Sample XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<all_characters>
<characters series="Heroes">
  <heroe id="1" name="Claire Bennet">
    <name>Claire Bennet</name>
    <played_by>Hayden Panettiere</played_by>
    <ability>Rapid cellular regeneration</ability>
  </heroe>
  <heroe id="2" name="Hiro Nakamura">
    <name>Hiro Nakamura</name>
    <played_by>Masi Oka</played_by>
    <ability>Space-time manipulation: teleportation &amp; time travel</ability>
  </heroe>
  <villain id="1" name=" Gabriel Sylar">
    <name>Gabriel Sylar</name>
    <played_by>Zachary Quinto</played_by>
    <ability>Understand how things work and multiple other abilities acquired</ability>
  </villain>
</characters>

<characters series="Banana Splits">
  <heroe id="1" name="Graham">
    <name>Graham</name>
    <played_by>Graham Bell</played_by>
    <ability>Being silly</ability>
  </heroe>
  <heroe id="2" name="Bill">
    <name>Bill</name>
    <played_by>Bill Odie</played_by>
    <ability>Being very silly</ability>
  </heroe>
  <heroe id="3" name="Tim">
    <name>Tim</name>
    <played_by>Tim Brook Taylor</played_by>
    <ability>Being very very silly</ability>
  </heroe>
</characters>
</all_characters>