The inspiration for this novel was drawn from the life of my great great grandfather, a radical solicitor called Hugh Williams who was said to be the mastermind of... <more>
These letters between a famous actor and one of the great beauties of her generation are some of the most passionate and moving to emerge from the Second World War...<more>
Many of today's leading actors and directors began their careers in the far less exalted world of local rep. In this nostalgic and often hilarious book Kate Dunn draws on theatre people's first-hand experiences to trace the great days of this ...<more>
In a world where the majority of programmes are recorded and perfected before they reach us, it is hard to imagine an era where every radio and television programme went out live. Yet this was the situation as late as the 1950s. If a show was...<more>