Long ago Old Filth was a Raj orphan
- one of the many young children sent ' Home' from the East to be fostered & educated in Engl&.
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Bob Dylan. Tom Waits. Blondie. The Ramones. REM. The Who. Fleetwood Mac. Led Zeppelin. The list goes on & on. The Old Grey Whistle Test" has played host to some of the biggest names in music & has assumed its rightful place at the pinnacle of rock history
- but how much of a fan are you? Do you know your Bowie backlist? Could your knowledge of Lennon long-players stand up to scrutiny? & can you tell your glam rock from your hair metal? This collection delves deep into the Whistle Test archives to pose over 2 500 questions on your favourite artists from global megastars to obscure one-time guests on the show. Play in teams or test your own knowledge on questions covering a whole range of musical puzzles from lost albums & banned songs to classic solos one-hit wonders & more."
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This is the complete fifth series of the fiendishly funny comedy set in Hell from Drop the Dead Donkey" co-creator Andy Hamilton. ' One of the great comic creations of recent years'
- " Sunday Telegraph". '...one of the best-written comedies around sustained over its 12 years on the air by brilliant performances & production'
- " Daily Telegraph". Poor Satan has to undergo yet more trials & tribulations in this fifth series of the Sony Award-winning comedy. What with missing the Professor a case of Seasonal Affective Disorder & above all the disastrous overcrowding in Hell he hasn't felt this depressed since Bill Clinton survived his heart operation. Levels of human sin are at their highest ever & people are dying at an unprecedented rate. The check-in demons are overwhelmed & Satan has to find a solution. He decides to launch a Crusade of Moral Rearmament & infiltrates the worlds of religion sport politics & the media in an attempt to persuade people to behave better. Meanwhile a new arrival is fomenting rebellion aiming to overthrow Satan & take control of Hell... Andy Hamilton stars as Satan with Robert Duncan as Scumspawn Jimmy Mulville as Thomas & Geoffrey Whitehead as Roland Kingworthy. A fiery furnace of brilliant one-liners & biting satire " Old Harry's Game" is the insider's guide to Hell."

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This is the complete sixth series of the fiendishly funny award-winning comedy starring Andy Hamilton & Annette Crosbie. ' One of the great comic creations of recent years'
- Sunday Telegraph". '...one of the best-written comedies around sustained over its 12 years on the air by brilliant performances & production'
- " Daily Telegraph". This title

Includes:: all six episodes from the sixth series of BBC Radio 4's Sony Award-winning comedy set in Hell. It's not easy being Satan. There are the long hours (that stretch into eternity) & Hell seems to have more admissions than it can cope with. One of the new arrivals is Edith a historian athlete & humanitarian. & she's trouble: she refuses to believe she's dead she knows Thomas & she's not afraid of Satan. But will the Grand Tour which

Includes:: the Pit of Musicians the Lake of Fire & the Pit of Health & Safety Inspectors finally make her realise where she's ended up. At least Satan still knows how to have his fun: he's sneaked more teeth into Cherie Blair's smile. Written by & starring Andy Hamilton (as Satan) this bestselling series co-stars Annette Crosbie as Edith Jimmy Mulville as Thomas & Robert Duncan as Scumspawn. A fiery furnace of wicked one-liners & scorching satire " Old Harry's Game" is the insider's guide to Hell."





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This is the complete seventh series of the fiendishly funny award-winning comedy starring Andy Hamilton Annette Crosbie & Timothy West. Jean Paul Sartre said ' Hell is other people'. But as Satan will tell you Hell is actually a fiery unendingly cruel domain where Oliver Reed can never quite catch the barman's eye & Yves St Laurent is forced to wear a donkey jacket. But Hell is about to become more hellish for Satan himself (Andy Hamilton). Not only is the historian Edith Barrington (Annette Crosbie) taking for ever to write his biography An Angel Misunderstood but everything is thrown into confusion when a dog turns up. Animals aren't meant to end up in Hell because they're not evil
- well except for dolphins of course. So why is it here? After much licking begging & slobbering
- mainly from Scumspawn
- Satan decides to keep the dog & ask God (Timothy West) what is going on. But God has decided to go on a gap year to find himself. & Hell receives another even more inexplicable guest... All six episodes are from the seventh series of BBC Radio 4's Sony Award-winning comedy set in Hell. ' One of the great comic creations of recent years'
- Sunday Telegraph". '...one of the best-written comedies around sustained over its 12 years on the air by brilliant performances & production'
- " Daily Telegraph"."




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Here for the first time is a completely authoritative guide on how to look after your old house
- whether it's a timber framed
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How do you show off the best features of a home built for another age while adapting it for modern living? In Old House New Home Ros Byam Shaw looks at the many different ways we can furnish & arrange an old building to suit todays needs whether it is a terraced townhouse or a converted factory. Exploring properties as diverse as a small Victorian townhouse & a former country dairy she reveals how the design of each home has been reinvented for the 21st century. The book is divided into a series of key styles: Period Piece Urban Chic Rustic Recycled Spaces & Country House. Each section

Includes:: ideas for furniture lighting fabrics colours & finishing touches appropriate for the particular style of interior.

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Victoria Macara lives in the old house on the corner. When the land is sold she finds herself surrounded by new properties called Victoria Square. The newcomers include mismatched lovers Kathleen & Steve; Rachel who is attempting to forget a terrible tragedy; Sarah who is running away from an abusive husband while Anna & Ernie are just after a quiet life. For Marie Victoria Square is a refuge from the men who murdered her husband; for Judy it means a fresh start after forty years of marriage to a man she'd thought she'd love for ever. But it is to Gareth
- trapped in a hopeless marriage
- that Victoria is particularly drawn.. .

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Schtick happens. For five thousand years Gold's chosen people have cornered the market on knee-slappers zingers & knock-knock jokes. Now Old Jews Telling Jokes mines mothers fathers bubbies & zaydes for comic gelt. What we get are jokes that are funnier than a pie in the pumin: Abie & BEcky jokes; hilarious rabbi doctor & mohel tales; & those bits just for Mom (Q: What's the difference between a Jewish mother & a Rottweiler? A: Eventually a Rottweiler will let go!). Some are just naughty & some are downright bawdy
- but either way you'll laugh till you plotz. With Borscht Belt gags from Brooklyn to Bel Air to Boca Old Jews Telling Jokes is like chicken soup for your funny bone. I mean would it kill you to laugh a little?
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Pillar boxes were first introduced into Britain at the instigation of Anthony Trollope the novelist who was also a Post Office surveyor. Although many letter boxes are ordinary some types such as those that survive from the 1850s are understandably rare. This book describes & illustrates some of those from the Channel Islands where pillar boxes were first introduced in 1852 to Scotland which has had its own design of letter boxes since the Queen's accession in 1952 & from the heart of London to the depths of rural Wales & the Irish Republic. ...