

Authors W Dale Wasserman ➝ Heather Waters ➝ Back to Top

Writers Lucy Maud Montgomery 1874-1942 Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton (now New London) in Prince Edward Island (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942). She published as L. M. Montgomery and was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning in 1908 with Anne of Green Gables. Her mother, Clara Woolner Macneill Montgomery, died of tuberculosis (TB) when Lucy was twenty-one months old. Stricken with grief, her father, Hugh John Montgomery, placed Lucy in the custody (kinship care) of her maternal grandparents, though he remained in the vicinity. However, when Lucy was seven, he moved to Prince Albert, North-West Territories. From then on Lucy was raised soley by her grandparents. Anne of Green Gables - Anne Shirley, an orphaned girl, made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Most of the novels were set in Prince Edward Island, and locations within Canada's smallest province which became a literary landmark and popular tourist site – namely Green Gables farm, the genesis of Prince Edward Island National Park. She was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1935. Montgomery's work, diaries and letters have been read and studied by scholars and readers worldwide. External Website

Fiction featuring Care Experience Little Wing Freya North 2022 Little Wing by Freya North tells the interwoven stories of a teenage girl forced to give up her baby in the 1960s, and the lives affected by that decision decades later. As Nell searches for the truth about her past and Dougie seeks direction in his own life, their journeys lead them to the Outer Hebrides—where secrets are revealed and lives are forever changed. This story has both a birth mother's voice and that of her child, who as an adult finds out that her mum is biologically her aunt. External Website

News - broadcast, print, internet, magazine articles Peter Mullan’s Orphans find a new ‘home’ Kenny Smith 2019 The film, written and directed by Mullan, told the story of the four Flynn siblings – three brothers and a sister – who after the death of their mother are torn apart during a long dark night, on the eve of her funeral, of mishaps and understandings. Such was the cult of the movie that it even spawned its own catchphrase – ‘She ain’t heavy she’s ma mother.’ External Website

Television Shows Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story 2023 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) is a historical drama series loosely based on the rise of Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz to power in the late 18th century. It is a prequel spin-off of the Netflix Bridgerton series. We learn in the opening scenes of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story that 17-year-old Charlotte (India Amarteifio) has been in the kinship care of her older brother, Adolphus (Tunji Kasim)—although for how long is not clear. It is Adophus who has signed a contract to marry Charlotte to George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland. External Website

Authors I Simone Biles becomes youngest living person to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom ➝ Kazuo Ishiguro Reflects on Never Let Me Go, 20 Years Later ➝ The One Percent compilation ➝ Back to Top

Films/Videos One Good Turn starring Norman Wisdom 1955 This British comedy is set in an English children's home. Norman grew up there and stays on after he grows up as a carer. For Norman, the children and staff at the home are his family. When his home is threatened, he sets out to help save it. External Website

Authors G Grimm ➝ Greyzone ➝ Grace ➝ Grey's Anatomy ➝ Great Expectations (adaptation) ➝ Good American Family ➝ Goliath ➝ Good Morning, Veronica ➝ Gone for Good ➝ Goolagong ➝ A Gentleman in Moscow (TV series) ➝ Gen V ➝ Good Witch (Season 1-7) ➝ Grantchester ➝ Back to Top

Fiction featuring Care Experience The Trees Percival Everett 2021 The Trees (2021) by Percival Everett was long listed for the Booker prize in 2022. Set in the small town of Money, Mississippi, white people are murdered, ostensibly by a dead black man. Money, Mississippi is where African American teenager, Emmett Till (1941-1955) was abducted and tortured before he was lynched. An important one amongst the plethora of characters in The Trees is 105-year-old resident of Money, Mama Z, whose father was lynched. Mama Z has been gathering files on the victims of this horrendous crime for decades; she now has a file “for nearly every person lynched in this country since 1913” (Everett, Trees, 169) beginning with her father who was killed shortly after her birth. Mama Z’s mother died 3 months after the brutal murder of her father and she was raised by a paternal uncle. External Website

Sport Russian Chess Player Mikhail Chigorin ➝ Jamie Baulch Jamie Baulch ➝ Richie Bray Richie Bray ➝ Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne ➝ Justin Fashanu Justin Fashanu ➝ Rico Hinson-King Rico Hinson-King ➝ Douglas Jardine Douglas Jardine ➝ Lloyd Kelly Lloyd Kelly ➝ Sonny Morey Sonny Morey ➝ Hubert Opperman Hubert Opperman ➝ Wilfred Thomas Prince Wilfred Thomas Prince ➝ Babe Ruth Babe Ruth ➝ Andrew Symonds Andrew Symonds ➝ Professional Boxer Mike Tyson ➝ Kriss Akabusi Kriss Akabusi ➝ Olympic Medallist Kenny Bednarek ➝ Rubin Carter Rubin Carter ➝ Roy Dwight Roy Dwight ➝ Milan Galic Milan Galic ➝ Beau Jack Beau Jack ➝ Josh Jenkins Josh Jenkins ➝ Ayeisha McFerran - Hockey Player Ayeisha McFerran ➝ Efe Obada Efe Obada ➝ Samuel Powell-Pepper Samuel Powell-Pepper ➝ Rale Rasic Rale Rasic ➝ Robyn Smith Robyn Smith ➝ Faith Thomas Faith Thomas ➝ British Javelin Thrower Fatima Whitbread ➝ Dele Alli Dele Alli ➝ Simone Biles - Artistic Gymnast Simone Biles ➝ Aboriginal Australian Tennis Player Evonne Goolagong Cawley ➝ Sir Mo Farah Mo Farah ➝ Scott Hamilton – Olympic Figure Skater Scott Hamilton ➝ International Cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal ➝ Colin Kaepernick Colin Kaepernick ➝ Karen Menzies - Soccer Player Karen Menzies ➝ Michael Oher Michael Oher ➝ Lauren Price Lauren Price ➝ Leon Reid Leon Reid ➝ Raheem Stirling Raheem Stirling ➝ Walter Tull Walter Tull ➝ May Wirth May Wirth ➝ Back to Top

Authors I Bea's Witch ➝ When We Were Orphans ➝ The Cider House Rules (Novel) ➝ Never Let Me Go ➝ Back to Top

Authors R "Let's Go to the Movies": Filmic Representations of Gay Foster and Adoptive Parents ➝ Children out of place' : representations of foster care in the Australian news media ➝ ‘Yes I’ve got some historic convictions but do the public really need protecting from me?’ ➝ Back to Top