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'Hilarious' Mail on Sunday 'Stylish, very funny memoir' Daily Mail Timothy Bentinck has played the part of David Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers since 1982. He is also the Earl of Portland and the voice of 'Mind The Gap' on the Piccadilly Line. Aimed primarily at the five million regular Archers listeners, Timothy takes the reader behind the scenes of the longest running drama series in the world, a British institution with a theme tune that Billy Connolly wants to be the National Anthem. But that's not all. With wry, self-deprecating humour, Timothy recounts his enormously varied life - a successful actor in TV, film and theatre, a voice specialist working in every vocal medium. He's also been an HGV truck driver, a US tour guide, a computer programmer and website designer, an inventor with UK and US patents, farm worker, house renovator and he sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords for three years. Unlike many acting memoirs, this isn't a succession of thespian tales of freezing digs, forgotten lines and name dropping. This is an articulate, funny and thoughtful account of how to survive an insecure life.
Join Colin on his first adventure, from star prizewinner to abandoned and unloved-Colin, a VW Campervan, wants nothing more than to be out on the road. If he can be restored and reunited with his original owner, Andy, it would be even better ... Beautifully illustrated by Owen Claxton, Colin is brought to life in this delightful story. Aimed at younger readers, this book will also be enjoyed by anyone that has ever experienced a VW Campervan and dreamt of how it might be with a few upgrades. Timothy Bentinck is an actor and has appeared in numerous stage plays, movies and television series. He is known to millions as the voice of David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers.
Tim Bentinck has played the part of David Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers since 1982. He is also the Earl of Portland and the voice of 'Mind the Gap' on the Piccadilly Line. Timothy takes the reader behind the scenes of The Archers, the longest running drama series in the world. With wry, self-deprecating humour, he recounts his enormously varied life - a successful actor in TV, film and theatre, an HGV truck driver, a US tour guide, an inventor with UK patents, farm worker and a crossbencher in the House of Lords. This is an articulate, funny and thoughtful account of how to survive an insecure life.
A children’s time travel adventure of a boy, a wizard, a witch, and a magic box—a beloved Christmas novel in England for generations and adapted into a classic BBC holiday series A “plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling”–The Washington Post "A wintry fantasy classic." —Michael Dirda, List of 66 Favorite Books The English countryside, 1930s: Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by 2 very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are runn...
As featured on the Antiques Roadshow, the work of Timothy Corsellis is made available here, for the first time, in a collected edition. One hundred poems have been chosen and arranged in such a way as to bring out the unique literary and historical interest of the short life and long work of this unusual war poet. They have been grouped in roughly chronological order in six chapters, each accompanied by a thematic introduction which places them in the social and intellectual contexts from which they sprung: the Munich crisis and the search for other ideas of a Christian society, the fall of France and the possibility of a Federal Union, days in the East End and nights in Chelsea during and a...
Iris was born to be a champion show dog, but all she wants to do is draw ... An enchanting and uplifting tale of following your dreams. Written and beautifully illustrated by Debra Lampert-Rudman.
Rhino is looking for a companion, but where to look? Should he take the advice of his jungle friends or follow his heart? And what cheeky plan does his friend Monkey have in store? Join Rhino and Monkey as they discover that maybe not everyone agrees on what is best. A perfect read aloud book for younger readers with colourful illustrations.
A sixteenth-century family joins with pirates and William of Orange to fight the Spanish Inquisition in this novel of the Dutch Revolt by “a first-class storyteller” (People). Consistently ranked among the top authors of historical fiction, along with Mary Renault, Mary Stewart, Phillipa Gregory, and Diana Gabaldon, the great Cecelia Holland now transports readers to the sixteenth-century Netherlands in an exciting tale of resistance and rebellion against cruel Spanish oppressors that combines unforgettable fictional characters with real historic personages. No one was safe from religious persecution in the Dutch Low Countries when the “conqueror king,” Phillip II of Spain, dispatche...
Ma and Pa Croft live with their grown up son Paul in a stone cottage in the English countryside. When a stray cat turns up, Ma puts out some meat and milk - and then three faces appear at the woodshed window. Kittens! Where has the cat come from? Will Ma and Pa's landlord, the local farmer, allow the kittens to stay in the woodshed? And what will happen to them when they've grown up? This is the story of Mia, Tigger, Tabby Girl and Socks, and is based on real events. It's a story that will touch your heart. Ideal for reading alone or accompanied reading. Perfect for anyone that has ever loved a cat, whatever their age. Written by Will Hadcroft and illustrated by Owen Claxton.
At the dawn of time the boy Crookleg wants to be a picture maker rather than a war-man. He runs away to lead an adventurous wandering life.