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Variety is the Spice of Life: The Worlds of Eric Midwinter
by Jeremy Hardie Eric Midwinter is a man of many parts whose activities have encompassed a variety of fields of endeavour during his long and highly productive career. Born into a working class family in Sale, near Manchester, in the 1930s, he proceeded, via scholarships to grammar school and Cambridge University, to become a More Info »Are You Happy With That?
by David Howe (actor Gerard Hayling) As actor Gerard Hayling David met and worked with many people - many of whom became lasting friends. With an acute eye and ear, he encapsulates the situations and the wry humour of his fellow artists, ensuring that the reader too will be 'happy with that'.Best Remembered Two: cinema and radio
Ever find yourself saying ‘They don’t make ‘em like that any more?’ Well, let Eric Midwinter usher you down memory lane shining his uniquely perceptive torch on some of the great films and radio programmes of the past. More Info »Bawdy But British! The Life of Douglas Byng
Patrick Newly manages to use his affectionate closeness to Douglas Byng to reveal his life in all its stylish glory, but without any loss of shrewd objectivity. It makes a tale at once poignant and compelling. More Info »I Say, I Say, I Say: The Double Act Story
Original study of 20th C British comic double acts – their historic, social & cultural origins, heyday & decline – from Victorian seaside minstrels, through between the wars cross-talk duos on stage & wireless to the huge appeal of iconic TV pairings. More Info »You Lucky People! The Tommy Trinder Story
The life of Tommy Trinder
Patrick Newley's new biography is a slim volume, but it is the equal of any fat tome, since Newley tells his story with the same sort of machine-gun delivery as Trinder worked his act. More Info »The Amazing Mrs Shufflewick: The Life of Rex Jameson
"I read this book to find out more about the iconic Mrs Shufflewick, but I discovered the amazingly talented Rex Jameson. It's been a delightful journey. Pour a stiff one and read this book". More Info »The People's Jesters: 20th Century British Comedians
An absorbing exercise in nostalgia as well as a fascinating study of much-loved comedians and how they worked. More Info »As One Stage Door Closes... The Story of John Wade, Jobbing Conjuror
A magician's life seen through the eye of a social historian. An amazing career is chronicled through times of great change in the entertainment industry. More Info »Women's History: Our Grandmothers, Our Mothers, Ourselves
Eleven women in a U3A group studying women’s hidden social history explored their grandmothers', their mothers' and their own lives. They covered two world wars and many social and political changes affecting women. More Info »Child of the War: An Evacuee in Devon
by Wally Harbert.
Produced under the Perspectives self-publishing scheme.
This book is available direct from the author. Please contact Third Age Press for details. More Info »The Rhubarb People audio cassette
90-minute audio cassette read by the author. The cassette includes useful tips on writing or recording your history. More Info »The Rhubarb People
This is an example of how to set about your 'voyage', the author offers his own witty and poignant story of growing up in Manchester in the 1930s. It is published as a booklet. More Info »Voyage of Rediscovery - a guide to writing your life story
A 'sea chart' to guide your reminiscence. It offers 'triggers' to set your memory to full steam ahead (although backwards might be more appropriate) and provides practical advice about the business of writing or recording your story. More Info »