The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. Del: You were gun running during the Spanish Civil War? Grandad: Well!that was the best time to do it! 'A man like you needs something to reflect your image - I've got a lovely Skoda in the forecourt.' Boycie (!trying to sell a used car to Del) In the history of British comedy classics, there is no better example than the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed Only Fools and Horses. Set in Peckham, inner London, it chronicles the adventures and exploits of ambitious market trader Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter, his gormless younger brother Rodney, and a host of other unusual misfit characters, in their attempts to get rich selling anything and everything to anyone who'll buy it. Written and created by comic genius John Sullivan, the classic British sitcom had an incredible cast, including, most notably, legendary actor Sir David Jason. Between 1981 and 1991 seven series of the show were broadcast in the UK, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. Even now it remains the most-watched British sitcom of all time, holding the record for the highest UK audience for a sitcom episode for the 1996 special 'Time On Our Hands'. The Best of British Comedy - Only Fools and Horses includes: / The History: an overview of how Only Fools and Horses was born and developed / Gags and Catchphrases: a collection of classic quotes / Did You Know?: snippets of info about the show, cast, etc. / Favourite scenes: the most memorable scenes in full / An OFAH quiz 'I'm depressed because of the state of my life at the moment. I've got this 'orrible feeling that if there is such a thing as reincarnation, knowing my luck, I'll come back as me!' Rodney 'I heard a rumour that Mickey Mouse wears a Rodney Trotter wristwatch.' Boycie

Only Fools and Horses (The Best of British Comedy)

richard-webber

Harpercollins

Geodemographics, GIS and Neighbourhood Targeting (Mastering GIS: Technol, Applications & Mgmnt)

Geodemographic classification is ‘big business’ in the marketing and service sector industries, and in public policy there has also been a resurgence of interest in neighbourhood initiatives and targeting. As an increasing number of professionals realise the potential of geographic analysis for their business or organisation, there exists a timely gap in the market for a focussed book on geodemographics and GIS.  Geodemographics: neighbourhood targeting and GIS provides both an introduction to and overview of the methods, theory and classification techniques that provide the foundation of neighbourhood analysis and commercial geodemographic products. Particular focus is given to the presentation and use of neighbourhood classification in GIS.  Authored by leading marketing professionals and a prominent academic, this book presents methods, theory and classification techniques in a reader-friendly manner Supported by private and public sector case studies and vignettes The applied ‘how to’ sections will specifically appeal to the intended audience at work in business and service planning Includes information on the recent UK and US Census products and resulting neighbourhood classifications

Geodemographics, GIS and Neighbourhood Targeting

Science & Math

Richard J Harris

Peter Sleight

Earth Sciences

wiley

Regarded by many critics as Britain's best sitcom, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' tales of life inside Slade Prison first hit the screens in 1973 and ran until 1977. But it has never faded from the nation's consciousness. Ronnie Barker as Fletch the old lag and Richard Beckinsale as Godber the naive first-time offender are comic creations as fine as any in the history of television. Now, for the first time, Richard Webber has brought together the original scripts from all three series of PORRIDGE to make this the essential souvenir for all the many fans of this much-loved classic comedy.

Porridge' Scripts

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Headline Paperbacks

Rising Damp has proved compelling viewing for over a quarter of a century and provided some of the most memorable characters in sitcom history. This definitive guide explores the history of the show right from its first inception as a play called The Banana Box.

"Rising Damp": A Celebration

Boxtree Hardbacks

In 1965 two very young northerners were on a directors course for the BBC. As part of their final exam Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement wrote a sketch about two young workers in an electrical components factory.  The BBC liked it.  They were short of series.  They phoned Clement and asked if he could write a pilot.  He and La Frenais got to work on their kitchen table... and so launched the careers of three sets of Likely Lads: Bob Ferris and Terry Collier; James Bolam and Rodney Bewes; Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.  By 1969, 26 episodes had been recorded and Terry and Bob had become icons of the age.  In 1973 they returned in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? which was even more popular than the original series.  Today both series are still shown achieving audience figures of between six and seven million.  Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement have gone on to write the classic shows Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen Pet and Lovejoy as well as the hit Hollywood movies, The Commitments, The Rock and Still Crazy.  This is the first time writers Clement and La Frenais have collaborated on a book about their most famous creations.

Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

Television

orion#

Eight and a half million viewers watched the Are You Being Served? on BBC 1 on Saturday nights when it was rescreened in Spring/Summer 1998, in the silver jubilee year of the series first transmission. Sky Gold is continually re-running episodes and in the US it is one of the most popular cable TV programmes on the West Coast. Are You Being Served? is not only a TV classic it is also a cult. To celebrate the show we are publishing this 'official' celebration book contributed to and endorsed by the writers David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd who have made available original scripts and behind the scenes photographs as well as personal anecdotes. The book reviews the history of programme including how the original idea was developed. There are character and main actor profiles, and first hand interviews with John Inman, Molly Sugden, Trevor Banister, Arthur Brough, Frank Thornton, and Wendy Richard (now a key actress in Eastenders). This is followed by an episode-by-episode guide including a cast-list and original transmission date, features on the secretaries of young Mr Grace who became famous - and who could forget Joanna Lumley?- and quotes and memories from special guests. Finally there will be a special section on the feature film.

I'm Free : The Complete Guide to 'Are You Being Served?

Orion Media

Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson) and his long-suffering wife Margaret (Annette Crosbie) were a newly retired couple for whom the vagaries of modern life, and sheer bad luck, mean that they are frequently left bewildered and bemused, with Victor's volcanic temper exploding in hilarious outbursts while his wife tries to soothe her husband. The series, which began in 1990, captured the mood of a nation doing battle with confusing changes and increasingly reluctant to give voice to its frustrations.  Victor Meldrew became a hero for speaking out.  In some 44 episodes across the rest of the decade, before he was eventually killed off in a car accident, we cheered him on. In this book, Richard Webber goes behind the scenes, talking to David Renwick about his inspirations for the characters and the wonderful plots, and discussing their roles with the stars of the series.  He provides a comprehensive account of the programmes, with an episode by episode guide, highlights of the most famous and hilarious moments, as well as some wonderful photographs from the making of the series, many never seen before.With some episodes attracting more than 20 million viewers, there is a huge fanbase for this book.

The Complete One Foot In The Grave

Orion an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd

That Was the Decade That Was: Best of Sixties' TV by Webber, Richard

O'MARA MICHAEL 2006-06-01

Fifty Years of Hancock's Half Hour

This is a full history of one of Britain’s best-loved comedy shows, featuring Tony Hancock, considered by many to be the finest comic actor of them all. With extracts from the shows, photographs and a full listing of the radio and TV episodes.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Century

Exmoor: 40 favourite walks

Sports & Outdoors

Individual Sports

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