News 10 November 2001

Finished copies of Bin Laden have arrived! Serial for Bin Laden began in the Daily Mail on Saturday 10th November and will continue this week. A rights deal has just been finalised with India and Pakistan and and offers have been received from Japan. A North American deal is expected to be finalised by next week.

Tyrone O'Sullivan, author of Tower of Strength, will be on the Nicky Campbell Show on BBC Radio 5 on the 12th November. His book tells the remarkable story of how he and his team of miners fought to buy their pit from British Coal in 1995. No other mine in the history of British Coal has been bought by its workforce. Working Title, the production company responsible for Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral are currently making a film of Tyrone's story scripted by Colin Welland, writer of Chariots of Fire.

Serial for Martin McGuinness in the Sunday Times has been delayed by one week. It will now appear on 18th November.

A new signing is a novel by Paul Ferris and Reg McKay, authors of the best selling Ferris Conspiracy. Paul Ferris will be released from prison on 21st January and the book will be published in February. Interviews are already lined up with the men's magazine Maxim, the News of the World and the Sunday Herald.

The Australian author of Good Girls Do Swallow, Rachael Oakes Ash, is back in the UK. She has returned to London from a holiday in Italy to appear on Woman's Hour on Radio 4 on Tuesday 13th November.

Finally Mainstream's production department has had a new addition this week. Congratulations to Production Manager, Neil Graham and Production Controller, Becky Pickard whose baby, Sophie Anna was born on Thursday 8th November. Particular mention should be made that all three of them made it in to the office that afternoon!