Film-makers Kevin Macdonald (director) and Duncan Kenworthy (producer) of Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth film are careful about restoring the peat in the Highlands of Scotland, as reported by BBC News – good to hear, and entirely in character I am sure. However, shame on the BBC for using a photo of US star Donald Sutherland who, although in the film, was not on the Scottish part of the filming. They could have featured UK star Jamie Bell who was!Read More »
The Eagle of the Ninth | Rosemary Sutcliff Review of the Week
Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel The Eagle of the Ninth (now also a film movie) is a ‘masterpiece’, thinks Carmen Ferreiro Esteban. Born in Galicia in Spain and now living in the USA, Carmen wrote the young adult novel Two Moon Princess. She wrote on her blog:Read More »
Hans Christian Andersen book Award | Sutcliff Discovery of the Day
Rosemary Sutcliff was the UK children’s author nominee for The Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1969 and 1974. She was highly commended in 1974. Every two years the International Board on Books for Young People awards the prize Read More »
Frank Cottrell-Boyce chooses Irish child storyteller on desert island discs
Rosemary Sutcliff was a story-teller. Children’s writer and film author , Frank Cottrell-Boyce, guest on Desert Island Discs today, chose a wonderful story-telling Irish girl as one of his pieces of ‘music’. He could hardly contain his glee listening, presenter Kirsty Young said! Listen here on BBC iPlayer at 26.10 mins into the recording (if it is still there: I think BBC only allows Desert Island discs for a week or so on iPlayer).
The Fate of Princes in Rome and Leicester
Rosemary Sutcliff reading ex-Leader of Leicester City Council, Ross Willmott, quoted Roman Marcus Aurelius as he stepped down:
“It is the fate of princes to be ill thought of for well doing”.
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 