Gavin Esler

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.

Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies who may be behind his father's disappearance.

Could London cope with the devastating effects of a multi-pronged terrorist attack? Using a fictional yet plausible scenario, together with analyses from experts on this kind of situation, Newsnight presenter Gavin Esler asks whether Britain, in the light of recent events in Madrid, has done enough to prepare for this disastrous eventuality, which certain politicians maintain is now inevitable. (BBC Genome)