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This is a collection of poetry, prose and visual art that keeps
body, mind and spirit together, a rich summation of ideas, thoughts
and philosophy. Their common theme is a respect for life and an
affinity with what endures throughout the years, bringing an
empathetic solace and strength in time of need - with a "Diary of
an Edwardian Lady" look and feel about it.
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Acorn Antiques (DVD)
Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Rose Collins, …
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R86
Discovery Miles 860
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On the outskirts of Manchesterford, a small antiques shop is a
hotbed of scandal and gossip. This spoof soap opera, compete with
unrealistic sets and sensationalist dialogue, originally appeared
as a series of sketches on Victoria Wood's television show 'As Seen
on TV', with absurd storylines that lampoon the whole soap opera
genre. Featuring performances from Wood herself, as well as Celia
Imrie and long-term collaborator Julie Walters, the sketches are
here brought together in one volume.
Babs (on telephone): Acorn Antiques, can I help you? Gainsborough's
Blue Boy? Yes, I think we have it in mauve, I'll just check. Flips
over blank bits of paper. Yes, we do; shall I pop it under the
counter for you? Not at all, bye! Victoria Wood was one of the true
comedy greats of her generation, celebrated for her acute skewering
of the absurdities of everyday life, from corner shops to
candlewick bedspreads, supermarket checkouts to suburban lust.
Chunky contains the complete scripts of Wood's beloved
wobbly-walled spoof soap opera Acorn Antiques, as well as the Kitty
monologues: 'My name's Kitty. I've had a boob off and I can't
stomach whelks so that's me for you.'. It also features daytime
television presenters Margery and Joan, Susie the waspish
Continuity Announcer, and the unforgettable bus stop stories of
Kelly-Marie Tunstall: 'I said I'll tell everyone what happened on
Christmas Eve when you drank two pints of correcting fluid and
sexually harassed me with an outsize party squeaker'. This revised
edition of Chunky collects the very best of Victoria Wood's
sketches, shows and more, and is newly introduced by Celia Imrie,
star of so many of Victoria Wood's shows, with additions and
annotations from Wood's much-feted official biographer, Jasper
Rees. This is a true celebration of an inimitable and greatly
missed comedic genius. 'I was very proud to be part of her gang.'
Celia Imrie 'There was none like her before and there's been none
like her since - she was unique.' Dawn French 'She is on a par with
Alan Bennett.' Clive James
'There was none like her before and there's been none like her
since' Dawn French In the five years since Victoria Wood's death,
one great sadness has been the realisation that we will never again
be surprised by new material from her. But as part of the research
for Let's Do It, the critically acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller,
her official biographer Jasper Rees uncovered a treasure chest of
unseen work. From her first piece of comic prose, for the school
magazine, through to material written for the great TV shows of her
maturity, this joyful hoard of unreleased material spans nearly
half a century. Victoria Wood: Unseen on TV is a unique and
intimate insight into the working of an irreplaceable genius of
comedy. From the first to the last, here are sketches, songs and
stand-up monologues that no one else could have written, which will
make you laugh in the way that only she could. 'He was a lovely man
he had a lovely gap between his two front teeth. I specially
noticed it cos he had a mushy pea stuck in it. He said can I take
you home I said hang on I haven't finished my Tizer. So, we get
home he says can I come in for a coffee. I said I haven't got any
coffee but you can come in for a Horlicks if you don't mind sucking
your own lumps.' Praise for Let's Do It: 'Rees pulls off the trick
of writing a brilliant tribute while also - somehow, almost -
bringing Victoria Wood back to life in all her complicated glory.'
Guardian 'An immersive, authoritative book' Spectator 'Impeccable'
Daily Telegraph 'A must-read' Daily Mirror 'A joy' Daily Mail
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Lucky Bag (Paperback)
Victoria Wood
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"Hi! I'm Victoria Wood and I've proved that playing the piano and
singing songs very inaccurately can help you to lose weight and
more importantly keep that weight off on a permanent basis. No
calorie counting! No faddy restrictions! No weird combinations!
Just sing songs at the piano for several hours a day, then drink
eight pints of distilled water and lock yourself in the lavatory.
Try it! It worked for me."
'There was none like her before and there's been none like her
since' Dawn French In the five years since Victoria Wood's death,
one great sadness has been the realisation that we will never again
be surprised by new material from her. But as part of the research
for Let's Do It, the critically acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller,
her official biographer Jasper Rees uncovered a treasure chest of
unseen work. From her first piece of comic prose, for the school
magazine, through to material written for the great TV shows of her
maturity, this joyful hoard of unreleased material spans nearly
half a century. Victoria Wood: Unseen on TV is a unique and
intimate insight into the working of an irreplaceable genius of
comedy. From the first to the last, here are sketches, songs and
stand-up monologues that no one else could have written, which will
make you laugh in the way that only she could. 'He was a lovely man
he had a lovely gap between his two front teeth. I specially
noticed it cos he had a mushy pea stuck in it. He said can I take
you home I said hang on I haven't finished my Tizer. So, we get
home he says can I come in for a coffee. I said I haven't got any
coffee but you can come in for a Horlicks if you don't mind sucking
your own lumps.' Praise for Let's Do It: 'Rees pulls off the trick
of writing a brilliant tribute while also - somehow, almost -
bringing Victoria Wood back to life in all her complicated glory.'
Guardian 'An immersive, authoritative book' Spectator 'Impeccable'
Daily Telegraph 'A must-read' Daily Mirror 'A joy' Daily Mail
Recorded at the sell-out 15 night stretch at the Royal Albert Hall
during her 1997 tour, Victoria Wood demonstrates why she is one of
the most popular funny people in Britain. She employs her usual
anecdotal humour and amusing songs to cheer the huge audience.
All six episodes of Victoria Wood's BAFTA award-winning 1980s
sketch show in which she showcases her mischievous perception of
daily life. The tongue-in-cheek blend of songs, sketches and the
tacky soap opera 'Acorn Antiques,' sees Wood ably assisted by
friends including Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Patricia Routledge
and Susie Blake.
For the first time, a collection of Britain's top comedy
performer's plays and TV scripts in one volume This volume includes
the Evening Standard award-winning play Talent 'Very funny - at
times, too near the knicker-wetting degree' (Guardian) and her
other stage play Good Fun ('...blisteringly funny one-liners' The
Times), which both premiered at the Sheffield Crucible. Also
includes her acclaimed television script Pat and Margaret which
Time Out hailed as 'The most impressive thing that Wood has
written.' Introduced by Victoria Wood herself
Four more extended episodes from the award-winning BBC Radio 4
series, specially compiled by producer Jon Naismith 'ISIHAC is
still unmissable. It remains the most thrillingly anarchic panel
show in any media you care to name' Simon Mayo, Mail on Sunday 'The
funniest comedy quiz show of them all' Sue Arnold, The Observer The
antidote to panel games returns with this sixteenth glorious
collection, in which Jack Dee gives regular panelists Tim
Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden silly things to do.
Joining them in this compilation are special guests Rob Brydon,
Victoria Wood, Susan Calman and David Mitchell. Highlights include
Uxbridge English Dictionary, One Song to the Tune of Another,
French Monopoly, Swanee Kazoo, Sound Charades, Pensioner's Film
Club, Complete Cats, 84 Chicken Cross Road, Hirsute Film Club,
Unromantic Endings, Just a Minim, the delightful Add a Word, Ruin a
Film and, of course, Mornington Crescent. Get ready to chuckle
along with the gang as they deploy the finest wit and wordplay,
accompanied by Colin Sell on the piano and the lovely Samantha
keeping score. Duration: 2 hours 20 mins approx.
Rebecca Front presents this two-part look back at Victoria Wood's
stand-up and songs using her own archives and tapes - including
never-before-heard material Victoria Wood was a comedian, actress
and all-round national treasure. She wrote and starred in countless
sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over four decades,
winning numerous awards, and her work remains timeless to this day.
With her perceptive observational humour, she made the everyday and
mundane hilarious - but how did she do it? In this BBC Radio 4
documentary, Rebecca Front uses Victoria Wood's personal rehearsal
recordings, rare live performances and behind-the-scenes footage to
reveal some of her comedy tricks and techniques. We hear about her
instinctive sense of rhythm, amazing rhyming ability and unerring
knack for finding the perfect word to make a sentence sing, and
learn how she honed her unique talent to become one of Britain's
favourite funny women. With unprecedented access to Victoria's own
boxes of battered cassette tapes, this programme is a shameless
chance to hear some wonderful stand-up comedy, characters and
songs, mixed with a look back at what made her so funny and so
universally loved. Executive Producer: Geoff Posner Produced by
David Tyler A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.
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