Al Murray's (AKA The Pub Landlord) muses on his childhood, where his fascination with history and all things war began. Have you ever watched a film with someone who, at the most dramatic scene, argues that the plane on screen hasn't been invented yet? Or that the tank rumbling towards the hero at the end of the film is the wrong tank altogether? Al Murray is that someone. Try as he might, he can’t help himself. Growing up in the 1970s, Al, with the help of his dad, became fascinated with the history of World War II. They didn’t go to football; they went to battlefields. Because like so many of his generation whose childhood was all about Airfix, Action Man, and Where Eagles Dare, he grew up in the cultural wake of World War II. Part memoir, part life obsession, this is Al Murray musing on what he knows best. And he’s sure to tell you things about history that you were never taught at school.

Watching War Films With My Dad

Biographies & Memoirs

Murray, Al

Leaders & Notable People

Cornerstone Digital

Al Murray The Pub Landlord Says Think Yourself British

Tired? Listless? Devoid of purpose? Drifting? Tongue like sandpaper?That's a hangover, most likely. And the chances are you caned it last night because, like so many others in Broken Britain, you have lost your way.It's time to help yourself and Think Yourself British. After all, what could be more British than helping yourself? There are four key stages:- Realising that you have a problem- Identifying your problem- Identifying the solution- Being arsed to do something about itThink Yourself British is the last Help Yourself book you will ever need. (remember to pay for it, though, don't just help yourself)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Hodder&Stoughton

Al Murray: The Pub Landlord's Book of British Common Sense

Reference

Hodder Paperbacks

Modern weight-training;: The key to physical power,

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

A.S. Barnes

Power training for sport

Arco Pub.

Modern weight-training: The key to physical power

Kaye and Ward

The Pub Landlords Book of British Common Sence

Hodder

Who doesn't enjoy a rousing question-and-answer session over a pint and some scratchings? Indeed, what higher calling is there than standing in the pub loudly demanding answers to difficult questions like "d'you want some?" Here, for your pleasure, Britain's leading pub landlord, The Pub Landlord, presents the finest collection of facts imaginable. Enjoy the attention of friends and strangers by revealing how many James Bonds there were, how many times the French have capitulated, and exactly how long those pickled eggs have been in that jar on the bar.

The Pub Landlord's Great British Pub Quiz Book

Al Murray is one of the most successful comics in the UK with his alter-ego The Pub Landlord and has had four previous bestselling books, The Pub Landlord's Book of British Common Sense, The Pub Landlord Says Think Yourself British, Great British Pub Quiz Book and Watching War Films with my Dad. One of the most popular live comedy acts in the country, Al has sold out arenas nationwide, including London's O2 Arena. He has earned numerous awards and accolades, such as the British Comedy Award for his ITV1 series Al Murray's Happy Hour, the Perrier Award and two Olivier Award nominations. James Holland studied history at Durham University. He writes articles and reviews for Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, The Times, Sunday Express and New Statesman on twentieth Century social history and the second world war. He has also worked in the publicity departments for major publishing houses most recently responsible for the publicity on Anthony Beever's number one bestseller 'Berlin'.

We Have Ways Of Making You Talk: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Second World War from the Podcast Experts

History

Americas

Headline

The Last 100 Years (give or take) and All That

'I squealed laughing at this but now worry that my knowledge of history has been dangerously ruined' Matt Forde\nA fascinating and hilarious gallop through twentieth-century British history, by comedian Al Murray.\nAn awful lot has happened in the last 100 years or so. In fact, when you look at how much went on in the 20th century, it's amazing it didn't take longer than that.\nAnd what have we learnt? A few obvious lessons include: megalomaniac men with moustaches in charge of countries tend to turn out to be BAD; anyone who thinks they can explain let alone sort out the Middle East is WRONG; France simply cannot be relied upon; America may or may not be the cause of everything GOOD and BAD in the world (depending on who you ask).\nThis isn't your bog-standard history book. We all know that history books (Which Shall Not be Questioned because they ARE ALL TRUE according to our History Teachers of Yore) are dry and dull, and they go on as if there's only ONE version of history (spoiler: it's all about perspective). Enter Al Murray, alter-ego of everyone's favourite Pub Landlord.\nAl knows his way around 20th century Britain, and he's good enough to illuminate it for you. From the Big Bang of the 20th Century, DOUBLEYOUDOUBLEYOU ONE, to the eve of the new Millennium (when all the computers in the World DIDN'T stop working and the Queen had to do the Hokey Cokey with Tony Blair) and all the forgotten tales in between, this is a brilliantly funny, irreverent and eye-opening whistle-stop tour of Britain since 1914.

Arts & Literature

Quercus

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