Crackanory

Darren becomes the most hated man in the world within fifteen minutes of tweetinga rude message to a pop superstar. And when a much-loved toymaker suddenly dies, his family is shocked when he is stuffed and returned -shouting pre-recorded messages at them twenty-four hours a day.

An author of erotic thrillers discovers an unknown Shakespeare but accidentally destroys the manuscript -so has to rewrite the play from scratch. And when an ungrateful man refuses to thank a helpful stranger, the strange man haunts him by persistently asking "What do you say?"

An office worker discovers he makes the best cup of tea in the world, threatening to undermine a coffee multinational's stranglehold on the hot drink industry. And adowntrodden librarian unexpectedly gains access to a top secret CIA site, and finds herself in control of military drone.

When a hungover Sabine accidentally mistranslates an exchange at a diplomatic summit, she realises she can influence world politics by being creative with her interpreting. And a woman is stranded in a lay by after breaking down on Walpurgis night -a night of evil spirits and demonic forces.

An unremarkable postman turns himself into the perfect boyfriend for a girl he has fallen in love with by reading her mail and absorbing all her interests. And a womanis visited by her eightyear old self but lies about her life so shedoesn't repeatthe same mistakes.

A carer in a retirement home is also a crime-fighting superhero -but his elderly residents feel neglected and threaten to reveal his identity.And a newsreader has the opportunity to change history when he interviews a dictator who falls asleep with a gun poking out of his pocket.