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When Monty Don's golden retriever Nigel became the surprise star of BBC Gardeners' World inspiring huge interest, fan mail and even his own social media accounts, Monty Don wanted to explore what makes us connect with animals quite so deeply. In many respects Nigel is a very ordinary dog...

Nigel Farage is arguably one of the most influential British politicians of the 21st century. His campaign to take the UK out of the EU began as a minority and extreme point of view, but in June 2016 it became the official policy of the nation after a divisive referendum. In Michael Crick's brilliant new biography, One Party After Another, we find out how he did it despite never once managing to get elected to Parliament.

Bestselling author Nigel Latta's simple psychological toolkit for life's ups and downs. What do you do when you're told you only have months to live? If you're like Nigel Latta, first, you're going to eat a lot of ice cream. Then, you're going to assemble a mental toolbox to deal with every...

Nigel Havers is the real-life charmer you might expect. In a career that has taken him from a schoolboy production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to the red carpet on Oscar Night with "Chariots of Fire", via starring roles in the West End stage, classic television series like "Don't Wait Up" and a cameo in "Little Britain", the Hollywood blockbusters that made him a household name are only the beginning.

From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year’s worth of meals. “Sharing food is one of the purest human acts.” Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in...

This book relates the part played by Royal Navy Top Guns in defence of UK’s global national interests since World War II. It is an intimate account of the author’s “technicolour” journey to Top Gun status, the fighter pilot élite of Britain’s armed forces, and provides insight into the real world behind the blockbuster movie.

Nigel Farage is a maverick and an outsider. But perhaps more than anyone else, he is now shaping the British political agenda. Under his leadership the United Kingdom Independence Party has been turned from a fringe organisation into a new political force, winning seats in the European Parliament and on local councils across the country. Farage has been called a "rabble-rouser", as well as "a man of the people". But he is a far more complex character than most people appreciate.

To mark the 75th anniversary of D-day, the stirring climax to Nigel Hamilton's three-part saga of FDR at war - proof that he was WWII's key strategist, even on his deathbed. Nigel Hamilton's celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy. Just as FDR was proven right by the D-day landings he had championed, so was he found to be mortally ill in the spring of 1944. He was the architect of a victorious peace that he would not live to witness.

48 assassinations - from Archduke Franz Ferdinand to Osama Bin Laden - that changed the world. We live in an age of asymmetric warfare. Huge armies no longer face each other on the battlefield. Instead, heads of major powers and lone assassins (or martyrs) target each other to pursue their agendas. President Donald Trump felt it necessary to use drones to blow away the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Qasem Soleimani, and President Barack Obama felt fully justified in sending in US Navy SEALs to take out Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

In December 1982, I met Ray at a coffee evening in Pimlico, and our differences in race and background immediately drew me to him, sparking a deep connection that would shape the next 17 years of my life. Ray, with his roots in Detroit and my own in Glasgow, became my close friend, mentor, and teacher, challenging my perceptions of race, spirituality, and leadership.

In telling her erotic story, Agapedis seamlessly weaves in other wonderful and challenging facets of her life - as a belly dancer, yogini, Wicca priestess, massage therapist, teacher, wife, and mom to an autistic child. Her story is one of a real woman who is having the most thrilling, mind-blowing year of her life - a time when she was turning 50 years old, going through the beginnings of menopause, and more sexually turned on than ever before. During this year, she was able to realize her burning sacred desire: to make love to a man as man.

In the world of sports broadcasting, soccer has always been a popular and widely followed sport across the globe. With advancements in technology and the ever-growing demand for content, soccer broadcasts have undergone a significant transformation over the years. In this article, we will delve into the realm of sports broadcasting and explore the best soccer broadcasts of 2024, both locally and overseas.

Welcome to 'A Gay Old Time' with Nigel May.This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain.Every week, I'll speak to a person from the LGBTQ+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And I'll guarantee, a Gay Old Time!Follow us on instagram @agayoldtimepodcast Produced by Pineapple Audio Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.