House by house, also calling in at the Rovers, the Factory, Roy's Rolls, The Kabin and the Corner Shop, in this book you'll find all sorts of fascinating lost treasures from the world of Coronation Street, from revealing birth certificates and love letters to divorce papers, personal letters and even Betty's secret hotpot recipe. Coronation Street historians Tim Randall and Simon Timblick thread it all together to paint a vivid and evocative history of each of the premises on the Street, piecing together the stories of the generations that have passed through from the evidence they've left behind.
Containing 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.
Containing previously unpublished removable memorabilia, intricately reproduced in facsimile form, this album provides an amazing record of 45 years of life on Britain's most famous street. The accompanying CD features dialogue highlights.
On the 9th of December 1990, Coronation Street celebrates 30 years as the longest-running drama serial in the history of British television. This book is an account of all that has happened - both fact and fiction - during those three decades.
- New edition of this exploration of one of Britain's greatest buildings - A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated survey of Westminster Abbey's art treasures Westminster Abbey has a history stretching back over a thousand years. Founded as a Benedictine monastery in the mid-tenth century, it is the coronation church where monarchs have been crowned amid great splendor since 1066. The present church, begun by Henry III in 1245, is a treasure house of architectural and artistic achievement on which each succeeding century has left its mark. The medieval and Renaissance tombs within the Abbey, though among the most important in Europe, form only a small part of the extraordinary collection of gravestones, memorials and monumental sculpture for which it has long been famous. Ranging from the thirteenth-century shrine of St Edward and the Renaissance splendor of Henry VII's Lady Chapel, to the literary memorials of Poets' Corner and the statues of twentieth-century martyrs on the Abbey's west front, this book describes the stained glass, furniture, sculpture, textiles, wall paintings and many other historic artefacts found within this remarkable church. Contents: Introduction; Edward the Confessor's Chapel; Sacrarium and High Altar; Quire and Crossing; North Transept and Ambulatory; South Ambulatory and Transept; Nave; Lady Chapel; Cloisters; Abbey Precincts.
From the time when Rovers Return landlady Annie Walker first cast a disapproving glance at Ena Sharples gossiping with Minnie Caldwell to the traumas caused by the tangled love lives of the Websters or the McDonalds, viewers have been gripped by the lives of those who live in one street in the northern town of Weatherfield. Just like any other street in the country, the locals living there have changed dramatically over the years since the rest of Britain first paid the area a visit in 1960. There have been many marriages, births, and deaths, with characters such as Elsie Tanner, Hilda Ogden, Alf Roberts, or Mike Baldwin fading into the past as new faces move into the street. The one man who has remained ever since we first saw him there all those years ago is, of course, Ken Barlow. Despite the changing nature of its residents and the many disasters and tragedies that have befallen them, one thing in the street always remains the same. Defying all the dark intrigue and neighborhood squabbles, the people who live there maintain a close-knit community, supporting each other through the tough times and celebrating the good times. This is the complete story of Coronation Street.
Everything 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.
One of the funniest books ever written about parents and their teenagers. Gina Davidson bares all in her losing battle to "parent" 13-going-on-21 Treasure. Davidson's wry struggle to cope with being "the world's most hideous mother" is guaranteed to bring laughter to readers of all ages.
