Culture | The Guardian USJul 10, 2025
Everybody’s favourite manic pixie dream aunt: Celia Imrie’s 20 best films – ranked! https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jul/10/everybodys-favourite-manic-pixie-dream-aunt-celia-imries-20-best-films-ranked #AbsolutelyFabulous:TheMovie #FrankCottrell-Boyce #ImeldaStaunton #BillyConnolly #EmmaThompson #TerenceStamp #StudioGhibli #JimBroadbent #DerekJacobi #MerylStreep #JohnGoodman #CeliaImrie #BillNighy #Culture #Film
Everybody’s favourite manic pixie dream aunt: Celia Imrie’s 20 best films – ranked!

As Imrie turns 73, and ahead of her star turn in next month’s The Thursday Murder Club, we revisit the greatest big-screen hits of the actor who is so much more than Miss Babs

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Lifestyle | The Guardian USJul 2, 2024
‘Reading’s in danger’: Frank Cottrell-Boyce on books, kids – and the explosive power of Heidi https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/02/frank-cottrell-boyce-childrens-laureate-interview-heidi #Childrenandteenagers #FrankCottrell-Boyce #Parentsandparenting #Children'slaureate #Socialexclusion #Lifeandstyle #Youngpeople #Education #Children #Literacy #Culture #Poverty #Anxiety #Fiction #Society #Family #Books
‘Reading’s in danger’: Frank Cottrell-Boyce on books, kids – and the explosive power of Heidi

He has written hit films like 24 Hour Party People and cooked up the Queen’s Olympic skydive. But now, having been crowned Children’s Laureate, he’s on a mission to show kids that books will change their lives

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