Freaky Peaks takes the intrepid young explorer on a thrilling tour of the tallest mountains
- from Everest to Kilimanjaro
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Fred Dibnah's World" celebrates the life & work of Britain's best known steeplejack & national treasure Fred Dibnhah. Before his death in 2004 Fred presented many popular series including " Magnificent Monuments" " The Age of Steam" & " Made in Britain" all of which attracted viewers in their millions. " Fred" is the companion to the 12-part "BBC2" series celebrating the life of this great man which combines highlights from some of Dibnah's classic programmes with previously unseen footage. The book can of course go much further than the series including an extraordinarily account of Fred's childhood which evokes a lost England & our great industrial heritage. Fred's passion for the glories of the Victorian age & his fascination with the landscape he grew up in plus his admiration for the craftsmen & labourers who made it all possible captivate us on every page. Fred is the personification of everything that made England great in the first place. & this is a glorious tribute to a man whom millions came to love." ...

The partnership between Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers which was born & reached its peak in the Hollywood musical of the 1930s is one of the most enduringly popular ever to have graced the cinema screen. This important new study explores the series of seven films
- from The Gay Divorcee " in 1934 to " Carefree" in 1938
- that represent the quintessential Fred & Ginger. Astaire & Rogers are most renowned for their peerless dance duets but these constitute only a small proportion of the time they appeared on screen together. Their skills as performers & their remarkable rapport are equally apparent in their acting & singing & in Fred & Ginger Hannah Hyam analyses all three aspects of their partnership in depth illuminating the qualities that give it such timeless appeal. Distinguishing the seven Fred & Ginger films from the three others that Astaire & Rogers made together the book defines their characteristic features & assesses their relative merits before going on to examine in detail the romantic partnership between Fred & Ginger as pursued in dialogue song & dance throughout the series. Generously illustrated with choice black & white stills Fred & Ginger will be welcomed not only by Astaire-Rogers enthusiasts & students of the genre but by all lovers of film & of true artistry in music & dance."

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The true crime bestseller about Fred & Rose West a couple virtually unique in British criminal history
- who loved & killed together
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Rarely has a cartoon character captured so many hearts or tickled as many funny bones as the inimitable Fred Basset the hound that's almost human. Since he first appeared in the pages of the Daily Mail Fred has charmed readers young & old with his unique perspective on the ups & downs of everyday life. Sometimes critical
- more often playful
- but always amusing Fred's escapades give insight into canine & human nature alike. This very special annual collects strips from Fred's amazing 50 years in print from his debut in 1963 to the present day. Though the world has changed considerably throughout Fred's lifetime one thing's for sure: Fred has always been
- & will always be
- simply Fred.



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In 2004 after felling his last chimney & retiring from steeplejacking Fred took to the road on his engine for the BBC series Made in Britain". Travelling the length & breadth of the country his intention was to seek out the remarkable achievements of the craftsmen engineers inventors & industrial workers whose endeavour made engines like Freds possible. It was a journey that took him to Britains most iconic engineering marvels as well as less familiar sites: from the Forth Bridge & the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge to Europes last deep-working iron ore mine in Cumbria & a local castings workshop in Boness. Along the way he called in on numerous old friends & even managed to squeeze in a trip to Buckingham Palace to collect his MBE. This behind-the-scenes account of that ambitious journey is made all the more remarkable by Freds heroic efforts to complete it while suffering from terminal cancer. It is not only a glorious testament to our nations industrial achievements but also a story of the friendships unfailing courage & determination of the nations favourite steeplejack." ...

Britains favourite steeplejack & industrial enthusiastic the late Fred Dibnah takes us back to the 18th century when the invention of the steam engine gave an enormous impetus to the development of machinery of all types. He reveals how the steam engine provided the first practical means of generating power from heat to augment the old sources of power (from muscle wind & water) & provided the main source of power for the Industrial Revolution. In Fred Dibnahs Age of Steam Fred: shares his passion for steam & meets some of the characters who devote their lives to finding preserving & restoring steam locomotives traction engines & stationary engines mill workings & pumps. Combined with this will be the stories of central figures of the time including James Watts
- inventor of the steam engine
- & Richard Trevithick who played a key role in the expansion of industrial Britain in the 18th & 19th centuries."

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Fred Dibnah was a man born out of his time. His era should have been the magnificent age of British engineering
- the nineteenth
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Fred Dibnah was a man born out of his time. His era should have been the magnificent age of British engineering
- the nineteenth
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Have you ever looked at one of our great historical buildings & wondered how on earth it was built? Well now you can get the answer from a man who devoted his life to that question Fred Dibnah. Fred takes us to some of the country's most famous castles cathedrals abbeys great houses & bridges & gives precise explanations of how they were constructed at a time when technology was limited & there were no power tools no concrete no steel no engines & no heavy machinery. Illustrated with Fred's own beautifully executed drawings published here for the first time we explore engineering marvels such as St Paul's Cathedral the Humber Bridge & Blackpool Tower. Fred's passion for the traditional skills of builders carpenters stonemasons & structural engineers shines through on every page. Fred Dibnah's Buildings of Britain" is a celebration of the architectural & engineering feats that made Britain great." ...