Compact Biographies

In this episode of Compact Biographies, we tell the life story of Ellen Ripley, the warrant officer whose ordinary commercial voyage aboard the Nostromo became one of the most terrifying survival stories ever recorded. From her early life on Luna and her work for Weyland-Yutani to the disaster on LV-426, the loss of her daughter Amanda, her return with the Colonial Marines, her bond with Newt, and her final stand on Fiorina 161, this is the story of a woman who kept refusing to let the worst forces win. 
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In this episode of Compact Biographies, we tell the life story of Hannibal Lecter, the fictional psychiatrist and killer created by Thomas Harris, as though he were a real historical figure. From his childhood in Lithuania and the trauma of war to his medical brilliance, cultivated manners, crimes, imprisonment, encounters with Will Graham and Clarice Starling, and later life as one of fiction's most chilling figures, this is the story of a man whose intelligence, taste, and violence made him unforgettable. 
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In this episode of Compact Biographies, we tell the life story of Michael Corleone, the fictional character at the centre of The Godfather saga, as though he were a real historical figure. From his early life as the youngest son of Vito and Carmela Corleone to his wartime service, relationship with Kay Adams, reluctant entry into the family business, rise as don, conflicts with rivals, betrayal within his own family, and lonely final years, this is the story of a man who tried to stand apart from power, then became consumed by it. 
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In this episode of Compact Biographies, we tell the life story of Victor Frankenstein, the fictional scientist at the centre of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, as though he were a real historical figure. From his privileged childhood in Geneva and studies at Ingolstadt to his obsession with natural philosophy, the creation of the Creature, the deaths that followed, and his final pursuit into the Arctic, this is the story of a brilliant man whose ambition outran his judgement. 
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In this episode of Compact Biographies, we tell the life story of Hermione Granger, the fictional witch from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, as though she were a real historical figure. From her Muggle-born childhood and arrival at Hogwarts to her friendship with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley, her intelligence, courage, rule-breaking, fight against Voldemort, survival of the Second Wizarding War, and later work for justice in the wizarding world, this is the story of one of modern fiction's most admired characters. 
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