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High Hopes

By: Ronnie Corbett
Narrated by: Ronnie Corbett
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About this listen

This is my autobiography, the exciting story of how I, Ronald Corbett, the son of an Edinburgh baker, became convinced that I had to seek my fortune and become an actor, of how I pursued that goal, found fame on television as one of The Two Ronnies, and managed to meet a fabulous cast of extraordinary people along the way.

First I'll take you back to my schooldays and reveal the technique I developed for estimating the height of a girl before daring to ask her to dance. I'll explain how I first met David Frost, John Cleese and Michael Palin, and shamelessly reveal how I once played Othello to Danny La Rue's Desdemona, having just had dinner with Laurence Olivier. I'll also tell you about the time I was suddenly struck down by a mysterious illness that destroyed my sense of balance and prevented me from going on stage for several years.

Altogether I must admit, it is a truly dramatic story. I only hope my mother won't be too shocked!

©2000 Ronnie Corbett (P)2009 Random House Audio Entertainment & Celebrities Celebrity Funny Feel-Good Comedy

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Loved the booked, really funny and good insight into his life. sad he is gone :(

Brilliant

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Lovely to hear Ronnie's dulcit tones and all his beginnings in the difficult business of show business.

Insightful and jolly

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Ronnie Corbett was a wonderful entertainer. Heartwarming to hear him narrate his autobiography, and feel as if he was in the room chatting away to you.

It was lovely to hear about his childhood and his parents. It seems he almost couldn't believe at times how well loved an entertainer he was over the years.

Brilliant listen, and you really want to listen in one sitting as he really is a fascinating storyteller.

Brilliant Story by a wonderful man.

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An ok kind of biography. I'm not quite sure whether Ronnie Corbett reached the same level of superstardom as Ronnie Barker. I enjoyed Ronnie c in partnership with his colleague. Feels like he is making up ground with Ronnie b and that somehow comes across in the book or the Reading. a lot of name dropping and the haves and have not.. came across like a Tory. was reasonably read which is always nice and a preference by the subject. and because of the happy memories I have of him with Ronnie B have given it the score that I have. particularly the phantom raspberry blower which I believe all the raspberries blown by David Jason. anyways enjoy.

Not quite Dizzy Heights

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A really good read/listen 👂. Lots of interesting parts to Rons life,but at times he does rabbit on a little too long about his Golf life. But loved it just the same.

A Big Tale from a small funguy.

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