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Brought to you by Penguin. From a life in comedy to the Glitterball Trophy – Chris McCausland Tells All. The perfect feel-good gift for fans of comedy and Strictly alike. Already one of the country's best loved comedians, Chris McCausland's participation on Strictly was a phenomenon. But how...

The Grammy-winning Punch Brothers, fronted by Chris Thile, are back for Season 2, bringing you a multi-episode collaborative musical variety show with dazzling musical guests like Billy Strings, Sara Bareilles, Jacob Collier, Shawn Mendes, Meshell Ndegeocello, Andrew Bird, Cecile McLorin Salvant and many more.

However you found your way into indie rock, once you were a listener, it felt like being part of a secret club of people who had discovered something special, something secret, something superior. In Such Great Heights, music journalist Chris DeVille brilliantly captures this cultural moment, from the early aughts and the height of indie rock, until the 2010s as streaming upends the industry and changes music forever.

In How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, veteran journalist Chris Taylor traces the series from the difficult birth of the original film through its sequels, the franchise’s death and rebirth, the prequels, and the preparations for a new trilogy. Taylor provides portraits of the friends, writers, artists, producers, and marketers who labored behind the scenes to turn Lucas’s idea into a legend.

Ozzy Osbourne is the King of Heavy Metal. You will realise why as you listen to this compilation of classic, unique and exclusive personal interviews. Recorded in an intimate setting, during the nineties, a relaxed OZZY tells his story, talks about his musical roots, his attitude to drugs, divorce, and remarriage to Sharon.

Charting the emotional experiences and revelations each new parent faces, A Father and the Sun is a hilarious ride bursting with palpable punchlines as Gethard tenderly explores generational differences, toxic masculinity, what it means to be a dad, and the truly unexpected joys of lawn maintenance.

An audacious and inspiring debut social history that explores how entrepreneurial members of the tight-knit hardcore punk scene within the vibrant heart of Boston cashed in on one of baseball's greatest rivalries. For eighty-six years Boston Red Sox baseball fans lived in the shadow of their...

The Bon Jovi story is one of sheer determination and talent. Hard-rock band Bon Jovi was formed in New Jersey, USA, and fronted by Jon Bon Jovi. His four co members were Richie Sambora, David Bryan (Rashbaum), Ticco Tores, and Alec John Such. Jon Bon Jovi spent the years 1983 to 1988 establishing the band as one of the most popular hard-rock bands around. Success came in the form of platinum albums such as Slippery When Wet and New Jersey.

The ultimate Kings of Heavy are Led Zeppelin, and no one can deny the powerful influence they have had on rock bands throughout the world since the early 1970s. Robert Plant, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones made history in being renamed Led Zeppelin by The Who's John Entwistle. These legends of rock are unique.

Def Leppard led the way, in 1980, for Britain’s new wave of heavy metal. They were catapulted to stardom within months alongside other bands such as Iron Maiden, Saxon and Whitesnake. Their trademark was multi vocal harmonies and melodious songs, which appealed to America and gave them instant success.

KISS are a band who need little introduction, a world-wide household name, thanks to their early decision to put on the most visually spectacular show the world of rock has ever seen. Think of big and think of Kiss, who are all about emotion, heart and what you have to do in life. Gene Simmons says "nothing touches being on stage when you look into a fan's face."

Jimmy Page, former Yardbirds member and session guitarist, was the founding member of Led Zeppelin, the band that invented the heavy-metal genre. This unique and exclusive audiobiog features Jimmy with David Coverdale. David leapt from nowhere to stardom when he replaced Ian Gillan as lead vocalist with Deep Purple and then went on to form Whitesnake, a band at the forefront of Britain’s new wave of heavy metal.

AC/DC are the number-one Heavy Metal band. Formed in Australia in 1974, by the Young brothers Angus and Malcolm, their family was from Glasgow, Scotland. The original line up consisted of Angus, Malcolm, drummer Phil Rudd, vocalist Bon Scott and bassist Mark Evans, who was replaced by Cliff Williams from Romford, England. When original lead singer Bon Scott died in the early 80's, the group overcame that bombshell by appointing British singer Brian Johnson and the result was a number-one album.

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

In this second edition, Murch reconsiders and completely revises his popular first edition's lengthy meditation on digital editing (which accounts for a third of the book's runtime) in light of the technological changes that have taken place in the six years since its publication.

This is a self help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is helping you. When James quit all forms of social media in 2019 he felt like he'd been born anew, but he was worried he'd suffer withdrawal and get lured back online to compete in a never ending...

A show about a show about nothing hosted by Craig Getting and Chris Holden. One episode per every episode of Seinfeld, released 30 years after the original airdate.

The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius Presenter: Chris Grimes Welcome to ‘The Clearing’, where you can hear remarkable and valuable life & business stories to inform, inspire and entertain. It’s like having a ‘Day Spa’ for your Brain in an Oasis of Kindness! Welcome to the UK’s hottest Storytelling Show, presented by Motivational Comedian Chris Grimes! It’s the Show in which he invites movers & makers, shakers & mavericks, influencers - and also personal heroes - into a ‘Clearing’ (or ‘serious happy place’) of his Guest’s choosing, as they all ...

It’s the artist’s age-old dilemma: follow your conscience or follow the cash. So when a canceled movie star reaches out to up-and-coming writer Ivey Viola to discuss a mysterious project, she uses the opportunity to escape mid-pandemic New York for his private island with her roommate in tow. However, once on the island, she realizes that the cost of working with the toxic, closeted actor might be more than she’s willing to accept...or can refuse.

Welcome to Just Two Dudes Reading Theory! Where we attempt to take on both classic and more underground selections from the world of theory. Each episode we'll be reading and discussing a different text, including works of psychoanalysis, phenomenology, post-humanism, feminism, deconstruction, and much more!