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In The History Press’ burgeoning entertainment history list some of film’s most important and respected crewmen shed light on their experiences both in Hollywood and in the British film industry, and music producers and managers divulge secrets about collaborations and professional relationships. Readers have been treated to behind the scenes stories of the making of both the James Bond series and the Star Wars films, as well as other Hollywood and British film blockbusters, and both Pink Floyd and the Beatles have featured in musical autobiographies.
This list also contains biographies of some of film and television’s forgotten stars, such as Alastair Sim, Michael Elphick, Richard Beckinsale, Harry H. Corbett and Richard Harris. In some cases the authors are family members and friends, thereby getting unprecedented access to their subjects. Indeed, British film and music are celebrated in our entertainment books, giving the reader a unique insight into the history of the entertainment industry.
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Ask the author: Lyndsy Spence on Maria Callas
We spoke to Lyndsy Spence about the legacy of Maria Callas
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Ask the author: Yens Wahlgren on constructed languages
Xenosociolinguist Yens Wahlgren discusses his love for constructed languages
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Playing Gay Q&A
An interview with historian Stephen Bourne about his latest book ‘Playing Gay in the Golden Age of TV’
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Christmas television past
British cinema expert, Andrew Roberts, explores the history of British television’s Christmas comedy
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How British theatre raised funds in World War I
How the theatres of Britain raised funds for good causes in World War I
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Will ‘the talkies’ ever catch on? Film criticism through history
Some films disdained by critics on their release have gone on to become classics
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Solo’s run: The legacy of Han Solo
Mark O’Connell discusses Han Solo’s onscreen legacy
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Orson Welles on Churchill
Tales of travelling across Europe with Hollywood legend Orson Welles
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Americans in Rome after World War II
When postwar Italy played ‘Hollywood’ to American film stars
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At the Oscars with producer Michael Deeley
The Deer Hunter was nominated for 1979’s Best Picture award
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Early Beatles gigs expressed in posters
A selection of Tony Booth’s artwork for the Fab Four
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Have A Butcher’s: Making Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Actor Stephen Marcus on his time spent making a cult classic
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Inventors and artists: The Lumière Brothers
The Victorian filmmakers who made over 1,400 moving pictures
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50 years of Radio 1
Radio 1 was launched at 07:00 a.m. on Saturday 30 September 1967
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Unsung heroes of Bond
The authors of Some Kind Hero play tribute to 007‘s unsung heroes
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All you need is love
Robert Webb discusses how John Lennon’s song became 1967’s hit
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30 iconic album covers
To celebrate legendary Beatles album ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ turning 50, we pick some of the most iconic images to grace album covers
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Gustav Holst and ‘The Planets’
100 years ago the first performance of Holst’s ‘The Planets’ took place before an invited audience in London
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Why is Albert Finney special?
The five-time Oscar nominee never sacrificed his integrity
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Recording Pink Floyd’s ‘Atom Heart Mother’
Ron Geesin shares his memories of recording Pink Floyd’s first #1 album
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Octopussy: My private revolution
The inside story of shooting 007
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Edgar Wallace at the movies
The man who became a prolific best-selling author, soldier poet and dramatist
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Five guitars that made rock history at Woodstock
From Fenders to Gibsons – the electric guitars that changed music
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Bond hits and myths
With great success comes great inaccuracy...
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Alan Tomkins recalls working on Cleopatra and Dr. No
Behind the scenes at Pinewood Studios