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Brought to you by Puffin. Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . . Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet...

In the war-torn ruins of Eldoria, Jack Ashton, a battle-hardened dragoon, awakens a divine gift that marks him as a Paladin of Solarus. Fleeing the Old World's decay, he rides into Sable Haven—a fragile frontier outpost besieged by undead hordes and savage Wildkin tribes.

Simon King works in one of the country’s worst maximum-security prisons. These are the true diary entries describing the nightmare world beyond the razor wire. It’s a raw and brutal look into the day-to-day running of a place where the prisoners decide your fate.

Get ready to experience the real-life drama from behind the walls of one of the country’s worst maximum-security facilities. Experience horrific assaults, bloodthirsty murders, and the kind of drama that needs to be heard to be believed. Simon King shares a raw and uncensored look beyond the razor wire, giving you the opportunity to see how life really runs inside a place filled with those the society would rather forget.

Even as a very young child, Simon King was passionate about the natural world. Expressed in a variety of ways, from keeping faintly rotting animal parts in his underwear drawer (as a 10-year-old), to making several hundred films about wildlife, his enduring interest in all things wild and free...

Meteorologists Simon King and Clare Nasir reveal the captivating ways the weather works, from exploring incredible weather phenomenon (how are rainbows formed?) and expertly breaking down our knowledge of the elements (could we harness the power of lightning?) to explaining the significance of weather in history (has the weather ever started a war?) and importantly discussing the future of weather (could climate modification save the planet?). In What Does Rain Smell Like? Simon and Clare uncover the thrilling science behind a subject that affects us all.

Follow Simon for another trip behind the walls, as he introduces you to the possibilities, the pitfalls, the dangers, and the life of a maximum-security prison officer. Discover the roles, the tasks, the day-to-day schedule as you contemplate a career inside. Learn the tips and tricks to communicating with inmates, surviving confrontations, and ultimately making it out alive. If you’ve ever been curious whether you have what takes to work on the inside, here’s your chance.

Get ready to continue the real-life drama from behind the walls of one of the country’s worst maximum-security facilities. Experience horrific assaults, blood-thirsty murders, and the kind of drama that needs to be heard to be believed. Simon King shares a raw and uncensored look beyond the razor wire, giving you the opportunity to see how life really runs inside a place filled with those whom society would rather forget.

From the author of the Prison Days series comes the next chapter of life behind bars. These are the personal stories of prisoners as they negotiate day-to-day life behind the walls of a maximum-security facility. Listen to their tales as they try and fit in, adjust, and survive one of the toughest places on earth.

Jason Torrance never considered himself an outright criminal, content with small-time burglaries for limited return. It’s a life that has suited his needs perfectly ‘till now. When he meets Cindy, the girl of his dreams, he knows that life needs to change if he wants to make an honest go of it. So how does a guy who’s never done a proper day’s work, turn into the supportive partner she thinks he is? By doing one final job that’s big enough to set him up for life.

One kid’s horrific journey behind the walls of maximum security and the price he paid for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Survival is just the beginning. Dylan is 18, scared, and sent to maximum security. The crime? Passed out drunk in the backseat of a car after his 18th birthday celebration. If he doesn’t fight, he dies. If he doesn’t run drugs, he dies. The Jesters have murdered his brother and recruited his cellmate, and this is now home. Welcome to MAX. There is no escape.

What were their crimes? Who were their victims? It's time to meet the horrifying truth lurking in one of the darkest places on earth.

This is Red Ring Radio: An Xbox 360 Podcast.Ross and King talk about the games and hardware of the Xbox 360, Microsoft's second console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prison Days: Screw’d Up is a confronting retelling of a career where murder, assaults, and suicides are considered just another part of the workday.

When multiple inmates start turning up dead at a Californian Correctional Facility, John Milton steps in and Sam and Tim are assigned to find the culprit. With the team split on either side of the fence, both race against time to discover the true identity of the killer. As Sam dons an officer’s uniform and Tim joins the general population, the pair will have to work quickly to save the lives of more innocent victims. With the body count rising and a system struggling to stop the violence, will Sam end another killer, or will he add her partner to his growing list of victims?

With the tragic passing of her mother, Grace is sent to a father she thought was dead, relocating from the bustling streets of inner Melbourne to an island home she doesn’t remember. When she answers the call for help from a sign in a store window, Grace thinks she’s found the perfect job. But behind the smile of a welcoming town sits a community bathed in lies and deceit, and it’s not long before this new arrival is caught in the middle of a deadly mystery.

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Millie finds herself on a quest to find the elusive diary of a man long thought dead. But what she finds aren’t the answers she expected, instead discovering a man with no earthly right living in the 21st century.

Nothing will prepare you for what’s in store behind the razor wire as you venture beyond the walls of maximum security as an inmate of this hell on earth. Follow Simon for another trip behind the walls, as he introduces you to the possibilities, the pitfalls, the dangers, and the life of a maximum-security inmate. Discover the brutal reality of life inside, the confrontations, and the day-to-day schedule as you prepare for a stint inside. Learn the tips and tricks to communicating with inmates, surviving confrontations, and ultimately making it out alive at the end of your sentence.

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