A Delicious Slice Of Johnners

Author : Brian Johnston
Publisher : Random House
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780753548059

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A Delicious Slice Of Johnners by Brian Johnston Pdf

Following Brian Johnston's death in 1994, Prime Minister John Major appeared to speak for the nation when he remarked that 'Summers will never be the same.' To an Englishman's ears, the sound of leather against willow will always be closely associated with the cheerful tones of Johnners. Brian Johnston was a man who admitted: 'I have this absurd hankering to make people laugh.' He also summed up his books as 'the meanderings of a remarkably happy and lucky person, to whom life, like cricket, is a funny game and still a lot of fun.' Lovingly edited by his eldest son, Barry, A Delicious Slice of Johnners is a wonderfully enjoyable compendium of three of Johnners' best loved books, the autobiographies It's Been a Lot of Fun and It's a Funny Game, and Rain Stops Play

Author : Brian Johnston
Publisher : Virgin Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Cricket
ISBN : 0753540711

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A Delicious Slice of Johnners by Brian Johnston Pdf

Following Brian Johnston's death in 1994, Prime Minister John Major appeared to speak for the nation when he remarked that 'Summers will never be the same.' To an Englishman's ears, the sound of leather against willow will always be closely associated with the cheerful tones of Johnners. Brian Johnston was a man who admitted: 'I have this absurd hankering to make people laugh.' He also summed up his books as 'the meanderings of a remarkably happy and lucky person, to whom life, like cricket, is a funny game and still a lot of fun.' Lovingly edited by his eldest son, Barry, A Delicious Slice of Johnners is a wonderfully enjoyable compendium of three of Johnners' best loved books, the autobiographies It's Been a Lot of Fun and It's a Funny Game, and Rain Stops Play

Author : Brian Johnston
Publisher : Random House
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781448132898

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Another Slice Of Johnners by Brian Johnston Pdf

Following the success of A Delicious Slice of Johnners, Barry Johnston has edited another delightful anthology based on three of his father’s most popular books, Brian Johnston’s Guide to Cricket, Chatterboxes and It’s Been a Piece of Cake.

Author : Stephen Wagg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317557296

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Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017 by Stephen Wagg Pdf

Cricket is an enduring paradox. On the one hand, it symbolises much that is outmoded: imperialism; a leisured elite; a rural, aristocratic Englishness. On the other, it endures as a global game and does so by skilful adaptation, trading partly on its mythic past and partly on its capacity to repackage itself. This ambitious new history recounts the politics of cricket around the world since the Second World War, examining key cultural and political themes, including decolonisation, racism, gender, globalisation, corruption and commercialisation. Part One looks at the transformation of cricket cultures in the ten territories of the former British Empire in the years immediately after 1945, a time when decolonisation and the search for national identity touched every cricket playing region in the world. Part Two focuses on globalisation and the game’s evolution as an international sport, analysing: social change and the Ashes; the campaigns for new cricket formats; the development of the women’s game; the new breed of coach; the limits to the game’s global expansion; and the rise of India as the world’s leading cricket power. Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017 is fascinating reading for anybody interested in the contemporary history of sport.

Author : Chris Waters
Publisher : Aurum
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781845137618

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Fred Trueman by Chris Waters Pdf

Fred Trueman was so much more than a cricketing legend. ‘The greatest living Yorkshireman’ according to Prime Minister Harold Wilson, he couldn’t help excelling at everything he did, whether it was as a hostile fast bowler for Yorkshire and England, and the first man to take 300 Test wickets in a career, or as a fearlessly outspoken radio summariser for Test Match Special. He was famous for regularly spluttering that, ‘I don’t know what’s going off out there,’ as well as for the amount of swearing he managed to incorporate into everyday speech. Beloved of cricket crowds, who filled grounds to witness his belligerent way of playing the game, and nothing but trouble to the cricket authorities, ‘Fiery Fred’ was the epitome of a full-blooded Englishman. But as Chris Waters reveals in this first full biography, behind the charismatic, exuberant mask lay a far less self-assured man – terrified even that his new dog wouldn’t like him – and whose bucolic version of his upbringing bore no relation to the gritty and impoverished South Yorkshire mining community where he actually grew up. Drawing on dozens of new interviews with his Yorkshire colleagues, family and friends, this life of Fred Trueman will surprise and even shock, but also confirm the status of an English folk hero.

Author : Barry Johnston
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781444715026

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The Wit of Cricket by Barry Johnston Pdf

A bumper collection of the funniest anecdotes, jokes and stories from cricket's best-loved personalities. Cricket is a funny old game -- even when rain stops play! Now you can read not only the most popular stories by five of the game's all-time great characters -- Richie Benaud, Dickie Bird, Henry Blofeld, Brian Johnston and Fred Trueman - but also the humour and insights of modern players including Michael Atherton, Andrew Flintoff, Darren Gough, Kevin Pietersen and Shane Warne. Crammed full of dozens of hilarious anecdotes about legendary Test cricketers such as Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott, Denis Compton, Michael Holding and Merv Hughes -- plus broadcasting gaffes, sledging, short-sighted umpires and the first male streaker at Lord's!

Author : Barry Johnston
Publisher : Aurum
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781781312032

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Round Mr Horne by Barry Johnston Pdf

When Kenneth Horne died in 1969 at the age of 61, he was described as 'the last of the truly great radio comics'. In a broadcasting career spanning more than 25 years he starred in three of the most popular radio comedy series of all time - "Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh", "Beyond Our Ken" and "Round the Horne". Born in 1907, Horne was the youngest of seven children of a Congregationalist preacher and MP. He won a half-blue for tennis at Cambridge but was sent down for failing his exams. In 1939 he joined the RAF and rose to the rank of Wing Commander before he broke into broadcasting after compeering a troop concert on the BBC. With his brother officer, Richard 'Dickie' Murdoch he created the hugely popular Much-Binding-in the-Marsh set on a remote RAF station 'somewhere in England' which ran for ten years. After leaving the RAF he successfully combined two careers, as a businessman and a broadcaster, until he suffered a stroke in 1958 and had to cut short his business career. During his convalescence he helped to devise the legendary radio series "Beyond Our Ken" in which he presided amiably over a cast of anarchic characters played by Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee. This was followed by "Round the Horne" which has been called 'the funniest comedy series in radio history'. In 1969 Kenneth Horne collapsed and died on stage while presenting a television awards programme.

Author : Barry Johnston
Publisher : Hodder
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781848946842

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The Wit of Golf by Barry Johnston Pdf

Building on the huge success of THE WIT OF CRICKET, this is a collection of the funniest golf anecdotes, jokes and stories. A bumper bag of humorous anecdotes and amusing tales from golf's best-loved personalities that proves golf is a funny old game ? birdies, bunkers and all! Read hilarious stories covering everything from caddies to the clubhouse by the game's all-time great characters, including Peter Alliss, Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Sam Torrance and Ian Woosnam. Enjoy the humour of legendary players such as Seve Ballesteros, Tony Jacklin, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods, as they share the funny side of playing in the Open Championship and the Ryder Cup. Laugh-out-loud at celebrity golfers Bruce Forsyth and Michael Parkinson's rib-tickling anecdotes about pro-am tournaments and club golf. THE WIT OF GOLF is a wonderful collection of jokes, stories and anecdotes, perfect for any golf fan.

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1926 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015079755628

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Brian Johnston
Publisher : Random House
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448114078

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A Further Slice Of Johnners by Brian Johnston Pdf

When Brian Johnston was a schoolboy, his reports were full of phrases such as 'talks too much in school' and 'apt to be a buffoon'. Later millions of radio listeners would be delighted to discover that some things never changed! Johnners brought his unique wit and personal charm to an enormous range of BBC radio and television programmes for nearly 50 years, from In Town Tonight and Down Your Way to Test Match Special. After Brian died in 1994, Christopher Martin-Jenkins wrote: 'It is hard to believe that anyone in the history of broadcasting has induced such widespread affection'. A Further Slice of Johnners covers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. There is also a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his fifteen years on the Radio Four programme Down Your Way. Finally there is a collection of Brian's popular 'View From the Boundary' interviews on Test Match Special, including fascinating conversations with Eric Idle, John Major and Peter O'Toole.

Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religions
ISBN : 0749646977

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The Atlas of World Religions by Anita Ganeri Pdf

When Brian Johnston was a schoolboy, his reports were full of phrases such as talks too much in school and apt to be a buffoon. Later millions would be delighted to discover that some things never changed. Following on from A Delicious Slice of Johnners and Another Slice of Johnners, Barry Johnston has edited a third anthology based on three of his father's most popular books, It's Been A Lot of Fun, Brian Johnston's Down Your Way and More Views From the Boundary.

Author : Stephen Fay,David Kynaston
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781408895399

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Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket by Stephen Fay,David Kynaston Pdf

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 'Beautifully written, meticulously researched and stuffed with rich sporting and social history ... Unputdownable' Mail on Sunday After the Second World War, as the BBC tightened its grip on the national consciousness, two of the most famous English voices were commentators on games of cricket. John Arlott and E.W. ('Jim') Swanton transformed the broadcasting of the nation's summer game into a national institution. Arlott and Swanton typified the contrasting aspects of post-war Britain. Because of their strong personalities and distinctive voices – Swanton's crisp and upper-class, Arlott's with its Hampshire burr – each had a loyal following. As England moved from a class-based to a more egalitarian society, nothing stayed the same – including professional cricket. Wise, lively and filled with rich social and sporting history, Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket shows how, as the game entered a new era, these two very different men battled to save the soul of the game. _______________________ 'Magnificent ... One of the best cricket books I've read in years: it makes long-forgotten matches live and breathe as though they were played yesterday' Daily Mail, Books of the Year 'A triumph ... [Kynaston and Fay] both have inside-outside sensitivities that keep this near-seamless collaboration shrewd, worldly, balanced and fresh' Times Literary Supplement

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1904 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Guardian (London, England : 1959)
ISBN : UOM:39015066404024

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The Guardian Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brian Johnston
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0749310995

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Someone who was by Brian Johnston Pdf

Published to celebrate Brian Johnston's 80th birthday, this book contains thoughts and reminiscences in A-Z format, ranging from prep school, the author's early working life in the family coffee business in Brazil, his war experiences in the Grenadier Guards, being hypnotized, spending a night in the Chamber of Horrors, and singing Underneath the Arches with Bud Flanagan, to his long love affair with cricket, including his many years with Test Match Special.

Author : Brian Johnston
Publisher : Quiller Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Anecdotes
ISBN : 1846891396

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An Evening with Johnners by Brian Johnston Pdf

The tour was a sell-out and a recording of one of the shows became a number one bestseller and was awarded a Gold Disc. When Brian Johnston died in 1994, he was described by the Daily Telegraph as 'the greatest natural broadcaster of them all'. This book was first published in 1996 and contains all the material from the original recording as well as additional stories from his second and final tour. Brian's skill and warmth as a master raconteur shine through on every page as he recalls his early years at Eton and Oxford, his war service with the Grenadier Guards, and his remarkable broadcasting career at the BBC.There are hundreds of hilarious memories, stories and anecdotes, all told in his inimitable, friendly style and he describes the famous 'leg-over' incident. This centenary edition has been updated by the editor, Brian's eldest son Barry Johnston, and includes new illustrations by John Ireland.