ASKEY, ARTHUR

Before Your Very Eyes - an Autobiography

London, The Woburn Press. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713001348) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked vivid blue boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or creased with small tear to upper rear edge and lower front fore-edge and minor rubbing to top of spine. 191pp. Biography of comedian and entertainer Arthur Askey (Hello Playmates) whose career spanned over 50 years. Illustrated. Fine/Very Good (-).

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Book number: 025991

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Biography, Comedian, Radio, Television, Arthur Askey Biography - Performing Arts Performing Arts - Humour 0713001348

BASELEY, GODFREY

The Archers : A Slice of My Life

London, Sidgwick & Jackson. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0283484985) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased with slight rubbing and tiny nicks to some edges. 160pp. An account of the setting up and the running of The Archers during its first twenty-one years by its creator Godfrey Baseley. Also an autobiography of his life. Illustrated. Tucked in is an Archers bookmark advertising the 21st anniversary Medallion. Near Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 025999

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Radio, Archers, Broadcasting, Social History Social History 0283484985

CHESTER, CHARLIE

The World Is Full of Charlies : Recollections of a Lifetime in Show Business

London, New English Library. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0450022773) Hard Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Neat inscription inside front board. No other marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear gilt embossing, browning to some page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to edges and traces of handling. 233pp. Autobiography of variety artist and comedian Charlie Chester. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 007889

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Show Business, Comedian, Autobiography 0450022773

THE EDITOR

The Radio Times Souvenir of 1935 : Memorable Broadcasts Recalled in Pictures

London, The Radio Times. 1935. Soft Cover, 12.25 x 9.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Folded in half for storage. Very clean unmarked pages. 8pp. Supplement from the December 20, 1935 issue of The Radio Times. Photographs of events and stars on the radio during the Jubilee Year of 1935. Good.

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Book number: 027684

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Radio, Programmes, Personalities, 1935 Social History

ELKIN, SHEILA (EDITOR)

4th Dimension : Second Book

London, BBC. 1974. (ISBN: 0563126647) Hard Cover, 11 x 8 inches. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean tight copy with bright unmarked covers, no bumping to corners and small bump to top of spine. 76pp. Annual format based on the Radio 4 science and natural history for children programme called 4th Dimension. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 002233

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Radio 4 Programme, 4th Dimension, Science 0563126647

GALLAGHER, JOCK

Doris Archer's Diary : Selections from 21 Years of the Archers (Scarce Hardback Edition)

London, BBC. 1971, First Edition. (ISBN: 0563121181) Hard Cover, 7.75 x 4.75 inches. Ex-library copy with usual internal marks and stamps. No creasing to covers or to spine. A clean tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards and no bumping to corners. 128pp. This is the rare hardback edition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002384

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Radio Soap, Archers, Bbc, Country Folk, Ambridge, Brookfield Farm 0563121181

GREENE, PATRICIA

Book of the Archers : The Archers of Ambridge

London, Michael Joseph. 1994. (ISBN: 071813849X) Hard Cover, 10 x 7.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 320pp. The ultimate guide to Ambridge: an A-Z of the characters and places which have appeared in the nation's best-loved radio serial since it began, compiled by three members of the cast. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 012619

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Bbc Radio, the Archers, Brookfield Farm, Radio Soap 071813849x

DAVID HENDY

Life On Air: A History of Radio Four

Oxford, Oxford University Press. 2007, First Edition. (ISBN: 0199248818) Card Covers, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and bumping to upper rear spine corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to edges. 518pp. This study of BBC's Radio 4 uses new interviews and privileged access to the BBC's archives to illuminate the controversies behind the creation of some of Radio 4's most popular programmes. Illustrated. Very Good (+)/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 021656

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Bbc, Radio 4, Wireless, Social History 0199248818

KAVANAGH, TED

The ITMA Years

London, The Woburn Press. 1974, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713001011) Hard Cover, 10.25 x 8.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight fading to rear edge and no bumping to corners. 157pp. Scripts from the popular comedy shows which saw the British through the Second World War featuring Tommy Handley, Maurice Denham, Deryck Guyler, Hattie Jacques, Molly Weir, Clarence Wright and Fred Yule. Fine.

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Book number: 011589

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Radio Plays, Comedy, Humour, Tommy Handley, 1939-1949 0713001011

JENNI MURRAY

The Woman's Hour : 50 Years of Women in British

London, BBC Books. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0563387130) Hard Cover, 10 x 7.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and the tiniest of bumps to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint creasing towards upper edge. 272pp. The story of BBC Radio 4's daily programme Woman's Hour which began broadcasting in 1946. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 020204

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Women's Broadcasting, Radio 4 Gender Studies 0563387130

PICKLES, WILFRED

Between You and Me

London, Werner Laurie. 1949, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Previous owner's name to front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. A very clean tight copy with unmarked blue cloth boards, slightly dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Slightly dusty dust jacket not price clipped or marked with nicks to corners and a little foxing. 223pp. Autobiography of Wilfred Pickles, radio personality from Halifax who ran the long-running show 'Have A Go'. Very Good (+)/Good.

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Book number: 021126

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Radio

Keywords: Radio Personality, Comedy, Have a Go, Barney, Mabel Biography - Performing Arts