Judy Blume’s Superfudge was in our tiny school library, and I wolfed it down at the age of eight. From then, I was side-by-side with all of Judy’s kids, right the way up to 17-year-old Katherine in Fo

Tucking her hands into her pockets, Joanne chased after Boo. ‘Good boy!’ she smiled, nearing the spaniel. Boo hardly ever ran off, and if he did shoot ahead, he’d wait for her, looking back until she

BACK IN THE BAND WE PREDICT A RIOT ...

I’ve made a lot of films about young people trying to figure out what the hell they’re doing in the world. Although I’m still wondering that myself. It’s so interesting looking back – I realised from

IT’S A FUNNY OLD WORLD

Brenda Blethyn OBE, chats to Lara Kilner about life after Vera , her acting regret and why now, more than ever, the idea of retiring is far from her mind…