Jim Eldridge Books in Order

Jim Eldridge is a prolific author of children's literature, known for his engaging titles within the My Story series, Warpath books, and How to Handle Grown-Ups. His extensive work in television has seen over 250 scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally, catering to children's and teen audiences. As a seasoned writer for radio, Eldridge is also the creator and writer of the long-running comedy-drama series, King Street Junior, on BBC Radio 4. His versatility and expertise have earned him recognition within the industry, cementing his position as a respected voice in children's entertainment and education. With a career spanning numerous formats, Eldridge continues to captivate young audiences with his unique storytelling abilities.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Jim Eldridge

  • #1
    50 Things You Should Know About The Tudors (By: Rupert Matthews)(2004)
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  • #2
    50 Things You Should Know about Fierce Creatures (By: Steve Parker)(2004)
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  • #3
    50 Things You Should Know About The First World War(2014)
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  • #4
    50 Things You Should Know About the Second World War (By: Simon Pratt-Adams)(2015)
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  • #5
    50 Things You Should Know About The Human Body (By: Angela Royston)(2015)
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  • #6
    50 Things You Should Know About the Environment (By: Jen Green)(2016)
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    Soppy Hoppy (By: Jeanne Willis)(2001)
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  • #2
    Bug Boy - Spider Camp! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2001)
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  • #3
    Bug Boy - Slug Picnic (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
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  • #4
    Pompom Pets (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
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  • #5
    The Moon Monsters Get Lost (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
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  • #6
    Sid Did it (By: Jeanne Willis)(2002)
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  • #7
    Rat and Cat - The Dance (By: Jeanne Willis)(2004)
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  • #8
    Slug Picnic (By: Jeanne Willis)(2004)
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  • #9
    Get a Parrot (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007)
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  • #10
    A Little Green Monster (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007)
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    Keeping a Pet (By: Jeanne Willis)(2007)
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    Giant George & the Robin (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
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    Boring, Boring (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
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  • #14
    Babysitting Barney (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
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  • #15
    The Trout Fishing Song (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
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    Rat and Cat - The Hat! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2008)
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    Dig Sid Dig (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009)
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  • #18
    Beetle Cookies (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009)
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  • #19
    One-Way Ticket to Mars (By: Jeanne Willis)(2009)
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    Little Red Riding Hoody (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
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    Spider Camp (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
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  • #22
    The Not-So-Merry-Go-Round (By: Maureen Haselhurst)(2010)
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    The Bop (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
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  • #24
    A Rat and Cat in the Hat Trick (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
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  • #25
    The Quiz Went Fizz! (By: Jeanne Willis)(2010)
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  • #26
    Let's Rock (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
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  • #27
    Sid and the Boxer Pup (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
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    Butterfly Pie (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
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  • #29
    Sea Fishing (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
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  • #30
    The Runaway T (By: Jeanne Willis)(2011)
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  • #31
    Step Inside a Story (By: Julia Donaldson)(2012)
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  • #32
    Tyrannosaurus Drip (By: Julia Donaldson)(2012)
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    Plays to Act Tiddler (By: Julia Donaldson)(2012)
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  • #34
    Flash the Dog Dives In!(2012)
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  • #35
    Changing Places (By: Nette Hilton)(2012)
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  • #36
    The Dragon's Tale and Other Beastly Stories (By: Anthony Horowitz,Simone Massoni)(2012)
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  • #37
    Machines on the Move (By: Clive Gifford)(2012)
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  • #38
    Swoop Flies South (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2012)
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  • #39
    Rat and Cat - Let's Jump (By: Jeanne Willis)(2012)
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  • #40
    Missing Milly (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
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  • #41
    Goha and the Shoes (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
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  • #42
    The Best Bet (By: Julia Donaldson,Charlie Alder)(2013)
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  • #43
    Frog Fight (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
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  • #44
    The Noises Next Door (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
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  • #45
    Don't Call Me Mum! (By: Julia Donaldson)(2013)
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  • #46
    Rap-unzel (By: Jeanne Willis)(2013)
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  • #47
    Flash the Dog Bounces In!(2013)
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  • #48
    Big Giant, Little Bear (By: Rosalind Kerven)(2013)
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  • #49
    Goldilocks and The Clever Plan (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2013)
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  • #50
    Goldilocks and the Big Mess (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2013)
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  • #51
    Goldilocks and the Porridge Problem (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2016)
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  • #52
    The Road to Freedom (By: Lesa Cline-Ransome)(2017)
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  • #53
    The Tree (By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls)(2017)
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  • #1
    Murder at St Paul's Cathedral(2025)
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  • #1
    Disgusting Dave And The Farting Dog(2009)
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  • #2
    Disgusting Dave And The Flesh Eating Maggots(2010)
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  • #3
    Disgusting Dave and the Bucketful of Vomit(2011)
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  • #1
    Captain Hawk And The Stone Of Destiny(1997)
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  • #2
    Monster Summer Reading Pack(1995)
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  • #3
    Spies And Special Forces!(2002)
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  • #4
    Second World War Stories for Boys(2012)
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  • #5
    Daring World War Two Stories for Boys(2013)
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  • #6
    Courageous First World War Stories(2014)
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  • #1
    Murder at the Ritz(2021)
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    Murder at the Savoy(2021)
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  • #3
    Murder at Claridge's(2022)
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  • #1
    I Was There… Alone In The Trenches (By: Vince Cross)(2014)
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  • #2
    Richard III (By: Stuart Hill)(2014)
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  • #3
    I Was There Boudica's Army (By: Hilary McKay)(2015)
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  • #4
    I Was There Tutankhamun's Tomb (By: Sue Reid)(2015)
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  • #5
    I Was There Viking Invasion (By: Stuart Hill)(2015)
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  • #6
    I Was There...: Ira Aldridge (By: Judy Hepburn)(2021)
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  • #7
    On Board the Titanic (By: Margi McAllister)(2021)
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  • #1
    Murder at Aldwych Station(2022)
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  • #2
    Murder at Down Street Station(2023)
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  • #3
    Murder at Lord's Station(2024)
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  • #4
    Murder at Whitechapel Road Station(2024)
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  • #1
    Murder at the Fitzwilliam(2018)
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  • #2
    Murder at the British Museum(2019)
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  • #3
    Murder at the Ashmolean(2019)
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  • #4
    Murder at the Manchester Museum(2020)
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  • #5
    Murder at the Natural History Museum(2020)
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  • #6
    Murder at Madame Tussauds(2021)
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  • #7
    Murder at the National Gallery(2022)
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  • #8
    Murder at the Victoria and Albert Museum(2022)
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  • #9
    Murder at the Tower of London(2023)
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  • #10
    Murder at the Louvre(2023)
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    Murder at the Colosseum(2025)
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  • #1
    The Titanic (By: Ellen Emerson White)(1992)
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  • #2
    My Story The Trenches(1999)
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  • #3
    My Story (By: Vince Cross)(2001)
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  • #4
    The Hunger (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2001)
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  • #5
    Twentieth Century Girl (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2001)
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  • #6
    The Crystal Palace (By: Frances Mary Hendry)(2001)
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  • #7
    The Great Plague (By: Pamela Oldfield)(2001)
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  • #8
    The '45 Rising (By: Frances Mary Hendry)(2001)
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  • #9
    Battle of Britain (By: Chris Priestley)(2002)
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  • #10
    Suffragette (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2003)
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  • #11
    Victorian Workhouse (By: Pamela Oldfield)(2004)
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  • #12
    Road to War (By: Valerie Wilding)(2008)
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  • #13
    Sophie's Secret War (By: Jill Atkins)(2009)
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  • #14
    Cadogan Square (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2010)
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  • #15
    Factory Girl (By: Pamela Oldfield)(2011)
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  • #16
    Nowhere to Run (By: Carol Drinkwater)(2012)
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  • #17
    War Spy(2013)
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  • #18
    Victoria (By: Anna Kirwan)(2014)
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  • #19
    Codename Céline(2015)
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  • #20
    Coming Home(2018)
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  • #21
    Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan (By: Sufiya Ahmed)(2020)
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  • #22
    Mayflower (By: Kathryn Lasky)(2020)
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  • #23
    Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (By: Sufiya Ahmed)(2022)
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  • #24
    Mary Prince (By: E.L. Norry)(2022)
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  • #1
    The Trenches: Billy Stevens, The Western Front, 1914-1918(2002)
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  • #2
    Battle of Britain (By: Chris Priestley)(2002)
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  • #3
    Trafalgar: James Grant, HMS Norseman, 1799-1806 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2002)
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  • #4
    Armada: Thomas Hobbs, England, 1587-1588(2002)
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  • #5
    Agincourt : Jenkin Lloyd, France, 1415 (By: Michael Cox)(2003)
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  • #6
    Waterloo: Bob Jenkins, Royal Horse Artillery, 1814-1817 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2003)
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  • #7
    Flying Ace: Jack Fairfax, Royal Flying Corps, 1915-1918(2003)
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  • #8
    D-Day: Lieutenant Andy Pope, Normandy, 1944 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2004)
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  • #9
    Crimea: Michael Pope, 110th Regiment, 1853-1857 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2004)
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  • #10
    Spy Smuggler: Paul Lelaud, France, 1942-1944(2004)
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    Desert Danger: Tim Jackson, North Africa WWII(2005)
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  • #12
    U-boat Hunter: Peter Rogers, HMS Arum, 1939-1945 (By: Bryan Perrett)(2005)
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  • #13
    Roman Invasion: A British Boy, AD 84(2008)
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  • #14
    The Sweep's Boy: A Victorian Boy, London, 1870(2010)
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  • #15
    Pyramid of Secrets(2010)
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  • #16
    Dodger: The Story of a Victorian Pickpocket(2011)
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  • #1
    The Funniest Joke Book(1983)
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  • #2
    Bogeys, Boils And Bellybuttons (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1986)
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  • #3
    Save Our Planet(1987)
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  • #4
    Holidays Survival Guide(1989)
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  • #5
    The Complete How to Handle Grown-ups (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1991)
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  • #6
    Completely Misleading Guide to School(1994)
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  • #7
    What Grown-Ups Say and What They Really Mean(1994)
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  • #8
    Even More Ways to Handle Grown-ups (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1996)
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  • #9
    Warriors! True Stories Of Combat, Skill And Courage(2001)
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  • #10
    A Canny History of Carlisle(2006)
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  • #11
    Standing Alone(2011)
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  • #12
    London Stories(2012)
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  • #13
    Charles Dickens(2012)
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  • #14
    Alan Turing(2013)
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  • #15
    Stories of the First World War(2014)
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  • #16
    Independence. War in Ireland(2017)
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  • #1
    Tractor and Digger Save the Day(1997)
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  • #2
    Tractor And Digger(1999)
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  • #3
    Wayfarers(2017)
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  • #4
    The Refugee Camp(2017)
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  • #1
    Down Payment On Death(1972)
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  • #2
    Bad Boyes (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1987)
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  • #3
    King Street Junior(1988)
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  • #4
    Bad Boyes and the Gangsters(1988)
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  • #5
    Monsterman (With: Duncan Eldridge)(1988)
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  • #6
    Uncle Jack and Operation Green(1990)
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  • #7
    The Double Life of E.W.Potts, Schoolboy(1991)
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  • #8
    Time Riders(1991)
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  • #9
    Uncle Jack and the Loch Ness Monster(1991)
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  • #10
    The Legend of the Lost Keys(1998)
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  • #11
    Desert Duel(2004)
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  • #12
    Dunkirk Escape(2009)
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  • #13
    Sink the Tirpitz(2010)
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  • #14
    Bomb!(2011)
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  • #15
    Blood on the Wall(2013)
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  • #1
    Survivor: Escape from Pompeii(2017)
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  • #2
    Survivor: Titanic (By: Stephen Davies)(2017)
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  • #1
    The Invisible Assassin(2012)
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  • #2
    The Deadly Game(2012)
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  • #3
    The Lethal Target(2013)
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  • #4
    The Last Enemy(2013)
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  • #1
    Big Rock and the Masked Avenger(2014)
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  • #2
    Hunk and Thud(2014)
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  • #3
    The Giant Rumble(2014)
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  • #4
    Thud in Trouble(2015)
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  • #5
    Jack Versus Veto(2015)
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  • #6
    The Final Showdown(2015)
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About Jim Eldridge

Jim Eldridge is a prolific author of children's literature, known for his engaging titles within the My Story series, Warpath books, and How to Handle Grown-Ups. His extensive work in television has seen over 250 scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally, catering to children's and teen audiences. As a seasoned writer for radio, Eldridge is also the creator and writer of the long-running comedy-drama series, King Street Junior, on BBC Radio 4. His versatility and expertise have earned him recognition within the industry, cementing his position as a respected voice in children's entertainment and education. With a career spanning numerous formats, Eldridge continues to captivate young audiences with his unique storytelling abilities.

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