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Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV - Stephen Bourne - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV - Stephen Bourne - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The television set – the humble box in the corner of almost every British household – has brought about some of the biggest social changes in modern times. It gives us a window into the lives of people who are different from us: different classes, different races, different sexualities. And through this window, we’ve learnt that, perhaps, we’re not so different after all. Playing Gay in the Golden Age of British TV looks at gay male representation on and off the small screen – from the programmes that hinted at homoeroticism to Mary Whitehouse’s Clean Up TV campaign, and The Naked Civil Servant to the birth of Channel 4 as an exciting ‘alternative’ television channel. Here, acclaimed social historian Stephen Bourne tells the story of the innovation, experimentation, back-tracking and bravery that led British television to help change society for the better.

DKK 141.00
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Essex's Own - Dee Gordon - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Essex's Own - Dee Gordon - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Athlete and TV presenter Sally Gunnell, actress Joan Sims, singer Billy Bragg, footballer Bobby Moore, chef Jamie Oliver, author John Fowles, film director Basil Dearden, playwright Sarah Kane, and the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin are among personalities through the ages who have been born in Essex. The county can claim many more who spent much of their lives here and left their mark on the area, including authors Douglas Adams and Margery Allingham, magician David Nixon and comedian Lee Evans. This book features mini-biographies of all these and many more, and will make fascinating reading for residents and visitors alike.

DKK 139.00
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Hitler's Henchmen - Guido Knopp - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Hitler's Henchmen - Guido Knopp - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Josef Goebbels, Hermann Goring, Heinrich Himmler, Rudolph Hess, Albert Speer and Karl Donitz. These were the men who smoothed Adolf Hitler''s path to power and became the perpetrators of a reign of terror unparalleled in history. They were the supporters and executives at Hitler''s regime, carrying out his orders with deadly efficiency. This radical new assessment of power under the swastika reveals many unknown facts and gives a unique but disturbing glimpse behind the scenes of the Nazi state.an TV journalist and presenter Guido Knopp has unearthed a wealth of new material about the Third Reich. Based on meticulous research and countless interviews, this is essential reading for anyone interested in Hitler and the Second World War.

DKK 134.00
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Understanding J. Bruce Ismay - Clifford Ismay - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Understanding J. Bruce Ismay - Clifford Ismay - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Coward. Brute. Yellow-livered. For over 100 years, J. Bruce Ismay has been the scapegoat of the Titanic disaster. He is the villain of every film and TV drama: a fit and able-bodied man who sacrificed the lives of women and children in order to survive. Some even claim that it was his fault the Titanic sank, that he encouraged the captain to sail faster. But is this the true story? In Understanding J. Bruce Ismay , Clifford Ismay opens up the family archives to uncover the story of a quiet man savaged by over a century of tabloid press. This is a must-read for any enthusiast who wishes to form their own opinion of the Titanic ’s most infamous survivor.

DKK 161.00
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Go-Carts, Catapults and Midnight Feasts - Catherine Cox - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Go-Carts, Catapults and Midnight Feasts - Catherine Cox - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ever wondered how to make a bow and arrow or build a box castle? Or wanted to grow crystals in vinegar or bend water with a balloon? If so, this is the book for you. Divided into four fun-filled chapters, ‘Outdoor and Adventurous’, ‘Science and Nature’, ‘Arts and Crafts’ and ‘Rainy Day’, this interactive book contains 101 exciting activities and traditional pastimes for young, intelligent boys and girls keen to explore the world and learn new skills. It also contains space to tick off each activity as it is completed. This book is guaranteed to encourage you to switch off the TV, shut down the computer and get lost in hours of old-fashioned fun … and perhaps a little bit of mischief!

DKK 147.00
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Motocross 2004 Grand Prix Review - Adam Wheeler - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Motocross 2004 Grand Prix Review - Adam Wheeler - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The 2004 FIM Motocross World Championships marked a positive new direction for off-road racing. The most physically demanding and visually magnificent motorsport on the planet moved forward, with comprehensive TV coverage, high attendances and a slick and professional image. This book takes a race-by-race retrospective look at the season; offering insight and opinion on not only some very memorable track action but also the dealings within the paddock and behind-the-scenes activity. A full listing of results, an essay on the changing face of motocross and profiles of the top ten riders of the season, rounds off a comprehensive package. With a foreword by MX2 World Champion Townley and illustrated by the sport''s leading photographer, Ray Archer, this compilation is a must-have memento of the 2004 Motocross Grand Prix campaign.

DKK 198.00
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A 1970s Childhood - Derek Tait - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A 1970s Childhood - Derek Tait - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Do you remember glam rock, flares, cheesecloth shirts and chopper bikes? Then it sounds like you were lucky enough to grow up during the 1970s. Who could forget all the glam rock bands of that era, like Slade, Wizard, Mud and Sweet, or singers like Alvin Stardust, Marc Bolan and David Bowie? What about those wonderful TV shows like Starsky and Hutch , Kojak , Kung Fu and Happy Days ? Fashion included platform shoes (we all had a pair), flared trousers, brightly patterned shirts with huge collars and colourful kipper ties. And everyone remembers preparing for power cuts and that long, hot summer of 1976? So dust off your space hopper and join us on this fascinating journey through a childhood during the seventies, with hilarious illustrations and a nostalgic trip down memory lane for all those who grew up in this memorable decade.

DKK 119.00
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Football in the 1980s - Michael Keane - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Football in the 1980s - Michael Keane - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Do you remember a time when footballers’ perms were tighter than their shorts? When supporters still swayed on terraces? When a chain-smoking doctor played central midfield for Brazil? Take a nostalgic stroll back to an era when football on TV was still an occasional treat, when almost anyone could finish runners-up to Liverpool and when finishing fourth in the top flight was not a cause for celebration but a sackable offence! Football in the 1980s is an affectionate look at all the essential facts, stats and anecdotes from the decade before the national game was commercially rebranded. Including both some of modern football’s darkest days and its most memorable matches, Football in the 1980s will take you back to a time of tough tackles, muddy pitches and cheap seats. Read on for a grandstand view . . .

DKK 120.00
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Never Mind the Drop Goal - Phil Ascough - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Never Mind the Drop Goal - Phil Ascough - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Rugby World Cup: it’s the scrum of the earth, the biggest, the best and the most prestigious rugby union tournament in the world. It also throws up some of sport’s most enduring and exciting rivalries, as well as the age-old culture clash of northern versus southern hemisphere. But do you know your All Blacks from your also-rans? Your hooker from your haka? Or do you think a 99 goes in an ice cream? Never Mind the Drop Goal is the ultimate collection of Rugby World Cup teasers. Test yourself and your fellow fans individually or as a team, in the pub, in front of the TV, or en route to a match. Some questions are as tough as a touchline kick for goal, others as straightforward as a penalty in front of the posts. First question: are you up to the challenge?

DKK 103.00
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Roaming Midsomer - Chris Behan - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Roaming Midsomer - Chris Behan - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Roaming Midsomer is the perfect follow-up to the successful Exploring Midsomer, which enticed lovers of Midsomer Murders and rural England to go and enjoy the beautiful ‘Midsomer’ for themselves. This compilation of interesting and pleasant walks offers plenty to do, see, eat and drink while exploring the area, with each walk based around locations used in the TV series. Most walking books are designed for the serious explorer, but this guide is Sunday afternoon friendly with a simple, modern and easy-to-follow style, including postcodes for all the eating and drinking establishments. Chris Behan and Martin Andrew, both residents of the area for nearly forty years, have used their intimate knowledge of ‘Midsomer’ to create a book that is essential for fans of Midsomer Murders and sure to enchant all those who love these rural locations, steeped as they are in ‘Midsomer’ lore.

DKK 141.00
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Fabulous Fanny Cradock - Clive Ellis - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Fabulous Fanny Cradock - Clive Ellis - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

While Fanny Cradock cut a controversial figure – berating Margaret Thatcher for wearing ‘cheap shoes and clothes’, writing off Eamonn Andrews as a ‘blundering amateur’ and famously being forced to apologise for insulting a housewife cook on The Big Time – her cookery programmes were enormously popular. Dressed in evening gown, drop earrings and pearls, donning thick make-up, she boomed orders to her partner Johnnie, a gentle, monocled stooge who was portrayed as an amiable drunk. The programmes were watched by millions and were hugely influential: the Queen Mother told Fanny that she and Johnnie were ‘mainly responsible’ for the improvement in catering standards since the war; Keith Floyd declared that ‘she changed the whole nation’s cooking attitudes’; for Esther Rantzen ‘she created the cult of the TV chef’. Lavishly illustrated and illuminated by amusing facts and anecdotes, Fabulous Fanny Cradock paints a fun, entertaining portrait of this extraordinary woman.

DKK 166.00
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If the Cap Fits - Steve Halliwell - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

If the Cap Fits - Steve Halliwell - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Steve Halliwell is best known as the loveable patriarch Zak Dingle in the hit TV show Emmerdale, a part he has played since 1994 and which has led him to become one of the UK’s most recognisable and treasured soap stars. Yet before he found success on the Yorkshire Dales, Halliwell spent many years desperately seeking work, often spending time on the streets in the search of food. This warts-and-all story of Halliwell’s rise to fame, where success was only won after great personal struggles, is inspirational to those who wish to establish a life and career for themselves in the face of similar hardships. Going beyond the experiences of one man, If the Cap Fits explores a wider social, cultural and class history that permeated the country in the sixties and seventies, and still lingers today. Above all else, this is an honest tale of rejection and redemption throughout a fascinating and colourful life that will appeal to all who have the ambition to better themselves.

DKK 147.00
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'You Dirty Old Man!' - David Clayton - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

'You Dirty Old Man!' - David Clayton - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Wilfrid Brambell was one of Britain’s most loved and complex character actors. As Albert Ladysmith Steptoe, the unscrupulous rag-and-bone man with questionable habits in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s long-running Steptoe & Son, he quickly became a household name with co-star Harry H. Corbett. But despite scores of other successes in roles on stage, TV and film, Brambell died a sad and lonely man.Alongside fame and fortune, ‘ You Dirty Old Man! ’ reveals how Brambell suffered unbelievable personal heartache, battling an inner turmoil that eventually drove him to drink as his marriage collapsed in the most deceitful circumstances imaginable. His torment led to a secretive life off camera where he did everything possible to stay out of the public eye.Featuring original interviews with film directors Richard Lester, Terence Davies and Tony Palmer, as well as recollections from his own family members, the family of Harry H. Corbett and those who worked alongside him, author David Clayton seeks to re-examine the legacy of a man whose loyal fanbase remains undiminished sixty years on from his heyday.

DKK 190.00
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Glorious Gloucestershire - Mark Cummings - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Glorious Gloucestershire - Mark Cummings - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘Uniquely well-informed, all-encompassing and loving.’ - Pam Ayres, poet ‘Amazing revelations about my home county.’ - Adam Henson, Countryfile presenter Did you know that Sir Peter Scott was named after Peter Pan; a Stroud man invented instant custard; and a Cotswold manor house is designed to look exactly like the Palace of Westminster? Gloucestershire has been at the forefront of world-changing innovation throughout history, has inspired great works of literature and even has its own rhyming slang. Join broadcaster Mark Cummings on a joyful journey exploring the Gloucestershire streets that gave us Scrooge and Long John Silver, find out where classic TV and movie scenes were filmed and feast on delicious nuggets about royalty, rock stars and rugby legends. Walk with Mark to London in the footsteps of Dick Whittington, discover the true meaning behind Gloucestershire’s quirky place names, take advantage of unique tips leading you to hidden gems across the county and test what you’ve learned with Mark’s 100 quiz questions, a challenge for locals and visitors alike.

DKK 168.00
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'You Dirty Old Man!' - David Clayton - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

'You Dirty Old Man!' - David Clayton - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Wilfrid Brambell was one of Britain’s most loved and complex character actors. As Albert Ladysmith Steptoe, the unscrupulous rag-and-bone man with questionable habits in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s long-running Steptoe & Son, he quickly became a household name with co-star Harry H. Corbett. But despite scores of other successes in roles on stage, TV and film, Brambell died a sad and lonely man.Alongside fame and fortune, ‘ You Dirty Old Man! ’ reveals how Brambell suffered unbelievable personal heartache, battling an inner turmoil that eventually drove him to drink as his marriage collapsed in the most deceitful circumstances imaginable. His torment led to a secretive life off camera where he did everything possible to stay out of the public eye.Featuring original interviews with film directors Richard Lester, Terence Davies and Tony Palmer, as well as recollections from his own family members, the family of Harry H. Corbett and those who worked alongside him, author David Clayton seeks to re-examine the legacy of a man whose loyal fanbase remains undiminished sixty years on from his heyday.

DKK 141.00
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Accelerate! - James Brooke Smith - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Accelerate! - James Brooke Smith - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The 1990s was the decade in which the Soviet Union collapsed and Francis Fukuyama declared the ‘end of history’. Nelson Mandela was released from prison, Google was launched and scientists in Edinburgh cloned a sheep from a single cell. It was also a time in which the president of the United States discussed fellatio on network television and the world’s most photographed woman died in a car crash in Paris. Radical pop band The KLF burned a million quid on a Scottish island, while the most-watched programme on TV was Baywatch . Anti-globalisation protestors in France attacked McDonald’s restaurants and American survivalists stockpiled guns and tinned food in preparation for Y2K.For those who lived through it, the 1990s glow in the memory with a mixture of proximity and distance, familiarity and strangeness. It is the decade about which we know so much yet understand too little. Taking a kaleidoscopic view of the politics, social history, arts and popular culture of the era, James Brooke-Smith asks – what was the 1990s? A lost golden age of liberal optimism? A time of fin-de-siècle decadence? Or the seedbed for the discontents we face today?

DKK 190.00
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James Fitzjames - William Battersby - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

James Fitzjames - William Battersby - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘A riveting detective story … Revelation follows revelation.’ – Benedict Allen, author, explorer and TV presenter James Fitzjames was a hero of the early nineteenth-century Royal Navy. A charismatic man with a wicked sense of humour, he pursued his naval career with wily determination. When he joined the Franklin Expedition he thought he would make his name; instead the expedition completely disappeared and he never returned. Its fate is one of history’s great unsolved mysteries, as were the origins and background of James Fitzjames – until now. Fitzjames packed a great deal into his thirty-two years, from trips down the Euphrates to fighting with spectacular bravery in Syria and China. But he was not what he seemed. He concealed several secrets, including the scandal of his birth, the source of his influence and his plans for after the Franklin Expedition. In this definitive biography of the captain of HMS Erebus , William Battersby draws extensively on Fitzjames’ personal letters and journals, as well as naval records, to strip away 200 years of misinformation, enabling us to understand for the first time this intriguing man and his significance.

DKK 155.00
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The Little Book of Irish Football - Barry Flynn - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Little Book of Irish Football - Barry Flynn - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Did You Know? - - On 6 February 1961, Danny Blanchflower became the first, and only, person to refuse to appear as the subject of This is Your Life when he turned down Eamonn Andrews live on BBC TV. - - From 1882 until 1931, international teams representing the Irish Football Association wore sky blue jerseys rather than green ones. - - In February 1963, when football grounds in England were unplayable due to the ‘big freeze’, Manchester United played three of their games in Ireland. - The Little Book of Irish Football is a compendium of fascinating, obscure and entertaining stories about the Beautiful Game on the Emerald Isle. It brings to life some of the long-lost tales about how the game grew and thrived across the island. It also explores the division of football in Ireland and the famous players and teams that have stolen the headlines over the decades. The various chapters bring to life the highs and lows of Irish football, telling tales of glory and strife amid adversity. A reliable and quirky guide, this little reference book can be dipped into time and again to reveal something new about the fascinating history of association football in Ireland, as well as the many characters and fans who have brought the game the life over the decades.

DKK 155.00
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Richard III: The Maligned King - Annette Carson - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Richard III: The Maligned King - Annette Carson - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Richard III, King of England from 1483 to 1485, made good laws that still protect ordinary people today. Yet history concentrates on the fictional hunchback as depicted by Shakespeare: the wicked uncle who stole the throne and killed his nephews in the Tower of London. Voices have protested during the intervening years, some of them eminent and scholarly, urging a more reasoned view to replace the traditional black portrait. But historians, whether as authors or presenters of popular TV history, still trot out the old pronouncements about ruthless ambition, usurpation and murder. After centuries of misinformation, the truth about Richard III has been overdue a fair hearing. Annette Carson seeks to redress the balance by examining the events of his reign as they actually happened, based on reports in the original sources. She traces the actions and activities of the principal characters, investigating facts and timelines revealed in documentary evidence. She also dares to investigate areas where historians fear to tread, and raises some controversial questions. In 2012 Carson was a member of Philippa Langley’s Looking For Richard Project, which provided important new answers from the DNA-confirmed discovery of the king’s remains. Her involvement in Langley’s Missing Princes Project, with its international research initiative on the ‘princes in the Tower’, has now informed her revelatory extra chapter.

DKK 161.00
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Voices of Trowbridge - Ruth Marshall - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Voices of Trowbridge - Ruth Marshall - Bog - The History Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Personal memories of ordinary people give us a unique and powerful view of life in the past. This collection of memories of Trowbridge people talking about their lives in the town was assembled following recorded interviews made by the author over a period of several months in 1999. Many of these reminiscences are illustrated with photographs of the people doing the talking and the places and events they describe, bringing vividly to life the stories they tell. This book is a trip into the past that will be a revelation for many a younger reader and yet it describes events and activities within living memory. There are fascinating tales of street games and home entertainment in the days before TV and home computers were dreamed of and there are graphic descriptions of working for one’s living in Trowbridge’s factories and mills. In times before the NHS and the benefits of modern medicine many children spent what must have seemed like endless months in isolation hospitals or obtained treatment if their parents had managed to save up for it in advance. The heyday of the local carnivals are remembered by many but so are the dark days of the wars, including working inthe munitions factories and a time when bombs landed on Town Bridge and ‘left no windows in along the whole of the Parade and as far as the station’. The author Ruth Marshall has assembled a book that is an important record of life in the town during the twentieth century which will be an important source for local historians and one that will fascinate Trowbridge residents of all ages.

DKK 147.00
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