D'ALROY, MARCELINE

The D'Alroy Diary

London, Hutchinson. 1933, First Edition. Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ill.: Houghton, Lawrence. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front endpaper "With best wishes". Black titles on brown cloth boards which have a few small marks and dulling to spine. Internally there is some light foxing to endpapers and sporadically to some others, a previous owner's name and separation of front endpaper and front pastedown. Otherwise a clean and tight copy. The author was a columnist on The Daily Sketch newspaper and this book is "a commentary on life at the time, intended to tease as well as to please, half playful, half serious", in fact the personal philosophy of a woman who loves living. Not dated but is in fact 1933. Delightfully illustrated by Lawrence Houghton. A VERY SCARCE SIGNED COPY C3B. Good/No Jacket. Signed by Author.

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Book number: 003527

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Keywords: Daily Sketch Columnist, 1930's Social Life Houghton, Lawrence

BETJEMAN, JOHN (EDITED BY STEPHEN GAMES)

Trains and Buttered Toast - Selected Radio Talks

London, John Murray. 2006. (ISBN: 0719561264). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is price clipped. xi + 353 pages. Eccentric, sentimental and homespun, John Betjeman's passions were mostly self-taught. He saw his country being devastated by war and progress, and he waged a private battle to save it. His only weapons were words - the poetry for which he is best known and even more influential, the radio talks that first made him a phenomenon. Now collected in book form for the first time, his broadcasts represent one of the most compelling archives of 20th century broadcasting, evoking for the modern reader Betjeman's unique perspective and the compelling magic of the golden age of wireless. D4A. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009164

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BLANDFORD, LINDA

Sharpe Cut - the Inside Story of the Creation of a Major Television Series

London, Harper Collins. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 0007232144). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a price written on front endpaper) with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. The Sharpe television series, based on the novels of Bernard Cornwell, and starring Sean Bean, was a well received historical drama. The author spent six months of the filming of 'Sharpe's Challenge' with the producers, crew and cast and has created a vivid account, full of scene and story, high drama, near disaster and comedy, a brilliant evocation of the life and work of creating a major television series. Illustrated throughout in colour. NOT EX LIB A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.08 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 3. Near Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 008294

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Keywords: Bernard Cornwell, Richard Sharpe, Napoleonic War, Sean Bean, Historical Fiction 0007232144

BRADEN, BERNARD

The Kindness of Strangers

London, Hodder and Stoughton. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0340525274). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. Bernard Braden and his wife Barbara Kelly arrived in Britain from Canada in 1949 not realising that within months they would have captured the imagination and hearts of the British public. Barbara starred in 'The Male Animal' at the New Theatre, then Bernard appeared in 'A Streetcar Named Desire', directed by Laurence Olivier and starring Vivien Leigh. but it was on radio that their popular reputations were made. Fully illustrated throughout. NOT EX LIB B2D. Fine/Near Fine.

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Keywords: What's My Line, the Brains Trust, on the Braden Beat 0340525274

BUERK, MICHAEL

The Road Taken

London, Hutchinson. 2004, First Edition. (ISBN: 0091799678). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, First printing. The author has reported on some of the biggest stories including the Birmingham pub bombing, the Lockerbie disaster, he was in Buenos Aires at the start of the Falklands War and reported the death throes of apartheid in South Africa. The face of the BBC flagship evening news for many years and has fronted everything from the BBC series 999 to the erudite 'Moral Maze' on BBC Radio 4. In this autobiography he reveals the private self, his extraordinary childhood, his long and happy marriage, and his delight at fatherhood. 45 illustrations. NOT EX LIB A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.886 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING COST 4. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 006735

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Keywords: Lockerbie Disaster, Falklands War, Nelson Mandela, the Moral Maze, Inkatha Party, Flixborough, Margaret Thatcher 0091799678

HORRIE, CHRIS AND CLARKE, STEVE

Citizen Greg - the Extraordinary Story of Greg Dyke and How He Captured the Bbc

London, Simon and Schuster. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 0684866714). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First dition, First printing. 290 pages. Greg Dyke's astonishing rags-to-riches rise from sacked Marks and Spencer trainee via a short career as a Labour politician to become the most important person in British broadcasting is recounted in a series of extraordinary episodes in which Dyke defies his critics and rebuilds his career again and again. His life is followed from his days as a streetwise newspaper reporter and union activist through to his first break in television at London Weekend Television and his bitter battle to become top man at the BBC. 22. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 009019

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Keywords: Biography, Television, Bbc Director General 0684866714

COOKE, ALISTAIR

Talk About America

London, The Bodley Head. 1969. (ISBN: 0370003349). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which has two small repaired closed tears and is not price clipped. Alistair Cooke's 'Letter from America' was a familiar weekly pleasure for millions of listeners in Britain and elsewherefor a great many years. A first collection of his broadcasts was published in 1952 and in 1968 he celebrated the 1,000th radio broadcast. He has compiled from 1952 a representative selection, which covers many subjects, many places, many people, which make up a brilliant portrait of America. NOT EX LIB A1E. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 008489

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Keywords: Radio Broadcast, Letter from America 0370003349

CRAWLEY, AIDAN

Leap Before You Look - a Memoir

London, Collins. 1988, First Edition. (ISBN: 0002179504). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with dustjacket which is not price clipped. 444 pages. 24 illustrations. This is a memoir of a man who has experienced more in his lifetime than most dream of. Aidan Crawley (1908-1993) was a journalist in the 1930's making an epic tour of the world, a dairy farmer, an RAF pilot who escaped from a German prison camp, a documentary film maker, a politician who became Under Secretary of State for Air in Attlee's government, and an author. In the 1950's and 1960's, starting as a pioneer commentator for the BBC, he had a long career in television, was founder editor of ITN and first chairman of London Weekend. NOT EX LIB A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.0 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 12. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 007291

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Keywords: Suez, Clement Attlee, Itn, Bbc, Pioneer Broadcaster 0002179504

DONOVAN, PAUL

All Our Todays - Forty Years of the Today Programme

London, Jonathan Cape. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 0224043587). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy with VG+ complete dustjacket. The author tells the story of the BBC radio Today programme, from Jack de Manio through Brian Redhead and John Timpson to the team of John Humphries, James Naughtie, Sue McGregor and Anna Ford. Fascinating, funny and often controversial, it is compulsory reading for everyone for whom the Today programme is compulsory listening. 4. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 004809

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Keywords: Radi Programmes 0224043587

GIFFORD, DENIS

The Golden Age of Radio - an Illustrated Companion

London, B.T. Batsford. 1985, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713442344). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine copy with a gift inscription to front endpaper with VG+ dustjacket which has fading to spine and has been lightly taped to inside boards. 319 pages. Radio pictorial station chart endpapers. Foreword by Richard Murdoch. Over 1600 entries make up this, the first ever reference guide to the programmes, the entertainers, the dance bands, the comedy characters and the catchphrases that make up the Golden Age of Radio - or perhaps of the Wireless. Alphabetically arranged with over 180 illustrations, it is a nostalgic and vivid portrait of the pioneering days of broadcasting. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.03 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 16. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 007486

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Keywords: British Radio Pioneers, Radio Broadcasting History, Itma, Richard Murdoch, Dick Barton, Henry Hall, Colonel Chinstrap, Goon Shows, Billy Cotton Band Show, Geraldo 0713442344

HAYWARD, ANTHONY

The Emmerdale Companion - a Celebration of Twenty-Five Years

London, Orion. 1997, First Edition. (ISBN: 075281043X). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. From its beginning in 1972, the television programme 'Emmerdale' has become an institution, regularly attracting audiences of 13 million. The book is a celebration of its silver jubilee, in which the author has been given unique access to the cast and crew, tracing the serial's history, looking at the real-life dramas behind the scenes and interviews old and new members of the cast, illustrated throughout with many previously unseen photographs. NOT EX LIB A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.87 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 22. Fine/Fine.

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Keywords: Television Serial, Emmerdale, Yorkshire 075281043x

HOLLOWAY, DAVID (EDITED BY)

The Sixties - a Chronicle of the Decade

London, Simon and Schuster. 1992, First. (ISBN: 0671711598). Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format book of 176 pages. Photo illustrations throughout. Foreword by W.F. Deedes They were called 'the Swinging Sixties'. Skirts were short and the music was loud. In San Francisco the beautiful people had flowers in their hair. President Kennedy had proclaimed the New Frontier. Less that 3 years after his inauguration, on November 22nd 1963 he was shot dead. In the next few years his brother was also assassinated and so was Martin Luther King. It was in the 1960's that the USA and Russia stood closer to another global conflict and American troops became more committed to Vietnam. A detailed chronicle of a major decade. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.53 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 5. Fine/Near Fine.

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Keywords: 1960's, Daily Telegraph 0671711598

HUMPHRYS, JOHN

Devil's Advocate

London, Hutchinson. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 009180048x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy which has one small dent to side withVG dustjacket. The veteran journalist and interviewer puts into context the changes that have taken place in Britain over some 40 years that he has been a journalist. He asks whether we are happy as a nation with the changes and although we are better off he believes that there is one voice which is dominant, that of consumer populism, which is the increasing commercialisation, but also media pressure, with the result of a coarsening of the fabric of our daily lives. This is his first book and he poses very relevant questions for today. NOT EX LIB C3A. Near Fine/Very Good.

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EDITORIAL STAFF OF ELECTRONICS TODAY INTERNATIONAL

Newnes Radio and Electronics Engineer's Pocket Book - 15th Edition

London, Newnes-Butterworths. 1979. (ISBN: 0408003146). Hard Cover, 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy which has a name label to inside front cover. 191 pages. An invaluable compendium of facts, figures and formulae, indispensable to the designer, student service engineer, and all interested in radio and electronics. This edition has been completely revised. The omission of obsolete and unnecessary information has made room for a considerable amount of new material relating to developments in radio and electronics. 11. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 009647

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Keywords: Radio and Elecronics Pocket Book 0408003146

JAMESON, DEREK

Last of the Hot Metal Men - from Fleet Street to Showbiz - Volume II of His Life Story

London, Ebury Press. 1990, First Edition. (ISBN: 0852237979). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine complete dustjacket. Following on from his first volume of memoirs 'Touched By Angels' the Fleet Street cockney editor recounts how he managed to edit three national newspapers, end up broke and unemployed, and then bounce back as a star of the airwaves. NOT EX LIB C3A. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 003887

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Keywords: Fleet Street Editor, Radio Broadcaster 0852237979