A British princess ends up being kidnapped. The ransom for her safe return is that the Premier has to have sex with a pig live on television.

Dark satire set in a future reality where everyone is confined to a life of physical drudgery - unless they can impress the judges of a popular talent show.

Set in a near-future, memory implants record everything people see, do and hear. However, though this technological advance means no-one need ever forget a face again, it also has some very worrying drawbacks.