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In the five years since Victoria Wood’s death, one great sadness has been the realisation that we’ll never again be surprised by new material from her. But now, as part of the research for the Sunday Times bestselling and critically acclaimed biography ‘Let’s Do It’, her official biographer, Jasper Rees, uncovered a treasure chest of unseen work. From her first piece of comic prose written for her school magazine through to material written for the great TV specials of her maturity and beyond, this is a unique and intimate insight into the working of a singular comedy talent.
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£9.99
For almost a decade, Richard Herring has been answering sexist trolls on International Women’s Day when they ask ‘when is International Men’s Day?’ in the mistaken belief there isn’t one. If only the trolls had learned to use Google they’d realise that there is an International Men’s Day – it’s on November 19th. In ‘The Problem with Men Richard’ expands on his Twitter discussions and tackles some of the big questions surrounding the problems of toxic masculinity – for women, but also for men – including: Should men fear feminism? Is society sexist against men? Could you win a point against Serena Williams? With Richard’s signature humour and insight, ‘The Problem with Men’ is a book for anyone striving for an equal society, all year round.
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Late for a meeting, lost your keys or having romance problems? Sometimes we all need a little guidance, and this new series pitches our favourite super-heroes against tricky situations we will all recognise, from battles with body positivity to pacifying office conflict – with often hilarious results. With official Marvel comic-book artwork throughout, and a dynamic design, this is the perfect book for Hulk fans who want to see the world through the eyes of their hero.
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£16.99
In ‘She Wants It,’ Jill Soloway takes us on a patriarchy-toppling emotional and professional journey from straight, divorced, mother of two working on other people’s television shows to coming into their own as a nonbinary genderqueer director, show creator, and activist. When Jill’s parent came out as transgender, Jill pushed through the male-dominated landscape of Hollywood to create the groundbreaking and award-winning Amazon TV series ‘Transparent.’ Exploring identity, love, sexuality, and the blurring of boundaries through the dynamics of a complicated and profoundly resonant American family, ‘Transparent’ gave birth to a new cultural consciousness. While working on the show and exploding mainstream ideas about gender, Jill also began to erase the lines on their own map, coming out as queer and nonbinary.
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Garnett’s story begins in working-class, war-torn Birmingham where he movingly describes the trauma of his mother’s death following a back-street abortion. Nineteen days later, stricken with grief, Tony’s father committed suicide and Tony was sent to live with other family members. He eventually moved to London and was part of the counterculture scene in the 1960s. Tony takes us behind the scenes of a selection of his more famous productions, offering secrets and anecdotes, some moving, some amusing. He gives accounts of angry clashes with the BBC and movie executives as he battles to make films that are thought too controversial.
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Nick Frost’s family life was difficult, blighted by alcoholism, illness and sudden misfortune meaning they lost everything overnight. He left school early and drifted from job to job dogged by his own personal demons. It’s something of a miracle that Nick survived and even more that he would achieve such success with his writing, acting and comedy. In ‘Truths, Half Truths and little white lies’ Nick paints a brilliantly funny, moving and brutally candid portrait of childhood, adolescence and eventual success.
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This sound disc contains four dramatisations about everybody’s favourite bear, Paddington.
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