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The Chronophage – the Eater of Time

Helen Callaghan — Sun, 15 Feb 2015 11:30:00 +0000

One of the Cambridge landmarks that features in the latest book is the Corpus Clock. The clock is this large, imposing creation set into the corner of Corpus Christi College where Trumpington Street and Bene’t Street meet.

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Adventures in Dystopia: the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment on Orford Ness

Helen Callaghan — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:00:38 +0000

So, this weekend I did something a little different. I’ve been thinking ahead to my future projects. I wondered which crime project will follow Bethan Avery, the first draft of which is nearly complete. With this

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Meerkats at Banham Zoo

Helen Callaghan — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:00:08 +0000

Visited Banham Zoo recently and took this footage of meerkats mucking around at Banham Zoo (click on the picture to view): They are, admittedly, not wearing smoking jackets or talking adorable broken Russian, but

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Review: Guardians of the Galaxy

Helen Callaghan — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:00:20 +0000

Oh wow. Loved Guardians of the Galaxy. Just loved it. It was just gorgeous to look at, full of bright pinks, vivid yellows and electric blues. It wore its kitschy, space opera dressing like a star. The

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Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Photorealistic Apes

Helen Callaghan — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:00:42 +0000

Recently it’s almost been like the universe is very sorry about what happened a week ago with the whole Transformers affair. It is going out of its way to apologise. After last night’s night raging funfest

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Location Scouting – Blakeney

Helen Callaghan — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:00:46 +0000

Another fantastic day – I drove out to Blakeney, looking for locations for Martin and his house. It was idyllic and strange and faintly off-kilter – in short, exactly what I was looking for. I

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Review: Transformers: The Age of Extinction (or There Is More Than One Kind of Dinosaur)

Helen Callaghan — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:00:29 +0000

I saw Tranformers: The Age of Extinction. In 3D, no less. A reasonable person may be inclined to ask why. And to be honest there is a straight answer to that question. Frequently I will

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