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Author: Oliver Postgate
Publisher:
Published: 2005-05
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781844286812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEveryone remembers fondly the world of Bagpuss - the most important, the most beautiful, the most magical saggy old cloth cat in the whole wide world. This little gift book is all about the fat furry cat-puss and his friends, with places for you to write all about you and your friends too.
Author: Stuart Hylton
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2015-02-02
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 0750963220
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Little Book of the 1970s is a fast-paced and entertaining account of life in Britain during an extraordinary decade, as we moved from the swinging sixties to the punk-rock seventies. Here are dramas, tragedies, scandals and characters galore, all packaged in an easily readable ‘dip-in’ format. Witness how major national and international events impacted on the population at home, the progress made by technology and the fads and fancies of fashion and novelty. Those who lived through the decade (and are therefore experts on the subject) should find plenty to remind, surprise, amuse and inform them, while a younger generation will see how different the world of the 1970s was to the one that we inhabit today.
Author: Neil Storey
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2012-01-31
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 0752482459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis little gem of a book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about Britain and all the things that have made it great.Within this volume are such themes as myths and legends, traditions and customs, great Britons and great British places, while not forgotten is a celebration of the best of British music, food, entertainment and sport and a host of topics that explore the more eccentric and eclectic people and things that contribute to and define Great Britain.Despite being a relatively small collection of islands, there is always something new, fascinating, frivolous or even bizarre to discover about Great Britain – you will find much of it here.Did You Know?There is no location in Britain which is more than 741⁄2 miles from the sea.The first person in Britain to be convicted of speeding was Walter Arnold of Kent, who in 1896 was fined 1s plus costs for driving at a breakneck 8mph.Britain has some thoroughly unusual pub names, including: The Bucket of Blood in Phillack, Cornwall, The Honest Lawyer in Folkestone and The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn in Stalybridge – which also enjoys the honour of having Britain’s longest pub name.Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a well-known corgi fan. She has owned no fewer than 30 during her reign, the first being Susan, who was given to her in 1944.
Author: Oliver Postgate
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Published: 2007-11
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780007258642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most important.The most beautiful.The most magical.Saggy old cloth cat in the whole world. Be reunited with an old friend in this magical big book of Bagpuss.
Author: Jonny Trunk
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781909829022
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorking from a barn in Kent, Postgate and Firmin produced some of the best-loved children's television of the 1960s and 1970s, including Bagpuss, The Clangers, Ivor The Engine and Noggin The Nog. This book presents the Smallfilms archive - the puppets and cut-outs from these series, along with insights into how they were made. It's a book full of pipe cleaners, cotton wool, wire and ping-pong balls, and celebrates the imagination and ingenuity of two artists who shaped the childhoods of a generation. Introduction by Jonny Trunk, Foreword by Stewart Lee: 'Jonny Trunk has taken the astonishingly thorough archive of Smallfilms... and presented it as one would a collection of artefacts in an exhibition detailing some much-admired 20th century art movement, like Fluxus or Dada. The Smallfilms' partnership's sacred relics repay his trust, and our repeated viewings.' Stewart Lee.
Author: Paul Sullivan
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2012-01-31
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0752482432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Little Book of Oxfordshire is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia). Combining essential facts with little-known, weird and often hilarious trivia, it is an essential purchase for all lovers of the county. Colourful characters and the general mayhem of Oxford history flow through the pages like the iconic Thames, Isis and Cherwell rivers. Dip in and celebrate!
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Publisher: Collins & Brown
Published: 2014-02-20
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781909397330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBagpuss is 40! Emily, Gabriel the Toad, Madeleine, Professor Yaffle and the mice are throwing him a party. First Emily sings her special song to wake him up... Bagpuss, dear Bagpuss, old fat furry catpuss Wake up and look at this thing that I bring. Wake up, be bright! Be golden and light! Bagpuss, oh hear what I sing! ...and at once the saggy old cloth cat is wide awake and full of life and the party is ready to start! Join in by making your own versions of Bagpuss’ presents: a cross-stitch sampler from Emily, a knitted Bagpuss, a lavender Madeleine, and some sugar mice. At the end of the day, go to sleep with a cuddly Bagpuss pyjama case. With original illustrations by creator Peter Firmin and step-by-step instructions for simple projects, this is the perfect way to celebrate the 40th birthday of Britain’s best-loved cat. Word count: 15,000
Author: John Van der Kiste
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 0750953942
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo you know? Which MP was the first woman to take her seat in parliament? Who was the man they could not hang? Which member of the Beatles lost his temper at a famous Devon landmark? A compendium of fascinating information about Devon past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry, and royal visits. A reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped in to time and time again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage, the secrets and the enduring fascination of the county. A remarkably engaging little book, this is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.
Author: Howard David Ingham
Publisher:
Published: 2018-07-08
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9781722748814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSecret, strange, dark, impure and dissonant...Enter the haunted landscapes of folk horror, a world of pagan village conspiracies, witch finders, and teenagers awakening to evil; of dark fairy tales, backwoods cults and obsolete technologies. Beginning with the classics Night of the Demon, Witchfinder General, The Wicker Man and Blood on Satan's Claw, We Don't Go Back surveys the genre of screen folk horror from across the world. Travelling from Watership Down to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, with every stop inbetween, We Don't Go Back is a thoughtful, funny and essential overview of folk horror in TV and cinema."A beautiful rumination on the dark films and television that shaped me and a generation of odd children, for good or ill, worth a year of your time, because you won't just read the book, you'll feel a burning desire to watch everything mentioned within." - Robin Ince"A comprehensive, accessible and often riotously funny tome weaving together folk horror in all its forms, from British television to the American backwoods, from Eastern European fairytales to the vengeful ghosts of East Asia. Ingham explores uncanny landscapes haunted by things buried, old cultures converging with the reluctance of contemporary reason, that very tension that gives his book its name. He attempts to both define folk horror and free it from definition, creating the ultimate guide to the genre's manifestations on film and offering a convincing argument as to why the genre resonates so compellingly with people today." - Kier-La Janisse, author of House of Psychotic Women
Author: Jez Stewart
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2021-08-26
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1911239724
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Sight & Sound Book of the Year Jez Stewart charts the course of this extraordinarily fertile area of British film from early experiments with stop-motion and the flourishing of animated drawings during WWI. He reveals how the rockier interwar period set the shape of the industry in enduring ways, and how creatives like Len Lye and Lotte Reiniger brought art to advertising and sponsored films, building a foundation for such distinctive talents as Bob Godfrey, Alison De Vere and George Dunning to unleash their independent visions in the age of commercial TV. Stewart highlights the integral role of women in the industry, the crucial boost delivered by the arrival of Channel 4, the emergence of online animation and much more. The book features 'close-up' analyses of key animators such as Lancelot Speed and Richard Williams, as well as more thematic takes on art, politics and music. It builds a framework for better appreciating Britain's landmark contributions to the art of animation, including Halas and Batchelor's Animal Farm (1954), Dunning's Yellow Submarine (1968) and the creations of Aardman Animations.
