A refreshingly different police procedural, the book presents an alternative contemporary Britain where the Norman conquest of 1066 never happened. In this modern Britain, political allegiances are demonstrated through tattoos, the ancient gods are a part of everyday life and kids use runes instead of text speak.
Amid a bid...
The definitive history of Carry On, Britain's largest film franchise, including exclusive interviews with stars including Bernard Cribbins, Angela Douglas and Kenneth Cope.
For the first time, loved ones of some of the films' biggest names on and off screen share their personal memories from this unique filmmaking era -...
When The Carry On Stopped looks at how the Carry On film series made its painful transition from one film company, Anglo-Amalgamated, to another, the Rank Organisation.
In examining this little-known but fascinating story, the growth of Anglo-Amalgamated is highlighted through the success of its owners, partners Stuart Levy and...
The complete first and second series featuring social schemers Lucia (Geraldine McEwan) and Mapp (Prunella Scales).
Despite appearances to the contrary, the two genteel ladies will stop at nothing to bolster their position amongst their community's elite.
Also starring Nigel Hawthorne and a wealth of British comic acting talent.
Appearing in his second feature film-starring role, comedy legend Tony Hancock gives a memorable performance in this bittersweet comedy of small-town snobbery and one-upmanship.
Content to scratch out a living in the faded seaside town of Piltdown, puppeteer Wally Pinner (Hancock) is unhappily married to Delia (Sylvia Syms), a gift-shop...
Comedy legend Tony Hancock makes his feature film-starring debut in this witty satire that takes both white-collar monotony and the pretensions of the art-world in its crosshairs.
A self-taught artist with an enthusiasm that far exceeds any ability, Anthony Hancock throws in his hollow office job and moves to Paris...
Murder Most Foul is a dark, witty and fast-paced novel, from one of Britain's best-loved screenwriters.
It's 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend Christopher Marlowe, London's...
In John Shuttleworth Takes The Biscuit, English song-writer and presenter John Shuttleworth presents a crumbly selection of songs and stories.
This new book boasts many original and hilarious stories about John Shuttleworth's life in and around Sheffield. There are also lots of his song lyrics reproduced with his kind permission...
In this caper-comedy classic of 1960s British cinema, the great Peter Sellers (The Ladykillers, The Pink Panther) stars as cocky criminal "mastermind" Dodger Lane, who has been concocting the perfect robbery in prison. With two cellmates he intends to break out of jail, steal a fortune in diamonds from a...
Rainer Hersch gives us his irreverent take on classical music in these BBC radio shows.
Stand-up comic, musician and conductor Rainer Hersch has performed in comedy clubs worldwide, made numerous appearances at the Edinburgh Festival and put on several comedy-concert series at London's Southbank Centre. This audio anthology brings together...