Karl Pilkington isn't keen on traveling. So what happened when he was convinced to go on an epic adventure to see the Seven Wonders of the World? Travel broadens the mind, right? You'd think so.
This is a rich, fact-filled and hilarious travelogue, written with all of Karl's unusual observational skill and counter-intuitive logic that the millions of Ricky Gervais podcast fans have learnt to love. Originally published: 2010.
Karl Pilkington isn't keen on travelling. Given the choice, he'll go on holiday to Devon or Wales or, at a push, eat English food on a package holiday in Majorca. Which isn't exactly Michael Palin, is it? So what happened when he was convinced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Mercha…
In the summer of 2009, Miranda July was struggling to finish writing the screenplay for her much-anticipated second film. During her increasingly long lunch breaks, she began to obsessively read the PennySaver, the iconic clas sifieds booklet that reached everywhere and seemed t…
In the summer of 2009, Miranda July was struggling to finish writing the screenplay for her much-anticipated second film. During her increasingly long lunch breaks, she began to obsessively read the PennySaver, the iconic clas sifieds booklet that reached everywhere and seemed t…
"For over forty years [Oliver Postgate's] name was synonymous with the best in children's television - Bagpuss, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, The Pogles, Noggin the Nog, Pingwings. Oliver wrote and narrated the stories, while Peter Firmin illustrated the characters and made the…
Oliver Postgate wrote, narrated and filmed Bagpuss, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog and Pogle's Wood, among many others. This autobiography covers his years as a conscientious objector, farmer, inventor and filmmaker.