Kim & Kanye: The Love Story
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They have become known around the world as the ultimate pop-culture power couple. Favourites of the...
I, Migrant: A Comedian's Journey from Karachi to the Outback
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Despite being nearly killed by a kangaroo and almost lynched and run out of town after his comedy...
Know The Cause Podcast
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Doug Kaufmann, the host of the popular TV show, Know The Cause, he became interested in the subject...
James Wong's Homegrown Revolution
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A revolution in the garden - a completely new range of fruit and vegetables to grow and eat. Whether...
A Simples Life: The Life and Times of Aleksandr Orlov
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Aleksandr Orlov has become one of the most loved figures in British culture and his catchphrase -...
American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-69
Jack Kirby, John Wells, Keith Dallas and Wally Wood
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* The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of full-color hardcovers where...
Powers: The Secret History of Deena Pilgrim
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Homicide Detective Deena Pilgrim left behind her old life in Atlanta years ago to join her partner...
Clearly made on a punishingly low budget, and the vision of the future is occasionally a bit wonky from a modern perspective, but the five episodes written by series creator Chris Boucher are some of the best, most intelligent, wittiest and most cynical SF ever broadcast by the BBC. The other episodes not so much: everything gets a bit campy and there are a lot of national stereotypes on display. (Plus, the theme tune has been called the worst in TV history, and most of the incidental music is rubbish too.) Even when it's not particularly good, it's always trying to do something a bit different, and David Calder is consistently excellent as Spring. Not the first nor the last SF or fantasy show to be cut loose by the BBC before it had a chance to realise its potential.
Tom Kerridge's Proper Pub Food
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The king of beautiful pub food has collected all of his best ideas into this proper cookbook, ready...
AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Trust Me, I'm A (Junior) Doctor in Books
Oct 26, 2020
I found this to be a very easy read, demolishing the pages in a day (ok, I was sat round a pool with beer on tap, but still...) It was a well written and thought provoking account with recurring appearances of his housemates and colleagues. It humanises the role of a doctor and the struggles of long shifts balanced with maintaining a social life, family responsibility and just trying to exist.
Pemberton details how the NHS operates, and the trials and frustrations of a Junior doctor launched into frustrating, physically, mentally and emotionally draining role in medicine.
Reading this gave me a new found admiration for those on the front line working round the clock, whilst combating the very real frustrations of red tape, senior doctors and mental health.
I would recommend to any reader who enjoys this genre!