Bibliograph

Almost a Celebrity, a Lifetime of Night-Time

Type

Label

Almost a Celebrity, a Lifetime of Night-Time

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Almost a Celebrity

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

patent document

Oclc number

727648812

Sub title

a Lifetime of Night-Time

Summary

An autobiography of radio megastar James Whale, a man who, for over thirty years, has never been afraid to say the unsayable. It charts James' rise to the top from his Surrey childhood, through his humble beginnings in local radio, via the self-titled TV show which made his name, to his status as late-night king of the airwaves

Table Of Contents

Cover; Title; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgements; Picture Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: A Happy Childhood Curses of Our Times; Chapter 2: London Life; Chapter 3: New Beginnings What's In a Name?; Chapter 4: Shaken, Not Stirred; Chapter 5: There's No Business Like Show Business; Chapter 6: Metro Madness; Chapter 7: Upset and Upheaval; Chapter 8: On the Aire The State of the Planet; Chapter 9: Big Breaks on The Box; Chapter 10: Secrets, Set-Ups and Sofas; Chapter 11: Radio Ga-GaChapter 12: Tabloid Fodder Immigration for the NationChapter 13: End of an Era; Chapter 14: Talk Radio Tales; Chapter 15: Deadly Diagnosis; Chapter 16: Operation Whale Up Yours, Equality; Chapter 17: Dark Days; Chapter 18: With a Little Help From My Friends The State of British Radio; Chapter 19: Midnight Musings; Chapter 20: Be My Guest A Rant on Reproduction; Chapter 21: Freebies and Fund-Raising; Chapter 22: Just Call Me Dick (Whittington); Epilogue; Not So Free Speech; Plate Section; Index

Target audience

adult

Classification