Davies - Entertainment & Performing Arts 1

Britain's foremost TV writer and showrunner takes us through his life in television, and behind the scenes on some of our favourite shows. The Queerest of Folk distils Russell T Davies's career in t……続きを見る

‘They did not seem arrogant or entitled. I didn’t see them bossing around their staff or being horrid to studio assistants. But they did worry if this was all there was. All this fame and fortune, w……続きを見る

There's only one book that ever truly got inside the Beatles and this is it. The landmark, worldwide bestseller that has grown with the Beatles ever since. During 1967 and 1968 Hunter Davies spent e……続きを見る

Steve Cropper: A Biography and a Legacy is the definitive portrait of one of the most influential guitarists in American music history. From the rural rhythms of Missouri to the soul-saturated stree……続きを見る

As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks' singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with Americaーits movies and music, its culture of freedom, fed his imagination. Then, as part of the British……続きを見る

Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has provided a crucial contribution to the contemporary scene in Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics. Reductively dismissed as……続きを見る

On the Waterstones Best Books of 2025 List 'Davies has done it again, damn him. Irritatingly good. Maddeningly funny. Annoyingly fine.' STEPHEN FRY 'Emotional, entertaining and startlingly honest. I……続きを見る

The rise and fall of Sean "Diddy" Combs is one of the most shocking stories in entertainment history... Once celebrated as a groundbreaking music mogul, entrepreneur, and cultural icon, Diddy’s empi……続きを見る

Donald Sutherland Biography: The Man Behind the Mystique, A Hollywood Icon, His Life and Time in the Cinematic Journey Step into the enthralling world of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic and versat……続きを見る

Who Said I'd Never Dance Again? is a story of determination and resiliency that inspires and gives hope to anyone who might be facing joint-replacement surgery. Facing hip replacement surgery can be……続きを見る

This is the third part of a joint autobiographical trilogy based on the letters and diaries of two professional singers Christopher Davies and Barbara Kendall-Davies. It also relates to their young ……続きを見る

The director Peter Dews prophesied: “You’ll be alright when you’re forty, and even better when you’re fifty.” It turns out that Peter Dews was right, almost to the month. In a study of British theat……続きを見る

'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen Fry 'This hugely affecting book is brave, i……続きを見る

A major source for the BBC drama The Reckoning **Winner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA Non-Fiction Dagger Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize** Dan Davies……続きを見る

The no-holds-barred memoir by legendary Kinks guitarist Dave Davies 'This powerful tell-all from the Kinks guitarist puts the spotlight on his own bad behaviour, dalliances with the occult and his r……続きを見る

As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America – its movies and music, its culture of freedom fed his imagination. In Americana, Davies tries to……続きを見る

To mark the 20th anniversary of Kenneth Williams’ death, a beautiful coffee table book celebrating his life, including never-before-seen photographs, sketches and personal testimony from Williams’ c……続きを見る

Alan Davies was always a hoarder. Pages from Smash Hits, rolled up gig posters, Cup Final ticket stubs, Woody Allen paperbacks, NME covers and Blondie calendars filled boxes once used to ferry shopp……続きを見る

When Alan Davies was growing up he seemed to drive his family mad. 'What are we going to do with you?' they would ask - as if he might know the answer. Perhaps it was because he came of age in the 1……続きを見る