The Tale of Pigling Bland
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Our cover this month features Asterix. To mark the 25th anniversary of Asterix in Britain, Hodder &Stoughton are giving the books a brand new look and releasing two omnibus editions. We are most grateful to Hodder & Stoughton for their help in using this illustration by Albert Uderzo.
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Niamh Cusack
An addition to the Beatrix Potter titles based on the original stories and the television animations. Pam Ferris is a flustered, maternal Aunt Pettitoes surrounded by squealing and guzzling pigs (just one of the many impressive sound effects). The farmer who plans to kill Pigling Bland before he escapes with the beautiful coal-black Pig-Wig is effectively sinister. The music is specially written and complements each stage in the narrative. It begins and ends with a hauntingly pretty little song and the music reach a crescendo in the pigs' jig of exultant freedom with the pursuing farmer's angry cries echoing in the background.