Download or read book Lady Don t Fall Backwards written by Darcy Sarto and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With New York in the clutches of a despicable typist dropper, only Johnny Oxford - the city's most fearless private investigator - can throw a searing, blistering spotlight on Manhattan's blackened streets. In this smashing story of gambling, gunmen and hoodlums, Darcy Sarto will thrill and excite you from start to finish.Inspired by the Hancock's Half Hour episode The Missing Page, this brand new work has been written with kind permission from the show's original writers and the BBC.
Download or read book The Lost Hancock Scripts written by Ray Galton and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2010 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100 episodes of Hancock’s Half Hour were produced and broadcast, first on BBC radio in 1954 and then on TV in 1956. Receiving critical acclaim at the time, and making a star of the cantankerous Tony Hancock and roguish Sid James, Hancock’s Half Hour made history as the grumpy grandfather of British sitcom. Galton and Simpson, who also wrote the internationally successful Steptoe and Son, became writing legends. Thanks to them, we are able to enjoy these lost scripts from the early series. Stories range from observational comedy to the surreal and include Father Christmas being put on trial (part of a Christmas special), and Tony and Sid entering the ‘Mr East Cheam’ beauty competition.Not only are the scripts transcribed in their entirety, but we also show where some amendments were made, and the text is peppered with photos of the cast and background information.A great gift for Hancock fans young and old, as well as followers of comedy classics.
Download or read book The Masters of Sitcom written by Christopher Stevens and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, two of the most influential and celebrated television scriptwriters of our time.
Download or read book Magicians of the Gods written by Graham Hancock and published by Coronet. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TV presenter Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returns with a book filled with completely new, scientific and archaeological evidence, which has only recently come to light... The evidence revealed in this book shows beyond reasonable doubt that an advanced civilization that flourished during the Ice Age was destroyed in the global cataclysms between 12,800 and 11,600 years ago. Near the end of the last Ice Age 12,800 years ago, a giant comet that had entered the solar system from deep space thousands of years earlier, broke into multiple fragments. Some of these struck the Earth causing a global cataclysm on a scale unseen since the extinction of the dinosaurs. At least eight of the fragments hit the North American ice cap, while further fragments hit the northern European ice cap. The impacts, from comet fragments a mile wide approaching at more than 60,000 miles an hour, generated huge amounts of heat which instantly liquidized millions of square kilometres of ice, destabilizing the Earth's crust and causing the global Deluge that is remembered in myths all around the world. A second series of impacts, equally devastating, causing further cataclysmic flooding, occurred 11,600 years ago, the exact date that Plato gives for the destruction and submergence of Atlantis. But there were survivors - known to later cultures by names such as 'the Sages', 'the Magicians', 'the Shining Ones', and 'the Mystery Teachers of Heaven'. They travelled the world in their great ships doing all in their power to keep the spark of civilization burning. They settled at key locations - Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, Baalbek in the Lebanon, Giza in Egypt, ancient Sumer, Mexico, Peru and across the Pacific where a huge pyramid has recently been discovered in Indonesia. Everywhere they went these 'Magicians of the Gods' brought with them the memory of a time when mankind had fallen out of harmony with the universe and paid a heavy price. A memory and a warning to the future... For the comet that wrought such destruction between 12,800 and 11,600 years may not be done with us yet. Astronomers believe that a 20-mile wide 'dark' fragment of the original giant comet remains hidden within its debris stream and threatens the Earth. An astronomical message encoded at Gobekli Tepe, and in the Sphinx and the pyramids of Egypt,warns that the 'Great Return' will occur in our time...
Download or read book The Lad Himself written by Roy Smiles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving in Limbo after his lonely end in Australia, Tony Hancock finds himself in a hospital waiting room very much like the waiting room in 'The Blood Donor'. There he is met with the red tape and bureaucracy that drove him mad in life; a Galton and Simpson-esque tribute to possibly the greatest comedian of his generation.
Download or read book When the Wind Changed written by Cliff Goodwin and published by Arrow. This book was released on 2000 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tony Hancock reigned for fifteen years as the undisputed king of comedy. In this relatively short timespan he managed to leave an astonishing legacy of hilarious radio and television, including the enduring classic HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR. When he committed suicide at the age of 44, comedy fans the world over mourned his loss. Now, in this definitive new biography, Cliff Goodwin reveals at last the man behind the myth. Using a wealth of previously unpublished new material, he is able to fully explore the tensions between Hancock's status as comic genius and his personal battles with drink and drugs. He also examines in detail for the first time the reason for Hancock's depression and suicide. Hancock inspired such tremendous love and devotion in his public that they felt they were entitled to a part of his private life: Spike Milligan summed up Hancock's response: 'One by one he shut the door on all the people he knew; then he shut the door on himself. ' In this major new biography, Cliff Goodwin opens the door to reveal Tony Hancock the fans never saw.
Download or read book The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club Book One written by Ann Warner and published by Ann Warner. This book was released on 2016-07-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First book in a heart-warming and humorous cozy mystery series, with over 10,000 five-star reviews, about troubled relationships, questionable choices, art theft, an occasional murder,and other dodgy dealings in a not-so-retiring retirement community.
Download or read book Steptoe and Son written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spike Co written by Graham McCann and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sparkling history of the golden age of British comedy told through its most famous names ndash; Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes, Ray Galton & Alan Simpson ndash; and the bizarre office they shared in Shepherds Bush.
Download or read book Sid James Barbara Windsor written by Harry Lime and published by . This book was released on 2020-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sidney "Sid" James, born Solomon Joel Cohen on 8th May 1913, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, was a character and comic actor born into a middle-class Jewish family in South Africa. Appearing in British movies from 1947, James was cast in many small and supporting roles into the '50s, his profile being raised as Tony Hancock's co-star in Hancock's Half Hour, first in the radio series then following it's adaptation for TV, running from 1954 to 1961.
Download or read book Carrie s War written by Nina Bawden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Second World War air raids threaten their safety in the city, Carrie and her brother Nick are evacuated to a small Welsh village. But the countryside has dangers and adventures of its own - and a group of characters who will change Carrie's life for ever. There's mean Mr Evans, who won't let the children eat meat; but there’s also kind Auntie Lou. There's brilliant young Albert Sandwich, another evacuee, and Mr Johnny, who speaks a language all of his own. Then there's Hepzibah Green, the witch at Druid’s Grove who makes perfect mince pies, and the ancient skull with its terrifying curse... For adults and young people aged eight and over. Emma Reeves has created a stunning stage adaptation of Nina Bawden’s much loved classic account of life as an evacuee in the 1940s, which opened at the Lillian Bayliss Theatre in November 2006. This edition includes teachers' notes and activities for classes based on the play.
Download or read book The Hancock Boys written by Thomas William Simpson and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2000 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A uniquely terrifying thriller that breaks all of the commandments...with a vengeance. Not since Cain and Abel have there been two brothers like...The Hancock Boys. What if two identical twin brothers decided to share a career, a family, a wife, a life? That is exactly what the Hancock boys decided to do. They took turns playing the role of the perfect husband, father, and bestselling novelist while the other lived out his wildest fantasies. It seemed the perfect setup. But what if one of them pushed the game too far? What if there was someone out there who knew their secret? And, worst of all, what if one of the brothers suspected the other of teetering on the edge of sanity? The Hancock boys both know their game is coming to an end. And they have the perfect plan to protect their marriage, their skyrocketing career, and their very lives. The two men must become one. But which brother is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice? And with so much at stake, can either truly trust the other? Simpson has a terrific story to tell and plenty of talent to pull it off. --Chicago Tribune
Download or read book Hancock written by Freddie Hancock and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the comedian Tony Hancock, whose troubled life ended in suicide. The book is co-written by his widow, and incorporates recollections by personalities such as Kenneth Williams, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Download or read book Hancock s Half Hour written by Ray Galton and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1974 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tony Hancock Quiz Book written by Nigel Freestone and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2014-10-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you remember Hancock's Half Hour? Was this iconic radio show and later TV series appointment listening and viewing in your house when you were growing up? Were you a fan of the lad? If so, you are certain to enjoy The Tony Hancock Quiz Book. On what BBC radio show did Tony Hancock first appear on 9 January 1949? At which theatre, in front of a live audience, was the first Hancock's Half Hour recorded? How old was Tony Hancock when he died? The answers to these questions and more can all be found in this book. This tribute to one of the best-loved comedians of the 1950s and ‘60s covers all aspects of Tony Hancock’s life and includes many personal and behind the scenes details. With 250 questions, not only about the lad himself, but also the cast, characters and storylines that helped to make Hancock’s Half Hour into one of Britain’s best-loved comedy shows of all-time, this book will take you on a trip down memory lane. A nostalgic, must-have read for Hancock fans of all ages.
Download or read book Fifty Years of Hancock s Half Hour written by Richard Webber and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people consider Tony Hancock to be the finest comic actor of them all. November 2004 sees the 50th anniversary of his best-loved work, Hancock's Half-Hour, which began as a radio series, penned by the writers Galton and Simpson.
Download or read book Hancock s Half Hour written by T. HANCOCK and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
