Tag Archives: The Famous Five

Making Blyton’s Food: Homemade Lemonade Famous Five Style by Helen at Novelicious

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Fiona

It’s spring now (or soon depending on how you define it!) and what better to drink on a warm day than a glass of lemonade? You don’t have to get far into a Famous Five book to find a reference … Continue reading →

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Looking at The Famous Five Annual 2015, part 2

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Fiona

A few weeks ago I read and reviewed the first half of the annual so here I am looking at the rest of it. I originally posted about getting this for my Christmas here, and I also reviewed the 2014 annual here … Continue reading →

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The Twinniest Twins: The Harries from Five on Finniston Farm

Posted on March 13, 2015 by pippastef

“They’re the twinniest twins I’ve ever seen!” Laura Petela as Anne remarks of the Philpot twins in Five go to Finniston Farm. Now I admit in the book this has more of an effect because your imagination fills in the … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 90s Style: Five Go Adventuring Again

Posted on March 8, 2015 by pippastef

So it has been absolutely ages since I posted anything about the Famous Five TV series, and when I did, I think I made it utterly confusing. Which had helped when coming back to the decision to write about the … Continue reading →

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8 Exciting dramatised adventures: the Short Story Collection, part 1

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Fiona

In my head and on the schedule I’ve got the Short Story Collection marked as a one blog post affair. As it turns out (and this will have been obvious to most) it’s still a two CD set and the … Continue reading →

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Looking at The Famous Five Annual 2015, part 1

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Fiona

So this week I’m going to read and review the 2015 annual, I posted about getting it for my Christmas here. I also reviewed the 2014 annual here and here. ON THE OUTSIDE As with last time I’ll start with … Continue reading →

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Learning French with The Famous Five by Chris

Posted on February 4, 2015 by worldofblyton

Elsewhere on this blog, Ellie has written about reading The Famous Five in French, and I want to add to that by recounting my experience of doing the same thing but for a very particular reason: as part of my … Continue reading →

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Five Go Down to the Sea: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Fiona

I’m being bad this week and listening to CD2 from the set before CD1. I can’t help that though as I promised to do Five Go Down to the Sea and I much prefer that to the alternative which is Five … Continue reading →

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So You Think You Know Enid Blyton’s Famous Five? a review

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Fiona

I chose to do the quiz book this week rather than the annual as reviewing the annual would require having read it. And I haven’t, yet. I actually haven’t read all the quiz book yet but I don’t think you … Continue reading →

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2014 birthday and Christmas present round up

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Fiona

As with last year I got spoiled on my birthday and at Christmas and managed to amass a pile of Blyton-themed gifts. Most of these will end up having blogs of their own as I read/listen and review them later … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Mystery Moor: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Fiona

Admittedly this isn’t one of my favourite Famous Five books. Which is odd as I love the tale of the Bartles. Some combination of all the horses, moors and gypsies just don’t do it for me. I don’t hate it … Continue reading →

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Location, Location, Location: 90’s Kirrin Cottage

Posted on November 23, 2014 by pippastef

A couple of weeks ago, I was on holiday in Somerset, and found myself quite close to a key filming location for the 90’s Famous Five TV series. Now as you know I am a BIG fan of this series … Continue reading →

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Five on a Treasure Island: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Fiona

No matter how hard I searched I could not find my Telegraph copy of Five on a Treasure Island, or Five Go Adventuring Again. I really can’t think where they’ve got to as I’d never have thrown them out. Stef … Continue reading →

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An interview with Sue Welford – Author of the Just George Series

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Fiona

A while back Stef posted a partial review of The Adventures of George and Timmy. Although it doesn’t say on the cover (though some later editions have an addendum inside) it was written by Sue Welford. Sue actually visited the blog and commented … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Demon’s Rocks: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Fiona

Five Go to Demon’s Rocks is also available on YouTube so I’ve sat myself down tonight to listen to it and share my thoughts. This was released on the Hodder CDs with Soper illustrations in 2007, along with Five Go … Continue reading →

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Laura’s Three Favourite Characters

Posted on October 22, 2014 by worldofblyton

Reading Stef and Fiona’s posts about their three favourite Blyton characters got me thinking – whom would I choose? And would I choose different favourite characters now than when I was younger? Possibly. After giving it a lot of thought, … Continue reading →

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Five on Finniston Farm: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Fiona

I feel a bit bad about it but this week I listened to Five on Finniston Farm for free – on YouTube. It’s the sort of thing I’ll probably buy at some point (though I wouldn’t pay £4 or £5 … Continue reading →

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Five on a Hike Together: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Fiona

Stef was kind enough to send me this so I could review it this week, as I was out of ideas really. It’s the free CD that came with the Daily Telegraph, and as far as I can tell it … Continue reading →

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Five Go to Billycock Hill: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Fiona

Unfortunately, Five Go to Billycock Hill is one of my least favourite Famous Five books. (It’s right down at the bottom with Five Are Together Again and Five Have a Mystery to Solve.) But life isn’t fair and so that’s … Continue reading →

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Bringing Blyton to Life: A Blyton Library Event

Posted on August 24, 2014 by pippastef

On the 12th August 2014 I took charge  of a Blyton themed event in the library where I work, for the children. I had a word with the Children’s Librarian a few months ago about running a Blyton themed event, … Continue reading →

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