A ridiculously funny history of Britain for adults from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories series, perfect for fans of Unruly by David Mitchell.
Ah, Britain. So special. The greatest nation on earth, some say. And we did it all on our own. Didn't we?
As it happens...
What's occurring? Welcome to a celebration of the much-loved BBC comedy show, Gavin & Stacey, in time for the final EVER episode this Christmas. In this quiz book for family and friends of all ages there are over 500 questions all about our favourite TV smash.
- Do you know...
Rediscovered and restored by radio enthusiasts The Radio Circle, this long-lost programme was first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme on the 10th May 1955, just two days before Tony Hancock's 31st birthday.
Tony had taken an unscheduled trip to Italy, leaving Hancock Half Hour's producer to ask Harry Secombe...
How did little Jenny Hargreaves become Jenny Eclair and elbow her way into the male dominated world of 1980s stand-up?
Daughter of Major Derek Hargreaves (spy?) and June Hargreaves (spy's wife?) sister of Sara (born to be Head Girl) and Ben (the usurper), Jenny's comedy career took off via drama...
This new memoir follows Ayoade's dogged quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the great mid-century playwright, and Ayoade's uncanny doppelganger - from obscurity.
Gifted filmmaker, corduroy activist and amateur dentist, Richard Ayoade first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Harauld Hughes in a second-hand bookshop. At first...
Romans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Revolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War! All of this (except trumpets) and more, is covered in this definitive, easy-clean history of all world history so far, written by the 21st Century's leading historian, philosopher and thinkerer Philomena Cunk.
Focussing on the inventions,...
Red Dwarf is virtually unique among British sitcoms. It began in 1988 and was still airing new episodes in 2020, making it one of the longest running sitcoms of all time, but the core cast has remained largely unchanged. And its science fiction flavour contrasts strongly with the drawing rooms...
Joe Lycett is an incredibly right-wing commentator, comedian, television presenter, gardener, cage-fighter, Spectator columnist, fancy boy, bandit, pharmacist and knee-pain advocate. He is also a world-renowned portraitist, and some of the world's most influential and infamous people - Liz Truss, Eamonn Holmes, Mick Hucknall - have sat for him, keen...
The fourth volume of Michael Palin's best-selling diaries.
A new millennium, and a new chapter for Michael Palin unfolds. With a Hemingway travel project testing his confidence, doubts creeping in about his abilities as a writer, the death of his great friend George Harrison and the last of his children...
From the vibrant shores of Trinidad to the bustling streets of the UK, Rudolph Walker's journey has been as captivating as the roles he has portrayed on our screens. In this profound autobiography, Walker shares the stark realities of his early life in the Caribbean, his bold move to Britain,...