Going to Sea in a Sieve by Danny Baker
Comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker charts his 30 years in showbiz.
Full of warmth and laughter -- Ian Hyland * Daily Mirror *
Joie de vivre, this Teflon spirit, is the engine that drives this memoir...Indeed, throughout this tome, Baker doesn't so much drop famous names as fire them at you with a cannon for seemingly no other reason than to amuse and entertain with top-notch anecdotes... This book is a hoot, buzzing with Baker's impressive recall and nuclear-strength warmth and humour. Going to Sea in a Sieve emerges not only as a portrait of Baker the individual, but also as a hymn to bygone times that is as affectionate as it is brutally unsentimental and hilarious. The perfect read for anyone interested in music, football, media, British cultural history, or indeed just having a really good laugh. -- Barbara Ellen * THE OBSERVER *
Like its author, Baker's book is garrulous, preening, self-mocking and funny. It's as rattling to read as it evidently was to write. In the proud Baker tradition, it's a bit of a knockout. -- Stephen Smith * NEW STATESMAN *
These memoirs, which cover his childhood and early career burst with warmth and encounters with the famous, from Marc Bolan to Kate Bush. * BELFAST TELEGRAPH *
An instant ray of sunshine in these dank days of winter. * METRO *
Witty, sharp and hilarious, it's like you're chatting with a mate in the pub. * METRO *
A beautifully written memoir * THE INDEPENDENT *
Baker writes as he speaks, with honesty and infectious joie de vivre. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
Rollicking first instalment of the life story of the broadcaster, covering his childhood in southeast London's Deptford and working as a pop critic and a 'yoof-for-hire' on TV. * SAGA *
Reading Baker's memoirs feels a bit like flying transatlantic with an irrepressibly garrulous stranger....the alacrity and invention of his mind is obvious. -- James McNair * Mojo *
I'm 50 pages into Danny Baker's Going to Sea in a Sieve and it's making me bark. -- Caitlin Moran * The Observer Books of the Year 2012 *
Joie de vivre, this Teflon spirit, is the engine that drives this memoir...Indeed, throughout this tome, Baker doesn't so much drop famous names as fire them at you with a cannon for seemingly no other reason than to amuse and entertain with top-notch anecdotes... This book is a hoot, buzzing with Baker's impressive recall and nuclear-strength warmth and humour. Going to Sea in a Sieve emerges not only as a portrait of Baker the individual, but also as a hymn to bygone times that is as affectionate as it is brutally unsentimental and hilarious. The perfect read for anyone interested in music, football, media, British cultural history, or indeed just having a really good laugh. -- Barbara Ellen * THE OBSERVER *
Like its author, Baker's book is garrulous, preening, self-mocking and funny. It's as rattling to read as it evidently was to write. In the proud Baker tradition, it's a bit of a knockout. -- Stephen Smith * NEW STATESMAN *
These memoirs, which cover his childhood and early career burst with warmth and encounters with the famous, from Marc Bolan to Kate Bush. * BELFAST TELEGRAPH *
An instant ray of sunshine in these dank days of winter. * METRO *
Witty, sharp and hilarious, it's like you're chatting with a mate in the pub. * METRO *
A beautifully written memoir * THE INDEPENDENT *
Baker writes as he speaks, with honesty and infectious joie de vivre. * SUNDAY EXPRESS *
Rollicking first instalment of the life story of the broadcaster, covering his childhood in southeast London's Deptford and working as a pop critic and a 'yoof-for-hire' on TV. * SAGA *
Reading Baker's memoirs feels a bit like flying transatlantic with an irrepressibly garrulous stranger....the alacrity and invention of his mind is obvious. -- James McNair * Mojo *
I'm 50 pages into Danny Baker's Going to Sea in a Sieve and it's making me bark. -- Caitlin Moran * The Observer Books of the Year 2012 *
Danny Baker is an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. He currently presents daily on BBC London 94.9 and a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
For more, visit Danny Baker's website at www.internettreehouse.co.uk and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/prodnose.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297863403 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297863401 |
| Title | Going to Sea in a Sieve |
| Author | Danny Baker |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2012-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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