Search Results for: “BBC Books”

Test your knowledge of the history of the BBC and all your favourite programmes with this official puzzle book. The BBC is the first and most famous broadcasting company in...

Pit your wits against some of the brightest minds in Britain by taking up the challenge of this ultimate quiz of 2000 questions from the Brain of Britain archives. Brain...

FROM THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GALLOWS POLE COMES A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR _______________________ 'What a radical thing, these days, to have...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsBbc Children's Annual: Radio And Television chronicles the golden age of children's broadcasting, presenting a vibrant collection of stories, games,...

Author: Ben Hinshaw Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 An innovative, tender and unsettling debut novel about unintended consequences that reach around the globe, from Guernsey to London and Europe...

*A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick 2015* 'A poignant tale of one person's transgender journey.' - Heat Luke Livingstone is a lucky man. He's a respected solicitor, a father...

What does the delicate beauty of the Wilton Diptych reveal about medieval Britain? How do Francis Bacon s lurid canvases reflect the bloody upheavals of the twentieth century? Are there...

Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award Longlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 'Imagined with an impressively detailed three-dimensional solidity' Sunday Times 'I loved it ... You could...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing. A landmark anthology in the tradition of British natural history broadcasting, The Second BBC...

***A BBC BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK*** ' One Came Back is the real thing, a concise account of Scottish-set obsession' THE CRITIC 'Dark and devastating . . . a story...

Delving into the recent history of the BBC, once thought of as the last bastion of British paternalism, this book explores the truth behind accusations that the appointment of Sir...

Features the great news stories which have broken in upon broadcasting throughout the BBC's prestigious 75-year history. Events include the moon landing, the deaths of Kennedy and Diana, the Suez...

***A BBC BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK*** ' One Came Back is the real thing, a concise account of Scottish-set obsession' THE CRITIC 'Dark and devastating . . . a story...

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PICKSHORTLISTED FOR THE CENTRE FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE, THE GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE AND THE LAMBDA AWARD*'Absolutely incredible. Beautiful, powerful writing. These pages will stay...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Accompanying a major new BBC1 series presented by Alan Titchmarsh, British Isles- A Natural History is a fascinating journey through the natural history of Britain from its birth to the...

Author: Charlotte Higgins (Arts Correspondent) Format: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 288 'The BBC, to my mind at least, is the most powerful British institution of them all, for, as well as...

Calling all Ghosts fans! This is the ultimate celebratory gift book for all of you in desperate need of another Ghosts fix, complete with in-depth interviews with the actors, the...

It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run discovering the cultural, social and engineering landscape of the United...

Author: David FilkinBinding: HardbackPublished: BBC, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of popular science, Stephen Hawking's Universe: The Cosmos Explained, presents an accessible overview of the...

Author: Andrew Cohen Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes...

A LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR'A unique insight... An excellent companion for both the casual and obsessive Bowie fan'Louder Then WarThe life of an icon, in his own...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Life Story is a tale of survival, laying bare the extraordinary journey animals must make to achieve life's goal to continue their bloodline. Whether learning new skills, finding a mate...

Heston Blumenthal's TV series In Search of Perfection, shown on BBC2 in autumn 2006, was so popular and successful that he has been commissioned for a second series this autumn....

A LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR'A unique insight... An excellent companion for both the casual and obsessive Bowie fan'Louder Then WarThe life of an icon, in his own...

A LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A unique insight... An excellent companion for both the casual and obsessive Bowie fan' Louder Then War The life of an icon,...

Edition: First Edition.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingA legend of the skies puts pen to paper in Never Look Back, Cecil Lewis's sweeping memoir that charts an...

Two things to flag before this one goes live: Great Britain — Michelin Green Guide has no author listed, worth checking the copy. More importantly, this box has the same...

Author: Alan Davies Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen...

A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK! 'Moving and shocking, and profoundly poetic' Mike Leigh, film director 'Almost unbearably compulsive . . . never less than rhapsodically funny' Sunday Times...

The Times 50 best paperbacks of 2024 A Sunday Times and No. 1 New York Times bestseller 'Filled with the moments I live for in a story' BONNIE GARMUS, author...

NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. The Living Planet is a landmark work of natural history...

Winner of BEST NEW AUTHOR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025 Highly commended for BOOK OF THE YEAR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025 Shortlisted for THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER...

Last Word is the popular BBC Radio 4 series broadcast weekly, featuring the lives of several famous people who have recently died. More than standard obituaries, the lives are summarised...

Rejacketed in a stunning new series style for 2023, The Child in Time is the extraordinary novel behind the major BBC drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch Now a major BBC drama...

Extra-special futuristic 3D edition! Each book comes with 3D glasses! 'One of the most important books to have been published since the war' Daily Telegraph WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY MARGARET ATWOOD...

Author: Jo Baker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 'A tour de force' IRISH TIMES 'Riveting and moving' NINA STIBBE 'Gripping' THE TIMES 'It had me by the throat' EMMA...

NOW a BBC Television series! An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony...

* AS HEARD ON STEPHEN BARTLETT'S DIARY OF A CEO * * THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * 'I wish he could...