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Spike (Paperback) Loot Price: R409
Discovery Miles 4 090
Spike (Paperback): Ian Hislop, Nick Newman

Spike (Paperback)

Ian Hislop, Nick Newman

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It's 1950s austerity Britain, and out of the gloom comes Goon mania as men, women and children across the country scramble to get their ear to a wireless for another instalment of The Goon Show. While Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers get down to the serious business of becoming overnight celebrities, fellow Goon and chief writer Spike nds himself pushing the boundaries of comedy, and testing the patience of the BBC. Flanked by his fellow Goons and bolstered by the e orts of irrepressible sound assistant Janet, Spike takes a ourishing nosedive o the cli s of respectability, and mashes up his haunted past to create the comedy of the future. His war with Hitler may be over, but his war with Auntie Beeb - and ultimately himself - has just begun. Will Spike's dogged obsession with nding the funny elevate The Goons to soaring new heights, or will the whole thing come crashing down with the stroke of a potato peeler?

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Imprint: Samuel French
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2022
Authors: Ian Hislop • Nick Newman
Dimensions: 126 x 202 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 978-0-573-13369-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
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LSN: 0-573-13369-7
Barcode: 9780573133695

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