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Once again, lifelong friends and comedy legends Mel and Sue gather round the mic to ask each other the questions they're too embarrassed to ask anyone else… The things in their life they really should know by now – but still absolutely do not. Along the way we'll get facts (hopefully) and often-inappropriate anecdotes (definitely).

The next chapter of Cher’s iconic life. Continue the ride in Autumn 2026...

WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 SHORTLISTED for the Baillie Gifford Prize’s 25th Anniversary Winner of Winners award A Spectator Book of the Year A Times Book of the Year A Telegraph Book of the Year A Sunday Times Book of the Year From the award-winning author of Ma’am...

'I genuinely can't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon review 'If you want an insider's view of the Royal Family this is a must have!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon review 'I couldn't put it down! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon review *** Discover the revelatory royal autobiography of the year, with stories...

Michael Palin's bestselling diaries of the 1980s. After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, The Pythons made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful MONTY PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE. Writing and acting in films and television then took over much of Michael's life...

Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was."

Victoria Coren Mitchell meets some fascinating women to explore the journeys they have made in the cars that they have known - and the sorts of things they shout in traffic. Hear what Dawn wrote on the back of her first car; find out which comedian totalled her beloved Cortina; and discover the...

A Biker's Life is the dramatic, humorous and candid memoir of one of the most recognisable names in motorcycling. Henry Cole's passion for motorbikes began when, at the age of eight, he was first introduced to a 'man cave'. His great-uncle Redbeard's corrugated iron shed was 'stuffed to the gills with old motorbikes' which Henry helped rebuild and ride. Since then, Henry's life can be charted through the bikes and journeys he has been on....

What is life for Giles and Mary outside the willow-patterned cocoon? Giles is a countryman who relishes solitude. His wife, Mary, thrives in company and enjoys frequent escapes to London. After 30 years in a marriage of opposites, Giles and Mary have adapted to a life of domestic misunderstandings within comical misadventures.

Bloomsbury presents The Two of Us written and read by Sheila Hancock. When John Thaw, star of The Sweeney and Inspector Morse, died from cancer in 2002, a nation lost one of its finest actors and Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husband. In this unique double biography she chronicles their lives...

Today's most acclaimed film directors reveal intimate behind-the-scenes details of their most influential work and their unique approaches to their art. In the companion to the Silver Plaque-winning Starz/Encore documentary series, this book offers interviews with 13 top filmmakers. Contains each director's filmography, complete listings of major awards, and cast credits for all films discussed.

David Sedaris's remarkable ability to uncover the hilarious absurdity teeming just below the surface of everyday life is surpassed only by his ability to make his stories even more hilarious when he reads them aloud. This is his second series for Radio 4, and he reads diary entries and essays...

What would Jonathan Agnew do if he wasn't a cricket commentator? Who would play Romesh Ranganathan in a film of his life? What's the naughtiest thing Sara Pascoe did as a child? It's not what you know, but who you know that matters... and indeed, how well you know them. The show is a bit like...

In this audiobook, Helen Forrester continues the moving story of her early life with an account of the war years in blitz-torn Liverpool, and the happiness which she so nearly captured, but which was to elude her twice.

Coming of age in Thatcher's Britain in the late 70s and early 80s was really tough, especially if you lived in Crawley. But against the grinding austerity, social unrest and suburban boredom, the spark of rebellion that was punk set alight three young men who would become one of the most revered...

She found home within. Then love walked through the door. She walked away from the marriage, the fame, and the life everyone thought she wanted. Dolores Catherine Paiz left The ACE Family with nothing but faith in her own heart, unsure if love would ever find her again. On a trip to Brazil, she met Igor, a man whose presence felt like destiny. What began as an instant, soul-deep connection blossomed into a love that was steady, healing, and real—the kind that stayed, the kind that held her when the world fell apart.

This audiobook includes music from New Order and original tracks from Stephen Morris, and an exclusive interview with Gillian Gilbert Iconic drummer Stephen Morris presses play once more to the tune of the long-awaited second volume of memoirs . . . Poised on the brink of success, the dizzying...

Power and Glory begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In between, it depicts a monarchy - and a country - struggling to cope with the aftermath of World War Two, in an era where old...

Before the bestselling books, the media empire, and the millions of loyal listeners, Glenn Beck was spinning the hottest tracks of the ’90s and cracking jokes in a fast-paced morning zoo-type show. But just beyond the laughter and chart-toppers, a seismic shift was quietly underway. This behind-the-scenes chronicle captures a pivotal moment in modern radio history—Beck’s final years in Top 40 and the calculated evolution of his on-air persona. Between 1997 and 1999, while the world was partying like it was 1999 (because it was), Beck was already thinking ten steps ahead.

A laugh-out-loud memoir for fans of Frank McCourt, Roddy Doyle’s The Commitments, Only Fools and Horses, and Billy Connolly. The Eejit Strikes Back. Over thirty true short stories to make you laugh out loud. Eejits and Donkeys didn’t have room for them all. So here they are… the daftest, wildest, and most unforgettable stories that were left behind. In this sequel memoir, Paddy Sinnott serves up thirty more true tales from a life that refuses to behave. From The World Champion Sprinter, a beautiful and funny memory of his father, to the pure chaos of The Land of Oops, and on to The Reunion…