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Meet Budleigh Salterton's most famous son, Giles Wemmbley Hogg: bumbling backpacker, fearless investigator of cultural diversity, connoisseur of Eastern philosophies and upper middle-class student ponce. In these five series, armed with his trusty portable DAT and his Charterhouse rugby shirt, Giles bravely ventures forth to far-off foreign lands and records his adventures. His meanderings take him from the Sudan to Las Vegas - but wherever he goes, he always manages to make a thumping great prat of himself.

Jess should have known better than to fall for the English department's silver fox, but now she's left picking up the pieces after catching him cheating with a student and stealing the credit for her research paper. Desperate for a fresh start, she accepts a job as a script consultant on a new TV adaptation of the Regency novel, Anne of Arden - and no one knows Georgiana Scott's work better than she does.

If you can count on one thing from "Madea" Mabel Simmons, star of the smash hits Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Family Reunion, and Madea's Witness Protection, it's that she's got something to say. Now the beloved, sharp-tongued, pistol-packing grandmother has her own...

Twenty-something Ruthie Cohen, a data entry minion for a second-tier movie app, spends her days thinking about the kicka-s meals she’s going to make for her besties, Trish and Lilly, while pining for Dean (sigh, Dean), her vacation fling from six months earlier. Could they have made it work in real life? On top of that, Bubbe Bobby Grace, Ruthie’s beloved and inspiring grandmother, passed away and left Ruthie an inheritance of $62,873.42, along with instructions on how to use it: “Follow your passion, Dollface.”

'So much fun! Portia Macintosh doesn’t shy away from the gritty realities of the rockstar life, yet she still makes you want to be a part of it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Couldn't put this down' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Off the Record is the prequel novella to million copy bestseller...

Andy Bellows is in a right state. Plagued with insomnia, anxiety and neckache, he’s convinced there’s something seriously wrong with him. And the worst thing is that his doctor agrees. The diagnosis: Andy is in the grip of a self-destructive addiction to technology - he just cannot put that bloody mobile phone down. Texting, tweeting, gaming and online dating - technology rules Andy’s life. His phone even monitors his bowel movements. So how will he cope when he’s forced to follow doctor’s orders and step away from all of his beloved screens?

Go behind the window displays. Behind the racks. Two personal shoppers for Manhattan's biggest department stores have written a wildly dishy novel that goes behind the dressing rooms of New York's fashion elite. At Frankel's New York, the wives of billionaires and Hollywood celebrities sip champagne while stylists and tailors cater to every whim. And one person has made it her career to help these Amex-wielding shoppers create the perfect look.

It's time for the annual Recipe Days bake-off in Lubbock, Texas. Soccer moms and grandmothers gather to show off their family recipes, learn new secrets for the perfect shortcake, and perhaps earn a chance to be on the famous cooking show, How Would You Cook It, Then? When the bake-off is crashed by a federation of pro wrestlers - including American Badass, Jersey Devil Jill, Tiny Giant, The Village Person, Jonah the Whale, the Hellbillies, and the fan favorite Xombie - all hell is set to break loose. Your heart beats faster as you anticipate who will come out on top in the ultimate showdown of the century: soccer moms or pro wrestlers.

Roll up! Roll Up! You have never seen anything like it in your life. The last thing Raymond expected when he went down to his allotment was to be abducted by a flying starfish from Uranus. But these things happen and when he learns that he is being sold as a delicacy in a Venusian auction, he is grateful to be rescued by the travelling circus. But this is not your everyday circus, this is Professor Merlin’s Greatest Show off Earth, with ancient exotic performers who travel between the inhabited worlds in a Victorian steamship.

St Aidan: a cosy Cornish village where friendships are made for life and it’s always cocktail hour somewhere… ‘A pure delight…fabulous, fun and unforgettable’ – Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe The snow is falling around Brides by the Sea...

Günter Habicht, 63, wohnhaft in Berlin-Spandau, ist ehemaliger Busfahrer und seiner Meinung nach zu früh in Rente. Dabei könnte er noch gut weiterarbeiten: "Aber als Aushilfe kriegt man nur die Touren, die sonst keiner fahren will. Die 100er-Linie oder gar Schulbus. Das ist Höchststrafe, ich sag das, wie es ist!" Die Straßenverkehrsordnung hat Günter jedoch verinnerlicht, die kriegt man aus ihm nicht mehr raus. Überhaupt sind Regeln und ihre Befolgung für ihn eine Herzensangelegenheit. Ob es um die Zeltplatzordnung geht oder die des Kleingartenvereins - Günter wacht darüber, denn wo kommen wir sonst hin?

A Vera Wang dress, the reception at a sophisticated London venue, and a guest list that reads like a society gossip column are all the ingredients of Anna Whitehall’s perfect wedding that never was… Spending the summer uncovering hidden treasures in a vintage shop, Anna can still vividly...

Pilots say it is a “miracle“ the plane’s legs don’t snap off after touching the tarmac.

Players from the league investigate and battle supernatural threats to humanity.

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The Onion reports that world has decided to take this break to get some badly needed “us” time.

Hamish and Dougal, two elderly Scotsmen played by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, have for many years been a popular feature of the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue. Now they've got their own series, with Mrs Naughtie (Alison Steadman) and a local Laird (Jeremy Hardy), regularly keeping the duo busy.

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Meet the man who was unknowingly killing the global bee population.

Als unsere Mareike verkündete, dass sie Nachwuchs bekommt, da war was los! Bei uns fanden jeden Tag Bewerbungsgespräche von Hebammen statt, bei denen es so viel um Details von "untenrum" ging, dass ich nicht dabei sein wollte. Freiwillig. Ganz ohne dass Brigitte ständig "Frauensache" zischte! Und dann wurde unter Aufsicht von Oma Bergmann gehäkelt und gestrickt – ganze Herden von Lämmern mussten nackt durch den Winter laufen für die Mützchen meines Enkelkinds! Sie übertrieben es gewaltig. Na, ick werde Ihnen mal berichten, wie das ist, wenn man Opa wird, da dürfen Se wirklich gespannt sein.