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A Forest Tale tells the story of an ambitious eagle named Bill and his plans to change life in the Forest forever with the creation of the Forest Wide Web.

He teams up with a co-worker, Mary the Crow, and a client, Thomas the Bear, and sets out to make his mark in the Forest. From raising investment capital for his startup and hiring the team, to working with lawyers and boards of directors, A Forest Tale is filled with the ins and outs of turning a business dream into full-blown reality. Bill quickly learns that the task of creation is much more difficult than hed imagined. Meeting and balancing the daily demands from friends and family and co-workers and investors seems impossible. As Bill struggles to fulfill his growing list of commitments and to do it all, his inspiring vision blurs and the joy of creation turns to despair. Can he possibly recover after so many wrong turns? Bill the Eagles story is a startup fable that entertainingly shares the growing pains of entrepreneurship. A Forest Tale will keep you smiling, make your heart heavy at times, but ultimately give you hope that anything is possible. www.aforestale.com @aftale

Three detective thrillers set in the Met''s Missing Persons BureauAfter shooting a teenage boy in an undercover operation, DS Sue Manson is taken off the front line and transferred to a desk job in Missing Persons. But no sooner has she arrived than she''s in the thick of the action once more, tasked with tracking down a trio of twisted criminals...Fractions of Zero - When a desperate father begs DS Manson to find his daughter, the sole clue is a cryptogram on the back of a missing persons notice. Once unravelled, the code turns out to be a riddle that leads them to the location of a dead girl. More ciphers follow, and more victims - all seemingly selected at random - and Sue realises that she''s dealing with a serial killer obsessed with numbers. Can she work out his system before he strikes again?Final Sacrament - After three people disappear for no apparent reason, DS Manson finds herself on the hunt for another serial killer. Her only leads are the cardboard triangles left at the victims'' homes along with traces of a deadly toxin, and a series of macabre snaps sent to a South London priest. Father Raphoe believes the photographs are mimicking a series of religious paintings by Renaissance artist Nicolas Poussin. But who is targeting Raphoe''s parishioners, and why?Fragments of Amy - Back from maternity leave, Sue Manson tackles the case of a missing heiress, Amy Muggeridge, abducted on her way back from a party. When a CD arrives containing a ransom message and a riddle, Manson seeks help from Amy''s twin, Angela, who seems to have a psychic connection with her sister. Under hypnosis, she provides a vital clue to the kidnapper''s identity - but is it too late to save Amy?Created by novelist Bill Murphy, one of the writers of Radio 4''s Baldi, these gripping detective dramas star Susan Lynch and Annie Farr as Sue Manson.Fractions of ZeroSue Manson - Susan LynchJames Ellstrom - Philip GlenisterDr Fred Johnson - Clive MerrisonInsp. Phillips - David BannermanMags Langan - Alison PettittLee Horsley - David HoltSupt. - Nigel AnthonyDirected by Tanya NashFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5-9 August 2002Final SacramentSue Manson - Annie FarrDS Brian Torrey - Patrick RobinsonInsp. Phillips - David ThomeMags Langan - Alison PettitRaymond/Andrew - Tom GeorgeElizabeth/Receptionist - Jennifer HillFr. Raphoe - Des McAleerDirected by Tanya NashFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 19-23 April 2004Fragments of AmySue Manson - Susan LynchInsp. Phillips - Ron CookMags Langan - Gillian KearneyPlummer - Eddie MarsanLeila Muggeridge - Alexander MathieResearcher/Telfor/Priest - Roger MayDS Brian Torrey - Rhashan StoneAmy/Angela - Fuschia SumnerNoreen Manson - Frances TomeltyDr Fred Johnson - David WarnerProduced by Lawrence JacksonFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23-27 October 2006© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The complete series 1-5 of the thrilling mystery series. On sabbatical from the Franciscan order, Father Paolo Baldi is working as a philosophy lecturer in Dublin when his life takes an unexpected turn and he finds himself helping the police to solve crimes.Along with Tina, Paolo uncovers the truth behind the killings of several rockabilly band members, a high-profile case of a police officer’s murder, as well as delving into the highly competitive world of celebrity chefs. He also exposes a rift in a community of environmental activists, enters the world of romantic poetry to solve a suspected suicide, investigates the killing of a politically-incorrect figurehead, and finds that the death of a homeless man is not as simple as it appears.Follow the priest-cum-sleuth’s thrilling adventures as he solves mysteries throughout Ireland.David Threlfall, Tina Kellegher and T.P. McKenna star in this exciting series written by Simon Brett, Bill Murphy, Andrew Martin, Martin Meenan, John Murphy and Francis Turnly in the series created by Barry Devlin.