A pigeon race, as every fancier knows, begins with a basket. But with a hundred different finish lines, each one a backyard loft, when does a pigeon race end?
In 1913, Charlie Hudson entered one of his pigeons in a race from Rome to England. On the day of the big race a storm blew in and a thousand birds were swept away and never seen again. Apart from one…
Have you ever stopped and wondered about the colour of the things that surround you? For example, have you ever thought about why an orange is called an orange? Was it named after the colour, or was the colour named after the fruit?
Chances are you might not consider the colour of the life that surrounds you as very important; but it wouldn’t take much to shift your reality around.
Sometimes even when you’re right, you’re still wrong. Because guessing at the answer in life, can sometimes lead to the exact same place as a wrong answer. This is where Sue finds herself, after winning a large cash prize on a television quiz show.
Dave thought it seemed like a good idea at the time; an invigorating hiking trek across the peak district with his best friend Kevin. It would help take his mind off all the relationship, family and work problems which had seemingly overwhelmed him of late.
But unfortunately, the trip which awaited him would only contain injuries, secrets, lies, ramen-style instant snack foods and incredibly clumsy metaphors….
Adam and Suzanne are in love, but a question about their sexual past leads to jealousy and mistrust, which they must somehow overcome if the relationship is to survive. However the specter of Thatcherism casts a long shadow across the decades, highlighting the class divide between the couple, as they both have to come to terms with their own expectations from life, and each other…
Sarah sits in the empty white room, staring blankly at the wall. She doesn’t know why she is here and she doesn’t know what they want. All she does know, is that out there; somewhere, her family is waiting and that she will do anything to find a way back to them.
She will do whatever it takes…
When her son Tony, a comprehensive school Teacher, is sent to prison for abusing one of his 14 year old female pupils, his mother Christine is plunged into a nightmare.
Set against the backdrop of her visits and letters post sentence, her confusion soon turns to anger as she is forced to examine her true feelings for her only child as his denial and minimization brings with it a realization that their relationship must change if it is to survive the sentence and beyond….