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Author: Tim Randall
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780755360284
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCoronation Street first hit British screens at the end of 1960, a groundbreaking show based on real life and using accents that had never been heard on British television before. It was an instant hit, and has remained consistently one of the UK's most popular shows ever since. This is the official book celebrating its 50th birthday.
Author: Tim Randall
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Published: 2010
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William Roache
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-11-23
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1907195149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 50 Years on the Street: My Life with Ken Barlow, William Roache reflects on half a century of treasured memories accumulated during his time working on the long-running soap. He revisits the programme's most memorable moments and ponders the secret of its success while exploring the history of the show from its very early days of live broadcasts to the current demands of the Street's schedule. Roache reveals what it is like to have played the perennially popular role of Ken Barlow since the very first episode in December 1960 and reflects upon the actors he has worked with during the past 50 years, using his unique perspective to provide insights and anecdotes galore. 50 Years on the Street: My Life with Ken Barlow is a celebration of William Roache's acting career following a year that marked a very special anniversary both for him and for Coronation Street.
Author: Sean Egan
Publisher:
Published: 2013-08
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780954575038
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF CORONATION STREET NOW IN PAPERBACK. Coronation Street was reluctantly commissioned in 1960 as a twice-weekly stop-gap until a new programme could be found to fill its airtime. Half a century later, the gritty working class serial broadcasts five times per week and remains one of the television schedules' biggest ratings-pullers. Sean Egan has been granted access to the show's creators, producers, directors, writers and actors. With their aid, he has constructed a fascinating account of how Coronation Street became the most successful drama in the history of UK television. Acclaim for 50 Years of Coronation Street: The (Very) Unofficial Story. "An invaluable guide to the making of a television classic" - Michael Cox, former Coronation Street director and producer. "It rings very true, and there are some fascinating quotes from many old colleagues. A remarkable piece of work" - John Finch, former Coronation Street scriptwriter and producer. "Diligent and astonishingly detailed research has led to an absorbing narrative" - Stan Barstow, author of A Kind of Loving, former Coronation Street consultant. "Extremely accurate in its detail" - coronationstreet.wikia.com. "Lively unofficial history" - Financial Times. Londoner Sean Egan has contributed to, among others, Billboard, Book Collector, Classic Rock, Record Collector, Tennis World, Total Film, Uncut and RollingStone.com. He has written or edited 22 books, including works on The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Manchester United and Tarzan. His critically acclaimed novel Sick of Being Me was published in 2003, while his 2008 collection of short stories Don't Mess with the Best carried cover endorsements from Booker Prize winners Stanley Middleton and David Storey.
Author: Tim Randall
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Published: 2013-10-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780755365456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the moment that The Rovers Return opened its doors to television viewers, the pub has witnessed everything, from births, deaths, brawls and break-ups to weddings, wakes and even its own ghost. This Coronation Street companion book contains all the action from over 50 years, along with lots of photographs to remind fans of both the dramatic and hilarious events in Rovers' history. Coronation Street first hit British screens at the end of 1960, a groundbreaking show based on real life and using accents that had never been heard on British television before. It was an instant hit, and has remained consistently one of the UK''s most popular shows.
Author: Tim Randall
Publisher: Carlton Books
Published: 2019-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781787391802
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContaining a unique selection of removable memorabilia, intricately reproduced in facsimile form, and hundreds of rarely seen archive photographs, this landmark, updated edition provides an amazing record of 50 years of life on Britain's most famous street. House by house, and calling in at the factory, the Rovers, the Kabin, and the corner shop, we discover all sorts of fascinating lost treasures, from adoption certificates, invitations, love letters, and holiday photos to divorce papers, handwritten notes, football-pools forms, birthday cards, clocking-in cards from the factory, prison visiting forms, and much more. In this new edition of The Treasures of Coronation Street, Corrie historian Tim Randall threads it all together to paint a vivid and evocative history of each premises on the street, piecing together the stories of the generations that have passed through from the evidence they've left behind. Subject Television soap operas Completely up to date, this new edition of The Treasures of Coronation Street includes all the most recent story lines, plus new pictures and items of memorabilia. Coronation Street is the longest running and most watched British soap opera, as well as the longest running soap opera in the world. Corrie is broadcast around the world in Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, and Sweden. Every Coronation Street fan will want this stunning, collectible edition--a tangible piece of Street history.
Author: ITV Ventures Ltd
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2020-10-29
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0600636577
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEverything you need to know about Britain's longest-running and most popular soap is found here in this impressive book. Celebrating 60 years since the show's creation, this book is an exhaustive, compelling and entertaining history packed full of features and long forgotten imagery. It takes you through every year in a unique timeline that highlights key plot lines, significant production events, together with an impressive amount of photography. You'll discover features on characters, famous actors, royal visits, births, deaths, marriages and murders, together with interviews with key actors, producers and production staff. A special section on the show's creator Tony Warren, shows how the programme evolved from page to screen and is illustrated with rare imagery and artefacts from his own archive. There are even special gatefold pages that open out showing how the set has developed over the years and family trees of the major characters so you can see the complex web of relations for the likes of the Barlows and the Platts. 60 Years of Coronation Street will be the ultimate celebration of a show that's shaped British television and prove to be the 'must-have' gift for every Corrie fan.
Author: Daran Little
Publisher:
Published: 2000-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780233998060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA celebration of 40 years of the world's most famous soap opera, written by Coronation Street archivist, Daran Little. It represents a year-by-year review of all the major events in The Street from 1960, including a list of all main cast members.
Author: Daran Little
Publisher: Andre Deutsch Limited
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780233999814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 5000 episodes after its first transmission on 9 December 1960, Coronation Street has become a national treasure. Ever changing and evolving it continues to captivate more people than anything else on television. In this fully illustrated history of Coronation Street's forty years on the small screen, you can read every major story line ever featured on the show, rediscovering each major and minor event. Using the book's unique index you can also follow the specific story of any of your favourite characters - Mike Baldwin's escapades, perhaps, or the many ups and downs to the Duckworth family...There's complete diary of anniversaries: an account of all births, marriages and deaths; and a complete plan of Coronation Street itself. There is also a comprehensive Who's Who, with family trees for some of the great Street families. With a decade-by-decade breakdown of events on the Street over the years, this is fascinating must-have for genuine fans. Following on from the highly successful 40 Years of Coronation Street, now fully updated in paperback, The Coronation Street Story is the biggest, most gloriously illustrated, and most comprehensive companion book ever published.
Author: William Shawcross
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0743226763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis magnificently illustrated volume, produced in cooperation with BBC Books in London, combines an insightful text by noted historian Shawcross with personal recollections and over 100 remarkable images chronicling the half-century reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Full color and b&w.
