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This title is presented
on 2CDs. It features four
episodes of the
ever-popular BBC Radio 4
panel game chaired by
Nicholas Parsons, which
showcases Peter Jones,
one of the series' key
players. Peter Jones is
one of "Just a Minute's"
well-loved contestants,
whose warmth, wit and
skill made him a pleasure
and delight to listen to.
These episodes showcase
his highlights - the
moments which reveal
Peter Jones at the very
top of his game. This
collection includes shows
from 1971, 1977, 1988
and 1999, and features
Clement Freud, Kenneth
Williams, Stephen Fry,
Paul Merton, Derek
Nimmo, Magnus Pike,
Lance Percival and
Christopher Timothy. Full
of fast-paced,
irreverent fun and
ferocious competition,
these four episodes are a
goldmine of wonderful
comedy nuggets from a
fantastically funny man.
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Details: Tired, nervous
headache? Stressed out by
shopping? Need an
affordable, pleasingly
sized book that is
guaranteed to be funny?
Press the buy button now!
Unlikely Things to Read
in The Joy of Sex: Making
the sound of a tuba when
she bends over is rarely
a good idea. Strange
Things to Hear from your
Satnav: ?At the next
junction, bear left,
open the throttle and
lets see what this
little baby can do.?
Unlikely Things to Read
in a Pet Manual:
Labradors are intelligent
but you?ll still be able
to beat them at board
games. Lines You Won?t
Hear in Dr Who:
?Heres your new
assistant, Doctor ?
shes fifty-eight
and happily married.?
Unlikely Things to Read
in a Parenting Book:
Its always great to
have a comforter handy
for your baby to hold on
to when they need it.
Ours is called Michael;
hes a lovely man.
Other 'scenes we'd like
to see' include:
Unpleasant Real Ales,
Bad Names for Racehorses,
Unlikely Things to Read
on a Tube of Toothpaste,
Unlikely Tax Return Form
Questions, Unlikely
Obituaries, Rejected
Royal Baby Names,
Unlikely Things to Hear
in a Public Swimming
Pool, Unlikely Lines
from a Bond Film. Ideal
for: Fans of Mock the
Week. This hardback book
has 159 pages and
measures: 22.4 x 16.3 x
1.8cm
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The world of sport
generates perennial
debates that can drive a
grown man to distraction
or create rifts between
the firmest of friends.
Fear not. "Stumped! The
Sport's Fans Book of
Answers" is here to save
us.Sports and trivia fans
enjoyed "QI: The Book of
General Ignorance";
"Googlies, Nutmegs and
Bogeys: The Origins of
Peculiar Sporting Lingo";
"Does Anything Eat
Wasps?" and "Why Don't
Penguins' Feet Freeze?".
"Stumped!" will resolve
all your sporting
quarrels, queries and
conundrums including:
Which country is the best
at sport? Who would win a
fight between Muhammad
Ali and Bruce Lee? In
motor racing, is the car
or the driver more
important? And are
English footballers
really thicker than
foreign players? It is
the ideal gift for the
sports fanatic.
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This book offers real and
surreal designs to
transform your grey,
soul-less cubicle into an
extension of your
personality! It contains
detailed practical advice
to ensure your makeover
is trouble-free. It is a
fantastic gift/impulse
buy for anyone who's,
well, ever had a job! It
is something for everyone
from Cubist to Zen. For
the millions of office
workers who labor
throughout the day in
Dilbert-esque office
cubicles, here's the
ultimate guide to cube
makeovers - a hip,
irreverent style book of
inspirational designs to
help take that space from
drab to fab. Written by a
Seattle-based interior
designer and decorator,
Cube Chic will offer
twenty-two inspirational
designs for every taste,
from Tiki to Zen. With
four-color photography
throughout, you'll be
able to create: the CEO's
Cube: get on the fast
track to the executive
lifestyle, and create a
corner office in your own
space; the Garden Cube:
rather be gardening? This
cube features bright
grassy greens and floral
prints, and a desk
covered in bright
Gerberas; the Cabin Cube:
like a ski lodge at your
desk, this cube will
feature dark wood tones
and creature comforts
aplenty; the Golf Cube:
cubicle walls become the
green, covered in Astro
Turf. Mounds of grass are
created with chicken
wire, the desk becomes a
sand pit, and golf clubs
are nestled in a corner
at the ready for that
first sunny day.
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Sometimes it's hard to be
the bearer of bad news.
How do you find the right
words to tell a child
that God doesn't exist,
or to let your ex
boyfriend know that he's
the father? Help is at
hand with this handy
collection of charming
furballs bearing bad
news. Just find the
message you need, cut it
out and post it, safe in
the knowledge that a
photo of a duckling
sleeping on a teddy bear
will soften the blow.
With an unfortunate
message and an adorable
animal for every
occasion, Grandma's
Dead: Breaking Bad News
with Baby Animals will
save you time -- and the
lucky recipient can at
least find solace in
having a bittersweet
memento they will
treasure for ever.
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Details: The genuinely
rough guide to Britain is
back. Ten years after it
first lifted the concrete
slab in the garden of
England, Crap Towns
returns to dish the dirt
on the latest planning
disasters, urban blight
and posh blighters
disfiguring our nation.
Featuring Blackpool,
Glastonbury, Nuneaton
and much more. Ideal for:
Great as a humorous gift
or simply to see if your
town features in the
worst town list! This
hardback book has 160
pages and measures
approximately: 15.5 x
15.5 x 1.8cm.
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Ooh er Missus, look out
its Frankie. If youre
looking for classic
comedy at its best, a
double CD collection of
Confessions by Frankie
Howerd is a good place to
start. Truly one of the
giants of the last 30
years, Frankie was held
in enormously high esteem
and real warmth by the
British public. This CD
set could have been
called a Best Of because
it contains all of
Frankies well known catch
phrases--Titter ye not,
No mocking Francis, and
Shut your face you! How
rude. The two CDs contain
6 playlets, revealing
some of Frankies strange
experiences, and with
the added bonus of the
marvellous Joan Sims to
help out.
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Who says death is a
serious subject? Grave
Humor celebrates the
lighter side of death
through photos capturing
the most amusing and
ironic monuments to the
dearly departed. From
amusing epitaphs ('I told
you I was sick') to
comical burials (the
Maxwell-House plot),
this irreverent anthology
of cemetery humour proves
you can laugh to death.
It features: photos of
more than 100 funny,
ironic and ridiculous
tombstones; colour
illustrations and clever
captions; and, DIY
epitaphs for anyone who
wants to go out with a
laugh.
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May your yogurt be
teeming with bacteria.
International
best-selling author
Bradley Trevor Greive
bestows this blessing on
readers and many more in
his newest gift book,
Curses and Blessing For
All Occasions. Mixed in
are as many respectable
curses for good measure.
Witty, warm, and
engaging, BTG brings his
trademark style to this
humorously twisted book
for all events,
circumstances, and
occasions.
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Millions of golf
enthusiasts and Tiger
Woods fans daydream of
being on the golf course
while stuck at work. A
perfect gift for Dad on
Father's Day or anyone
who loves golf, this kit
will help relieve some of
that cubicle-induced
anxiety by allowing you
to get in a quick round
right on your desktop.
Kit includes two golf
balls, two clubs, a
green felt fairway, a
packet of sand, and a
32-page book of fun facts
and the rules of the
game.
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Recorded during his
nationwide sell-out tour,
Lee Mack Live is the
long awaited CD from one
of Britain s finest
stand-ups. After his
multi award-winning
contribution to BBC1's
Not Going Out, and as
team captain on Would I
Lie to You? Lee's energy,
finely crafted
one-liners and razor
sharp ad-libs are quickly
propelling him into one
of the UK's most
recognisable and
celebrated comics.
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This work includes the
very best sketches from
the brilliant third
television series,
written by and starring
Matt Lucas and David
Walliams. Bubbles is
back! But has she met her
match with arch-enemy
Desiree? In this battle
of the bulge, who'll
come out on top? Dudley's
Thai mail-order bride
arrives, but can he get
to grips with Ting Tong?
Anne appears on "Stars in
Their Eyes", hosted by
Cat Deeley. What will she
sing? 'Tonight, Matthew,
I'm going to be Celine
Dion...' Highlights from
the third TV series also
include Lou and Andy
getting into an awful
kerfuffle over boob jobs
and slow-drying patios,
the Prime Minister and
Sebastian exchanging
favours, Dafydd
canvassing support in the
local Bi Elections, and
Emily and Florence going
on their (very small) hen
night. Hold the front
page! Vicky Pollard has
some scandal for the
press (for a price) and
Marjorie Dawes finally
apologises to her
FatFighters. By the way,
computer still says
'No'...Created and
performed by comic
sensations Matt Lucas and
David Walliams, and
including Tom Baker's
insightful narration,
this must-see TV series
is now a must-hear. Guest
stars include Anthony
Head, Nigel Havers, Rob
Brydon, Imelda Staunton,
Richard Madeley, Judy
Finnigan and Ruth Madoc.
'"Little Britain" is a
national treasure' - "The
Times".
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Dawn French takes a
humorous look into the
art of sulkiness in this
complete BBC Radio 4
series. Professor Joy
Klamp (Dawn French)
welcomes you to the joy
of sulks as she guides us
on a humorous journey
into the heart of
sulkiness. Along with her
Sourpussy Posse -
Christopher Douglas,
Sally Grace, Lucy
Montgomery and Dan
Tetsell - Joy will show
you the best sulking
techniques in the
workplace; at parties; on
holiday; and, with food
and drink. In other
words, she reveals the
best way to sulk and moan
- often by the seat of
your pants - to get
exactly what you want,
when you want it.
Including all six
episodes of the BBC Radio
4 series, Mastering the
Universe is written by
Christopher Douglas
(co-writer and star of Ed
Reardon's "Week") and
Nick Newman (co-writer:
"My Dad's the Prime
Minister"). 'Prepare to
get in touch with your
'inner spoilsport' as
Professor Joy Klamp,
alias the brilliant Dawn
French, introduces role
play and sketches on how
to master the universe
through extreme
sullenness' - "The
Observer".
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A timely look at what MPs
have been buying with our
money. Plus other scams,
swindles and scandals
from around the world and
how to make the most of
your own expense account.
Cynical, funny and full
of fun...Cheaper than a
Duck House and much more
useful. Includes a look
at: Who claimed what?;
Quiz - match the claim to
the political party; The
Great Pension Dodge;
biggest and smallest
spenders; keeping it in
the family, or how to
employ your
spouse/children and
parents; how much
taxpayers' money does it
take to change a
lightbulb? And much,
much, MUCH more.
Unfortunately for us. But
it's not only our elected
officials who have their
snouts in the trough. We
also look at absurd
concert "riders" (who
demanded a luxury
5-bedroom prefabricated
house to be built within
the confines of the O2
Arena in London for their
concert?), and other
political piggies from
around the world (how
many shoes does Imelda
Marcos have? What made up
Sarah Palin's $150K
campaign wardrobe?). Plus
all the other people
pocketing our cash - from
bankers to arms dealers -
and corporate highwaymen.
And finally a guide to
making the most of your
own expense account,
including a handy form to
copy so you can claim
this book back on
expenses.
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From the creator of the
Bunny Suicides, Great
Lies to Tell Small Kids
and Selfish Pigs - here
is a small book full of
laughs and truth for
every Dad in the world.
60 brilliant cartoons
from Andy Riley
celebrating the special
one. Affectionate, witty
and endearing - just like
Dad. It's the gift that
keeps on giving - just
like Dad.
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He's saved us from the
Seven Deadly Sins in his
first radio series. In
his second series, Mark
Watson ("Mock the Week"
and if.comedy Award
winner) turns his
attention to the Virtues.
Using a mixture of
stand-up, sketches and
silly songs he'll guide
us through six episodes
featuring Courage,
Patience, Generosity,
Honesty, Diligence and
Humility. He'll also be
on hand with some useful
tips (e.g. ignore peer
pressure - unless you're
a structural engineer who
is building a pier, in
which case don't put
lives at risk).
Fortunately, Mark's
assisted by his sometimes
unwilling assistants,
the poet Tim Key (Perrier
Award nominations) and
the musician Tom Basden
(who make up one half of
sketch troupe, the
Cowards).
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John Bishop returns with
The Sunshine Tour,
recorded live at
Liverpools Echo Arena.
Following the phenomenal
success of The Elvis Has
Left The Building Tour,
this new show brought
bigger venues, bigger
crowds even more laughs.
On this CD John shares
anecdotes about life,
the ways in which his
life has changed because
of fame, and confesses
to what his kids really
think about him!
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This title is presented
on 2CDs. It includes John
Le Mesurier, Ian
Lavender, Bill Pertwee
star in four more
episodes of the radio
sequel to "Dad's Army
Inspecting the Piles"
(Episode 4). In order to
save money, Hodges,
Pike and Wilson decide to
inspect the foundations
of Frambourne Pier in an
inflatable rubber dinghy
- at night. "Pike in
Love" (Episode 5) Uncle
Arthur is called in to
give Pike a lesson on the
birds and the bees. "The
Friends of Frambourne
Pier" (Episode 6) Pike
and Hodges decide to
launch a campaign asking
for volunteers. And so
The Friends of Frambourne
Pier Association (FOFPA)
is born. "The First
Meeting" (Episode 7) The
first meeting of The
Friends of Frambourne
Pier Association is
convened. Arthur Wilson
attends, but has to
explain his evening out
to a suspicious Mrs Pike.
With John Le Mesurier as
Arthur Wilson, Ian
Lavender as Frank Pike
and Bill Pertwee as Bert
Hodges, It Sticks Out
Half a Mile was written
by Harold Snoad and
Michael Knowles, who
also adapted "Dad's Army"
for radio.
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While cats may hide their
self-doubt behind
dismissive 'you bore me'
and 'I just sprayed the
couch' smirks,
underneath they are
desperate to introduce
meaning into their nine
lives. This parody,
based on classic
self-help texts, has the
answers. Has your cat
been moping around in
that patch of sunlight
for more than 23 hours a
day? Has kitty been
overindulging in Whiskas
in order to fill the vast
emptiness within? While
humans have plenty of
self-help books to aid us
in times of existential
crisis, our feline
friends have had to go it
alone. Until now. This
personal-growth book for
cats (and their humans)
uses the framework of
classic self-help tomes
to shed light on
universal kitty
questions. With chapters
like 'A Cat's
Conversations with God'
and 'The Fur Agreements',
this guide will empower
cats to make the 20
minutes they're awake
each day the best 20
minutes of their lives.
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Recorded in front of a
packed house at the
Liverpool Empire Theatre,
the CD of Elvis Has Left
The Building shows a man
at the top of his game,
and illustrates why he
has become one of the
nations favourite
comedians. Able to make
the trials and
tribulations of life-from
football to fatherhood to
becoming middle aged
-seem hilarious.
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Do words fail you just
when you need them most?
If so, you need a few
pointers from the past
masters of put-down to
keep others firmly in
their place. This book
brims over with stinging
comments, verbal
face-slappings and subtle
insults for dealing with
every kind of person,
featuring contributions
from some of history's
greatest word-slingers,
including Oscar Wilde,
Samuel Johnson, Woody
Allen, Dorothy Parker,
John Kennedy, Truman
Capote, Bette Davis,
Frank Sinatra, John
Lennon, Winston
Churchill, Gore Vidal,
Joan Rivers and Stephen
Fry.
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On this hilarious CD,
join Ricky Gervais,
Steve Merchant and Karl
Pilkington as they bring
enlightenment to the
arts, in their usual
unenlightened manner.
Part of a series of
authoritative analyses
dealing with all aspects
of humanity's
achievements. Karl offers
his thoughts on Hirst's
oeuvre, Shakespeare's
plays and Whistler's
mother- in- law.
Ricky"es Picasso.
Steve talks about
conceptual art. Everyone
is very amusing
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Customers do say the
dumbest things, and this
hilarious book contains a
whole host of crass,
stupid and just plain odd
requests and queries
heard on the high street.
Featuring laugh out loud
remarks from coffee shops
and supermarkets to bars
and bookshops, read
safely in the knowledge
that you would never make
the same embarrassing
errors (would you?), as
The Customer's Always
Wrong illustrates just
how silly people can be.
The perfect stocking
filler for Christmas
2013.
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This title is presented
on 2CDs. Physicist Brian
Cox and comedian Robin
Ince return for the
fourth series of the Sony
Radio Academy Gold
Award-winning BBC Radio 4
show in which they take a
witty, irreverent and
unashamedly rational look
at the world according to
science. In the first
episode, What Don't We
Know?, the Infinite
Monkeys will be asking
what don't we know, do
we know what we don't
know, does science know
what it doesn't know,
and are there some things
that science will never
be able to know? Joining
them on stage are the
comedian Paul Foot,
biologist Professor Steve
Jones and cosmologist and
science writer Marcus
Chown. In Episode 2, 6
Degrees, Brian Cox and
Robin Ince are joined on
stage by special guest
Stephen Fry and science
writer Simon Singh to
find out whether we
really are only 6 degrees
of separation from anyone
else. In Episode 3, So
You Want to Be an
Astronaut?, Robin Ince
and Brian Cox are joined
by comedian Helen Keen
and space medicine expert
Dr Kevin Fong to discuss
the future of human space
travel. In the fourth
episode of this series,
Is Cosmology Really a
Science?, Robin Ince and
Brian Cox are joined on
stage by "V for Vendetta"
author and legendary
comic book writer Alan
Moore, cosmologist Ed
Copeland, and science
broadcaster Dallas
Campbell to ask whether
cosmology is really a
science. Episode 5 is a
special edition,
recorded at the
Glastonbury Festival, in
which Robin Ince and
Brian Cox aim to prove
that science really is
the new rock n' roll.
They are joined on stage
by musicians Billy Bragg
and Graham Coxon,
comedian Shappi
Khorsandi, and scientist
Professor Tony Ryan. In
the final episode of the
series, Science v The
Supernatural: Does
Science Kill the Magic?,
Robin Ince and Brian Cox
are joined on stage by
actor and magician Andy
Nyman, psychologist
Richard Wiseman and
neuroscientist Bruce Hood
as they take on the
paranormal. This title is
winner of a Sony Radio
Academy Gold Award for
Best Speech Programme. "A
brilliant way of being
both innovative and
instructive, bringing
humour to what some will
see as a dull subject.
It's listenable,
educational and brings a
whole new audience to
both the subject and the
station". ("The Judges").
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How many times more
likely are males to die
in a bicycle accident
than females? Or did you
know that only one in
fifty murder victims in
the US is a white female?
What Are The Odds? not
only asks interesting and
unusual questions, it
provides revealing and
often hilarious answers
across a whole series of
subject matters,
including sex, love,
death, sport, business
and culture. For anyone
who enjoys zany facts or
strange trivia, the odds
are they will love this
book.
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Noel Fielding's book
channels the creative
influences of Henri
Rousseau, Roy
Lichtenstein and Salvador
Dali, through the
comedian's strange and
singular, not to say
surreal mind. Hilarious
and beautifully produced,
the book is a visual
feast which will delight
and entertain Noel's
millions of fans.
"Growing up in the
jungles of India there
was no need for drawing
or painting. I would
sometimes arrange ants
into primitive still
lives or scratch out
portraits onto the trunks
of trees. Things changed
when I was 11, a lame
tiger who owned a
stationery shop gave me
the keys to his stock
room, I would roll
around in acrylic and oil
pastels in reverie,
licking canvases and
tucking coloured pencils
into my wild hair. It was
here I learned how to
draw and paint well
enough to be accepted
into Croyden Art College.
There, Dexter Dalwood
(Turner Prize nominee)
taught me and after two
years under his supreme
tutelage and much hard
graft he adviced me to
become a comedian." Noel
Fielding
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Being given yet another
pointless 'man manual'
that told him fifty ways
to tie a bow tie in under
30 seconds made James May
certain there was a need
for another kind of book.
This book, in fact. He
reckons there are nine
vital things that a chap
should be able to do. Not
stuff you can download
from the internet, but
really important things.
You never know when you
might need to land an
A330 Airbus, or deliver
twins. And there may well
be a moment when being
able to play a bit of
classical music on the
piano is absolutely
crucial to your success
with women. So read,
learn and be prepared -
you'll wonder how you
ever lived without it.
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Ah, the past. A time
when children could play
in the snow without a
helmet, crampons and a
risk assessment report.
When footballs were made
from rhino hide and
cricket was played with
one pad, if you were
lucky. When I Were a
Lad...looks at the
glorious-yet-risky
childhoods of yesteryear
before the Health and
Safety officers told us
we couldn't do everything
because it was too
dangerous. It reflects on
a time when children were
allowed in with the
animals at London Zoo; a
time before the car
seatbelt was invented
(let alone used); a time
when you were allowed to
dress up endangered
species in goalkeeping
kit and take penalties
against them. The authors
have trawled through the
major historic archives
to find some glorious
photo opportunities where
the safety angle of the
participants was the last
thing anyone thought of.
Children perch happily on
lethal, limb-mangling
machinery, stand
all-smiles on live
crocodiles, feed brown
bears with their hands
and get scooped from the
street by passing tram
conductors! These truly
were the days that Health
and Safety forgot, back
when I were a lad...
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For many men, middle age
arrives too fast and
without due warning. One
day you are young, free
and single; the next you
are bald, fat and
washed-up, with weird
tendrils of hair growing
out of your ears. None of
it seems fair. With age
should come dignity and
respect, but instead
everyone makes tired
jokes about buying a
motorbike. Marcus
Berkmann isn't having it.
Having marked his
fiftieth birthday by
hiding under the duvet
for six weeks, the
author of the cricket
classics Rain Men and
Zimmer Men is now
determined to find some
light in the
all-consuming darkness.
Musing over birth, death
and all the messy stuff
in between, he concludes
that however dreadful you
look in the mirror today,
it will be much worse in
ten years' time. His
brutally candid despatch
from the frontline is not
for the faint-hearted,
which is to say anyone
under thirty-five.
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Maureen Lipman has the
knack of making the
everyday supremely
entertaining, the
ordinary absurd and
unexpected. This new
collection of pieces
sparkles with her
inimitable prose and
pithy opinions.
Encounters in the street,
at the hairdresser, in
the dressing room, on
her travels at home and
abroad, indeed wherever
she goes, are sharply
observed, joyfully and -
at times - ruefully
recorded. Included too
are a selection of
brilliant monologues
which capture Maureen's
voice in wonderfully
diverse ways.
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No matter where you live,
there are always reasons
to be gosh-darn proud of
it. For instance, did
you know that: Clitheroe
has the largest pigeons
in the UK? Mick Jagger
and Keith Richards first
agreed to form a band on
the platform of Sidcup
railway station? And that
Derry entered Guinness
Book of World Records in
2007 for the biggest
gathering of Santas - 13,
000 in the one place? Of
course you didn't. So
join me and hundreds of
contributors as we take a
tour around the map of
Britain to our favourite
places, from the biggest
city to the smallest
village -- with not a
crap town among them. And
when we get there, raise
a glass to their
achievements -- whether
they are humble,
hilarious, genuinely
impressive or downright
weird.. .Cheers!
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We can all recall a
little rule bending in
our schooldays - the
Geography teacher who
preferred to talk
football than fold
mountains; the sixth form
head who let out the odd
swear word. But pity the
poor students who
encountered the educators
in this book. This
hilarious expos? of life
inside a modern-day
classroom covers a host
of teacher tardiness,
truanting and
tellings-off, including:
The role-play loving
maths teacher who used
the quiet time afforded
during pupil tests to
practice his swordplay
for his forthcoming
historical reenactment
weekender. The bitter art
teacher who, during the
midst of his divorce from
his third wife, cracked
open a can of beer and
asked his students why
women are 'hardwired to
be soul-sucking,
money-grabbing b****es'.
Covering all subjects
from primary school to
college, this assembly
of bloopers will leave
you amused and worried
for our schoolchildren -
all at the same time!
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Unexpected Item in the
Bagging Area is a
hilarious call-to-arms
for everyone who's had
enough of 21st century
living. Once
straightforward tasks
like shopping in a
supermarket or even
making a phone call now
require the brains of a
nuclear scientist and the
patience of a saint. With
entries covering
everything from low-cost
airlines to live
transport updates to cold
calling - you will find
you are not alone in
pining for a simpler age.
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This work offers a loyal
tribute to ten glorious
years from BBC Radio 4's
"Week Ending" team. From
the archives of the
legendary satirical radio
comedy series "Week
Ending" comes this
compilation of satirical
and sardonic sketches
based on Margaret
Thatcher's first ten
years as Prime Minister.
First released on
cassette as "Ten Years
With Maggie", this has
now been reissued on CD
for the first time, and
on the 30th anniversary
of Mrs Thatcher's coming
to power. Written by
David Baddiel, Guy
Jenkin, Rob Newman,
John O'Farrell and many
others, it features the
vocal talents of Sally
Grace, Bill Wallis,
David Tate, Jon Glover
and Chris Emmett. "Week
Ending" became the
nerve-centre of new
writing in British comedy
and was an early platform
for Britain's major
performers. It ran for
over 1, 100 episodes from
1970 to 1998 and inspired
many TV and radio shows.
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British TV comedy in its
glorious forms - from
sitcom to sketch shows -
is a much-loved highlight
of the small-screen
schedules. In this
must-have collection,
Louis Barfe has selected
the very best of British
television's comedy
classics. Unforgettable
moments from The
Morecambe and Wise Show,
Blackadder and Fawlty
Towers rub shoulders with
classic sketches
including Monty Python's
'Dead Parrot' and
Hancock's 'The Blood
Donor'.
Generation-defining
examples from That Was
the Week That Was and Not
the Nine O'Clock News
appear alongside
relishable offcuts from
more recent triumphs
including The Office,
The Thick of It and
Outnumbered. Showcasing
our funniest TV comedy
stars, their shows and
their writers, Britain's
Greatest TV Comedy
Moments is a hilarious
trip down memory lane.
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It's fairly clear that
God has a sense of
humour: you only have to
look at some of his
creations to see it! How
often have you wanted to
say something witty about
the son of God when
you're slumped in your
pew in church, waiting
for the priest to hurry
up and finish his sermon?
Now all your prayers are
answered! For the first
time ever, here is a
book dedicated to jokes
about Jesus. All the
classics are here,
including: 'It was the
morning after the wedding
feast of Cana and Joseph
had over-indulged in the
free wine. So he shouted
from his bed down to the
kitchen, 'Mary, send me
up a glass of water, and
for God's sake, keep the
child away from it this
time'; and, 'On Easter
Sunday morning, Jesus
rises from the dead, but
is annoyed to find that
there is nobody present
at the tomb. So he storms
down town and hears the
sound of laughter and
carousing coming from an
upper room. He knocks on
the door and Saint Peter
comes out and says 'O
Jesus, we forgot you
were rising from the dead
this morning. You know
what it's like when Judas
gets a few bob.'
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Nicholas Parsons and Paul
Merton present four
classic archive episodes
of the ever-popular
comedy panel game. Just
as uproariously funny -
and terrifically popular
- today as when it first
began on BBC Radio 4 in
1967, Just a Minute
challenges contestants to
speak for one minute on a
given subject without
repetition, hesitation
or deviation. Its mix of
irreverent fun and
ferocious competition has
always attracted stellar
names from the world of
comedy and theatre, all
of whom pit their wits -
and their wit - against
regular players including
Kenneth Williams, Paul
Merton, Derek Nimmo,
Clement Freud and Peter
Jones. Each episode is
preceded by extracts from
a fascinating
conversation between
Nicholas Parsons and Paul
Merton, in which they
good-humouredly reflect
upon the enormous appeal
of the game, the various
techniques for playing
it, the numerous guest
players who have taken
part over the years, and
their favourite moments
in these particular
episodes. Among the
guests in these four
archive programmes are
Sheila Hancock, Eddie
Izzard and Bernard
Cribbins. Original
transmission dates of
these episodes are: 11
April 1978, 23 January
1982, 19 February 1994
and 8 February 1997.
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This title includes four
specially selected
episodes of Radio 4's
much-loved panel game,
hosted by Nicholas
Parsons. 'Welcome to
"Just a Minute!" And as
the Minute Waltz fades
away...please talk for 60
seconds on a random
subject without
repetition, hesitation
or deviation'. First
broadcast in 1968, Just a
Minute is one of the
longest-running radio
comedy shows. A national
institution, it is also
loved and listened to all
around the world. These
four episodes find
regulars Paul Merton and
Clement Freud attempting
to talk non-stop for
sixty seconds, along
with special guests Gyles
Brandreth, Jack Dee,
Pam Ayres, Sir Tim Rice,
Tony Hawks, Liza
Tarbuck, Sheila Hancock,
David Mitchell, Josie
Lawrence and Sue Perkins.
Among the subjects
hilariously tackled are
tomboys, my secret vice,
charisma, hot air,
Speakers' Corner, cat
lovers, agony aunts and
bugs. Join host Nicholas
Parsons and the
distinguished panellists,
as they use their
intellect, imagination
and verbal dexterity to
beat the clock and win
the points in these four
ferociously funny shows.
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Put the power of voodoo
to work in the office--so
you won't have to! With a
mini corporate voodoo
doll and 32 page
executive spellbook,
you're practically
guaranteed to turn nasty
colleagues into friendly
allies. And if you're
looking for a raise or
hoping for a promotion,
you can hardly go wrong
with this hilarious kit.
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This title includes four
hilarious classic archive
episodes of the
ever-popular comedy panel
game. Just as
uproariously funny - and
terrifically popular -
today as when it first
began on BBC Radio 4 in
1967, Just a Minute
challenges contestants to
speak for one minute on a
given subject without
repetition, hesitation
or deviation. Its mix of
irreverent fun and
ferocious competition has
always attracted stellar
names from the world of
comedy and theatre, all
of whom pit their wits -
and their wit - against
regular players including
Kenneth Williams, Paul
Merton, Derek Nimmo,
Clement Freud and Peter
Jones. This title also
includes these guests in
the four archive
programmes: Geraldine
Jones, Alfred Marks and
Tim Rice. The programmes
are from 30 September
1968, 30 March 1977, 22
May 1979 and 25 April
1989.
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