When author Michael Morpurgo learned about the British Army’s practice of executing its own soldiers during the First World War, it spurred him to write his 2003 award-winning novel “Private Peaceful.

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Two British privates named Peaceful fight side by side in the trenches of World War I, and both face the wrath of their superior officers in a court-martial. Director Pat O’Connor constructs Private ...

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Simon Reade has re-adapted Michael Morpurgo's First World War drama, which he originally conceived as a one man play, for the National Youth Theatre as part of their ...

World War One, the “War to End All Wars”, has been the subject of many stage productions, as well as numerous TV and radio dramas. For me, there isn’t any subject matter which moves me quite as much.

You likely read Michael Morpurgo’s books as a child; these works – War Horse, Kensuke’s Kingdom, Private Peaceful, to name but a few – introduce children to harder themes while rooting them firmly in ...

Listen to the Moon, a best-selling novel by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse, Private Peaceful), is set to be adapted into an animated series called Lucy Lost by French studio Xilam Animation.

Michael Morpurgo is one of the most famous children's authors and has written over 130 books, including War Horse, Private Peaceful and Kensuke's Kingdom. Last year he released a new book called Tales ...