In It’s Not a Proper Job, TV legend Chris Tarrant regales the
reader with hilarious and heart-warming stories from his stellar
50-year career in television and radio. With trademark wit and
self-mockery, Chris not only recalls his behind-the-scenes capers
with fellow celebrities, but also shows us how, as a man of the
people, he has relished rubbing shoulders with ordinary folk on his
way to becoming one of the nation’s favourite TV faces. A former
teacher and ATV newsreader, Chris soon established himself at the
forefront of trailblazing telly as the host of Tiswas, and here
recounts this 1970s, anarchic, flan-flinging children’s show that
spearheaded a fresh format and a new era for Saturday morning TV
packed with pranks, full of fun, and which remains a benchmark to
this day. For later audiences, Chris will be more familiar as the
face of yet another groundbreaking show, Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire? which he presented for sixteen gripping years, and
which grew into a global phenomenon exported to over one hundred
countries. Here Chris remembers the joyous highs of contestants’
life-changing winnings, the frustrating lows of loss, the cringing
embarrassment of ignorance, and the infamous cheating of the
‘Coughing Major’. Spanning five decades, Chris’s television
credits are the envy of aspirational TV stars, but reading his
laugh-out-loud anecdotes – akin to having a chat with the man
himself over a pint, or listening to one of his entertaining,
after-dinner speeches – reveals a man still amused by life, by
the people he meets, and by his own humble assertion that none of
his glittering career can, in any way, be called ‘a proper
job’.
General
Imprint: |
Great Northern Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2023 |
Authors: |
Chris Tarrant
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
288 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-914227-51-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-914227-51-4 |
Barcode: |
9781914227516 |
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