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The Aussie-born judge shares his famously forthright views on the changes in the show?s line up, from Bruce Forsyth and Len Goodman?s departures to the arrival of Claudia Winkleman and Shirley Ballas, as well as the dancers and stars. Away from Strictly, Craig reveals fresh heartache over failed romances, his pain at losing his dad and how his work kept him from flying to Australia for the funeral. He marks the milestones in his life, including turning...
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Michael Joseph
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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Me You: Not A Diary is everything you loved about the original but without the calendar pages. To keep a working diary alongside Dawn, we recommend the hardback edition of Me You: A Diary. Me You is a place for me and you to reflect on the patterns and changes of the year. It's full of my thoughts about the seasons, the months and what matters. It's your guide to reflecting on the year you've just had - or the one still to come. Dive in, the paper's...
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Arrow
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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During his lifetime (1900-1967), Spencer Tracy was known as Hollywood's 'actor's actor'. Critics wrote that what Olivier was to theatre, Tracy was to film. Over his career he was nominated for nine Academy Awards, and won two. This is a biography of his life and career.
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Bluebird
Pub. Date
2021
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English
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'As a Black British man I believe it is vital that I tell this story. It may be just one account from the perspective of a person of colour who has experienced this system, but it may be enough to potentially change an opinion or, more importantly, stop someone else from spinning completely out of control.' - David Harewood Is it possible to be Black and British and feel welcome and whole? Maybe I Don't Belong Here is a deeply personal exploration...
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John Blake
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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This in-depth look into the life of Daniel Craig reveals everything about the actor: how he endured poverty-stricken years when he was first struggling to make it as an actor in London; how he rejected the 'trivial' publicity that came when he started to make a name for himself; his relationships, and more.
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain's best-loved actors. This biography shines the stage-lights on the life and work of a truly remarkable performer, one whose career spans six decades.
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Portico
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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The Comeback Kid will be the first biography of Robert Downey Jr. A Detailed and authoritative account of the life, career, stardom and controversy of Robert Downey JR - one of Hollywood's most popular, and gifted, actors of recent times. A behind-the-scenes look on the making of his most famous and infamous movies, talking to the people closest to him, from actors and directors to those he has encountered during his trips to the dark side. "I've...
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Peter O'Toole was supremely talented, a unique leading man and one of the most charismatic and unpredictable actors of his generation. Described by Richard Burton as 'the most original actor to come out of Britain since the war', O'Toole regularly seemed to veer towards self-destruction. With the help of exclusive interviews with colleagues and close friends, this book paints a complete picture of this much loved man and reveals what drove him to...
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Hay House UK
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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William Roache has been an actor on Britain's best-loved soap opera, Coronation Street, for over 48 years - making him the world's longest- serving soap star. As a young actor William auditioned for a TV drama that was likely to be running for only a few weeks. Now, almost 50 years later, he is the only original cast member and the soap's success has established him as a household name. Over the course of that time, William's character Ken Barlow...
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Pub. Date
2019
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English
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Where there is family, there is hope . . . Vienna, 1939. Nazi police seize Gustav Kleinmann, a Jewish upholsterer and his son, Fritz, and send the pair to Buchenwald in Germany. There began an unimaginable ordeal that saw the pair beaten, starved and forced to build the very concentration camp they were held in. When Gustav was set to be transferred to Auschwitz, a certain death sentence, his son refused to leave his side. Throughout the horrors they...
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John Blake
Pub. Date
2006
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English
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Tom Hanks is unquestionably one of the finest actors of his generation with roles as diverse as Josh in 'Big' and Woody in 'Toy Story' to Chuck Noland in 'Castaway' and Andrew Beckett in 'Philadelphia'. Yet despite his worldwide success, he remains a mysterious character, although this work attempts to change that.
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Canongate Books
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Hello there. Welcome to my autobiography. Throughout this book I talk about my life and work, including Little Britain, Come Fly With Me, Bridesmaids, Les Miserables, Alice In Wonderland and, of course, Shooting Stars. The thing is, this is a bit different to most memoirs you may have read, because it comes in the form of an A-Z. For instance, B is for Baldy! - which is what people used to shout at me in the playground (not much fun), G is for Gay...
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Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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Candid and brilliantly funny, this is the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a self-confessed legend. En route, John Cleese describes his nerve-racking first public appearance, at St Peter?s Preparatory School at the age of eight and five-sixths; his endlessly peripatetic home life with parents who seemed incapable of staying in any house for longer than six months; his first experiences in the world of work as...
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