Author:Jeremy Beadle
This is the remarkable, and sometimes shocking, life story of one of the most famous faces of British television. Born with a rare disease called Poland Syndrome, which meant he spent most of his first two years in and out of hospital, Jeremy Beadle was brought up in a poor, single-parent family. He was repeatedly expelled from school for his practical jokes before taking on a variety of jobs while writing for shows in his spare time. His big break came when Bob Monkhouse took him on to write for Celebrity Squares. His first show, Game for a Laugh, although being branded as 'vulgar' and subsequently rejected by the BBC, spent five years at the top of the ratings and turned him into a household name. The inter-nationally acclaimed Beadle's About and You've Been Framed took the TV ratings by storm and here he reveals the secret techniques employed and recalls the hilarious disasters from behind the scenes. He breaks his silence over his encounters with the Royals, including the prank he played on Prince Charles and also frankly discusses the nature of 'fame' and the British media, after being branded Britain's second most hated man by Punch. Usually fiercely protective of his family, he talks openly about them for the first time, and of the absent father he never knew.
Fascinating... endless fun! Magee's book is the perfect present for any of the radio show's millions of fans
—— Helen Davies , The Sunday TimesA gem on practically every page... plenty of surprises
—— Craig Brown , Daily MailMagee finds that sometimes the lasting significance is in the detail.... [he] has given a real snapshot of history
—— Telegraphmagisterial, handsome and charmingly illustrated... full of touching moments
—— The SpectatorCaptivating
—— Sainsbury's MagazineSean Magee reboots several classic interviews over the years... as well as writing a warm synopsis of each decade
—— The Oldiea delightfully entertaining history of a British institution, and the perfect Christmas present even for the tone deaf
—— The SpectatorThere is a Jumpin’ Jack Flash liveliness in Goodall’s approach
—— Iain Finlayson , The TimesWho better to demystify the origins of music and trace the evolution of this most universal of artistic disciplines?
—— Neil Norman , ExpressThe Story of Music is a lively zip through some 45 millennia … jumping back and forth between classical, folk and pop
—— Christopher Hart , Sunday TimesHe starts right at the beginning, with 25,000-year-old bone flutes ... It's a huge brief, made huger by Goodall's alertness to new thinking in scholarly circles, and his fondness for interesting asides ... a racily written, learned and often shrewdly insightful book
—— Ivan Hewett , Daily Telegraph (Review)A roller-coaster ride, which Goodall tells with verve... a racily written, learned and often shrewdly insightful book
—— Ivan Hewett , Daily TelegraphAn accessible guide to roughly 42,000 years of music in just over 300 pages … The Story of Music is a clever, engaging read
—— Stuart Kelly , Scotland on SundayHoward Goodall’s beautifully clear and compelling account is both a hymn to human endeavour and a groundbreaking map of man’s musical journey
—— Wiltshire NewsGoodall's distinguisihing gift is his ability to explain the mechanics of music instead of gliding hastily over them. He is fearless in unknotting those medieval mysteries of oranum and isorhythms, as well as chords, triads, fugues, keys, equal temperament, atonality, dodecaphony and blues
—— Fiona Maddocks , SpectatorA clear and compelling account which is a hymn to human endeavor and a groundbreaking musical journey
—— Kirkham & FyldeFascinating – as well as illuminating on how music works
—— The LadyAt his best, Goodall has a facility for lively shorthand…
—— Adam Mars-Jones , GuardianThis ambitious and all embracing history of 40, 000 years of music will have you dancing in the aisles
—— Sally Morris , Daily Mail[Rod] has warm good humour and a nice line in self-deprecation...He wears it well—and tells it even better.
—— Daily MailBy some distance the most entertaining of last year’s...rock star memoirs.
—— Uncut OnlineThis book takes readers on an adventure, that is at times deeply moving, through the life of one of the UK's greatest singers.
—— Hello! onlineRuthlessly entertaining
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