{"product_id":"kicking-the-bar-book-wynn-wheldon-9781783522200","title":"Kicking the Bar","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive portrait of the remarkable Huw Wheldon -- one of the most influential media figures of the last century -- with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by his son, Kicking the Bar is the comprehensive biography of Huw Wheldon, one of the most well-respected and influential media figures in British history - with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. As a former BC broadcaster and executive, Huw Wheldon ran the network in the 60s and 70s during a tumultuous period many describe as the 'Golden Age of Television', with programmes such as \u003ci\u003eCivilization, Alistair Cooke's America, The Ascent of Man, Steptoe and Son, Till Death Us Do Part\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDad's Army\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWynn Wheldon weaves the story of his father's life, tracing back to his forebears in nineteenth-century Wales and their strong protestant ethic that would influence his future endeavours, and culminating in a moving chapter describing the final months of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn between, he explores his father's childhood and education -- revisiting his time at the London School of Economics; his service in the Second World War (including landing by glider in Normandy and passing through Belsen days after its liberation); and his eventual foray into the arts and media, leading iconic entertainers and broadcasters through the extraordinary new medium of television. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKicking the Bar\u003c\/i\u003e is partly a fascinating history of the remarkable man who helped shape Britain's cultural landscape, and partly the tender reflections of a son on his relationship with his father.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49559770988817,"sku":"GOR007641382","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1783522208.jpg?v=1750962512","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/kicking-the-bar-book-wynn-wheldon-9781783522200","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}