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Roald Dahl After going to see Matilda at the theatre, journalist Jamie’s love for the children’s author has been rekindled. Worryingly, he hasn’t been in the office since and was last seen wandering around London handing out golden tickets for his imaginary factory.
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Gammy Knees Heroic head of nice pictures Lloyd ran the Brighton marathon in April – he assures the team he was heading for a time ‘under 24 hours’ before one of his knees gave way like the banks of the Ganges in a monsoon.
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The Catching Fire Trailer Like millions of other teenage girls, editor Martin is wild with excitement about the Hunger Games sequel, which will hit big screens in December. The first trailer teases the plot with the line: ‘Every revolution begins with a spark’; expect hundreds of youth talks in 2014 to be titled along the lines of ‘Jesus, the spark in our hearts.’
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The Idents Before BBC1 Programs Having absorbed years of frustration sitting next to the often-vocal Team Youthwork, we’ve discovered that the strangest things make Editorial Director John explode with rage. His main contention of late: ‘WHAT IS THE POINT OF THAT STUPID HIPPO?’
