'I was no longer fitting in at school I was unsure of my friends & they were increasingly unsure of me I wanted to be a rock star But while all around voices were starting to break acne beginning to appear facial hair sprouting I remained all flabby flesh & innate scruff with a high-pitched whine & not a muscle to my name I was the runt of the class & rarely allowed to forget it I had no father at home to help me out & could hardly talk to my mum So I took solace in The Jam' As a boy Tony Fletcher frequently felt out of place Yet somehow he secured a ringside seat for one of the most creative periods in British cultural history Boy About Town tells the story of the bestselling author&8217;s formative years in the pre- & post-punk music scenes of London counting down from fifty to number one attendance at seminal gigs & encounters with musical heroes; schoolboy projects that became national success stories; the style culture of punks mods & skinheads & the tribal violence that enveloped them; life as a latchkey kid in a single-parent household; weekends on the football terraces in a quest for street credibility; & the teenage boy&8217;s unending obsession with losing his virginity Featuring a vibrant cast of supporting characters (from school friends to rock stars) & built up from notebooks diaries interviews letters & issues of his now legendary fanzine Jamming! Boy About Town is an evocative bittersweet amusing & wholly original account of growing up & coming of age in the glory days of the 1970s ...

Boy & Going Solo is the whole of Roald Dahl's extraordinary autobiography in one volume Reissued in the exciting new Roald Dahl branding Roald Dahl wasn't always a writer Once he was just a schoolboy Have you ever wondered what he was like growing up? In BOY you'll find out why he & his friends took revenge on the beastly Mrs Pratchett who ran the sweet shop He remembers what it was like taste-testing chocolate for Cadbury's & he even reveals how his nose was nearly sliced off Then in GOING SOLO you'll read stories of whizzing through the air in a Tiger Moth Plane encounters with hungry lions & the terrible crash that led him to storytelling Roald Dahl tells his story in his own words
- & it's all TRUEAnd now you can listen to all of Roald Dahl's novels for children on Roald Dahl Audiobooks read by some very famous voices including Kate Winslet David Walliams & Steven Fry
- plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! Also look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store & Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! & HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In this British drama a 14-year-old boy&s own attempts at parenthood give him a better understanding of his relationship with his often absent father (Ian Hart) Rebellious teen Robbie (Kyle Ward) has little contact with his own child but a violent incident with another teenager spurs him to take the child with him on the run BAFTA award-winner Brian Percival makes his directorial debut with A BOY CALLED DAD Age Rating 15 ...

Written by JOE SIMON & JACK KIRBY Art & cover by JOE SIMON & JACK KIRBY One of the most popular of Joe Simon & Jack Kirby gang comics the Boy Commandos were an international team of kids dedicated to fighting the Ratzis

Includes:: stories from DETECTIVE COMICS 64-73 WORLD FINEST COMICS 8-9 & BOY COMMANDOS 1-2

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One of the most popular of Joe Simon & Jack Kirby&s "kid gang" comics from the early 1940s The Boy Commandos were an international team of boy soldiers dedicated to fighting the threat of " Ratzis" The team included members from England France the Netherlands & the United States under the leadership of Captain Rip Carter In this collection the Boy Commandos must save a man accused of being a German spy escape the clutches of enemy kidnappers encounter a mystical monk looking for items that exemplify modern civilization set up a pirate radio station behind enemy lines & stand accused of treason Collects stories from Boy Commandos 3-5 World&s Finest Comics 10-13 & Detective Comics 74-83 & 85 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This is the courageous story of Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman & Russell Crowe) His parents struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs Fearing a loss of family friends & community Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program While there Jared comes into conflict with its leader (Joel Edgerton) & begins his journey to finding his own voice & accepting his true self Bonus Features Include Deleted &38; Extended Scenes Jared Revealed Becoming the Eamons Man Consumed Joel Edgerton ...

Tracklist A1 God & Love A2 Bad Blood A3 Human Zoo A4 Let Somebody Love You A5 What Does Sorry Mean? A6 Runaway Train B1 Resting Bitch Face B2 Different Man B3 Oil & Water B4 More Than Silence B5 Life ...

King Of Everything Bigger Than War Live Your Life My God It&s Easy Death Of Samantha Any Road My Star Love & Danger Nice & Slow Play Me Feel The Vibration ...

Artists Boy George & Culture Club Label ADAFormat Cassette Tape Tracks 1 God &38; Love 2 Bad Blood 3 Human Zoo 4 Let Somebody Love You 5 What Does Sorry Mean 6 Runaway Train 7 Resting Bitch Face 8 Different Man 9 Oil &38; Water 10 More Than Silence 11 Life ...

Tracklist A1 Tears (Silent Servant Remix) Remix ? Silent Servant A2 Tears (Original Mix) B1 Tears (Minimal Violence Remix) Remix ? Minimal Violence B2 Tears (Instrumental) ...