Synopses & Reviews
"In these memoirs I bounce all about British TV with such success that I wind up in radio. I will also be filling a few holes that I left in the previous decades. For example, I managed to forget in Book One that I had been shot. Twice.'"
Danny Baker's first volume of autobiography, Going to Sea in a Sieve, was acclaimed for its nonstop humor and anecdotal flourish. It told the exploits of Danny's extraordinary childhood, and the wild living of his teenage years. Now, he is 25 and it is 1982, and he embarks on an accidental and anxiety-induced career in television—going off alarming. With rollicking good stories from what he describes as "a frankly crackpot life," Danny continues this stupendous chronicle with irrepressible verve and hilarity. Dozens of TV shows—many of them lousy—give up their backstage stories, and Danny's extraordinary family, particularly his father Spud, react to the ride throughout. Game shows, talk shows, adverts, and TFI Friday are but a few of the unplanned pit stops along the way. Not forgetting the tale of Twizzle: the Dog Who Hanged Himself, Died, Then Came Back to Life Again. . . Clearly, this will be no ordinary show business stroll down memory lane.
Synopsis
The dazzlingly funny second volume of Danny Baker's memoirs: the television years.
Since my first book was published I have had countless friends and family members get in touch to say how come I hadn't included this story or that tale. Was I ashamed of being shot twice, once up the arse, in Jamaica Road? How long should a man live with such a secret? If by retrospectively dropping my trousers every few pages I can reveal a fuller picture of myself during these years, then so be it.
Besides. Being shot up the arse. In front of your mates.
What else did I forget?
About the Author
Danny Baker is a comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ, and screenwriter. He has won four Sony awards, most recently in 2013 for his weekly BBC Radio 5 Live show, and is the author of Going to Sea in a Sieve.