mudswimmer

A brief biography of a young midshipman who accompanied Captain Cook on each of his three voyages of discovery, and who kept, at times, a most revealing diary,

For over twenty five years, a worker operated a safety valve to release scalding steam from a boiler. But what was his valve really connected to?

Ethan really looked forward to his first day at school and the appalling Mrs Symeou made sure that he never forgot it.

An absent father is remembered on Father's Day

Grandma's Bible accompanies a young seafarer on his travels but does he read it as closely as he vows to?

Staying late to help the school’s janitor, we heard a general knowledge quiz on the radio. Later, a teacher gives us a test and the questions appear familiar. Do we own up or milk it?

The top juniors at Martin Bormann Academy are the target of young bullies from St.Beckhams. But Mr Lockjaw, an ex-Army sniper turned teacher, has a non PC solution.

Beaten, locked up and fined by her employer, a young girl complains to the authorities but no one believes her. Forty years later, the truth emerges.

A fake letter left in a writing bureau brings two people together, but there are other unforseen consequences.

The kids planned to end the school concert with a big showstopping number but a chain of rather unfortunate events stop the show.

A chance meeting with the owner of a ruined house, inspires a short poem. But why would the owner not appreciate a copy of the poem?

A minor charge ends up in the Crown Court and, while the police, lawyers and courts dip their snouts into a trough of public money, the life of an old man ebbs away.