**WINNER of the National Biography Award 2013 (Australia)** They shared a name and their physical resemblance was startling. And, both Frank Thrings were huge figures in the landscape of 20th-century Australian theatre and film. But, in many ways, they could hardly have been mor…
They shared a name, of course, and their physical resemblance was startling. And both Frank Thrings were huge figures in the landscape of 20th century Australian theatre and film. This compelling dual biography is a kind of detective story, following the lives of two men who did…
They shared a name, of course, and their physical resemblance was startling. And both Frank Thrings were huge figures in the landscape of 20th century Australian theatre and film. This compelling dual biography is a kind of detective story, following the lives of two men who did…
**WINNER of the National Biography Award 2013 (Australia)** They shared a name and their physical resemblance was startling. And, both Frank Thrings were huge figures in the landscape of 20th-century Australian theatre and film. But, in many ways, they could hardly have been mor…
Not many can boast of careers that lasted successfully for nearly 70 years, but that is what was achieved by Australian actors Googie Withers and John McCallum. Withers acted everything, from brazen murderesses to Lady Bracknell, as well as a broad range of everyman characters, …
"Timothy Bentinck has played the part of David Archer in BBC Radio 4's The Archers since 1982. He is also the Earl of Portland and the voice of 'Mind The Gap' on the Piccadilly Line. Aimed primarily at the five million regular Archers listeners, Timothy takes the reader behind t…
