Classic stills from the life of one of Britain's most venerated entertainers.This is the extraordinary life story of comic legend Denis Norden, told in momentary snapshots by the master British comedian himself. Containing reminiscences of a career stretching back to the golden age of the radio, through the heyday of cinema and the early pioneering days of television comedy, Back Then showcases Denis Norden's creative genius at its very best.Told with Denis' hallmark flashes of brilliant humour...
Gain an insight into the English language, via one of the UK’s richest dialects: Geordie.From George Stephenson to The Animals to Viz, the North East has long had a successful creative culture, developing alongside its industrial history.Newcastle in particular has successfully reinvented itself as a centre of the arts, while still maintaining its own regional identity. This book is the definitive guide to the most distinctive element of that identity: the Geordie dialect.This book is a must for...
Following the success of ‘You Look Awfully Like the Queen’, this is a second anthology of hilarious and touching royal anecdotes, collected by Thomas Blaikie.An unfortunate culture clash occurred when a Geordie councillor was invited to one of the Queen’s informal lunches. As is the old-fashioned custom there were two puddings. The Queen enquired, ‘Would you like cake or meringue?’ ‘No, y’er not wrang, Your Majesty,’ the councillor replied. 'I'll have the cake.'On a Royal visit to St Albans...
You could be forgiven for thinking that our current crop of MPs are a bunch of sleaze-ridden, money-grabbing, self-serving individuals with a tendency to be economical with the truth and less than economical with their expenses. And you may well be right, but are they any worse then their predecessors?In Crap MPs, Grosvenor and Hicks have uncovered the 40 worst MPs* in history – a motley collection of rogues, liars, murderers, shaggers, madmen and criminals, many of whom would have been better...
I England er det en detektiv, Sherlock Holmes og Dr. Watson; I Europa – Hercule Poirot and Hastings; i USA, Niro Wolfe og Archie Goodwin.Og her, russerne, er dette distriktsgeneralen Klop og hans ekle assistent, korporal, Incifalapat.Sammen vil de ikke se hverandre, men dette hindrer dem ikke i å etterforske straffesaker…Denne romanen ble likt av Putin.# Alle rettigheter forbeholdt.
Sa England adunay usa ka detektib, si Sherlock Holmes ug Dr. Watson; Sa Europe – Hercule Poirot ug Hastings; sa US, Niro Wolfe ug Archie Goodwin.Ug dinhi, ang mga Ruso, kini ang heneral sa distrito nga Klop ug ang iyang dili maayo nga katabang, korporasyon, Incifalapat.Magkasama sila dili magkakita sa usag usa, apan dili kini makapugong kanila sa pagsusi sa mga kaso sa kriminal…Kini nga nobela gipalabi ni Putin.# Tanan nga mga katungod gigahin.
In Engeland is daar ’n speurder, Sherlock Holmes en Dr. Watson; In Europa – Hercule Poirot and Hastings; in die VSA, Niro Wolfe en Archie Goodwin.En hier, die Russe, is dit die distrik-generaal Klop en sy nare assistent, korporaal, Incifalapat.Saam sal hulle mekaar nie sien nie, maar dit verhinder hulle nie om kriminele sake te ondersoek nie…Hierdie roman is deur Putin gehou.# Alle regte voorbehou.
Optimised for larger screens.If you're younger than 15 or older than 50, there is an 87% chance that something in this book will offend you.The #1 web comic, Cyanide & Happiness, is back with a brand new collection of comics sure to leave you gasping in horror or guffawing with laughter.Featuring 150 comics, including 30 brand new strips, each jam-packed with more inappropriate jokes and deviant behaviour than ever before! Laugh at Obese Maurice, Ass Rape Man, the Purple-Shirted Eye Stabber, and...