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A Fart in a Colander [Audio Download]

by Roy Hudd (Author, Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 2 hours and 36 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Abridged
  • Publisher: Sound Entertainment Ltd
  • Audible Release Date: 2 Feb 2010
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003836C7Q
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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Roy Hudd has been a star of stage, screen and radio since the 1950's, when he began his career as a redcoat at Butlins.

Born in Croydon and raised by his much loved grandmother (who gave him the title for this book), Roy's stories of family life, evacuation, National Service and the early days of his show business career are poignant and funny in turn. Looking back over his extraordinary life he tells of the highs and lows of working in radio and television, the ongoing joy of performing live and he paints wonderfully vivid portraits of the many people with whom he has worked.

From Fagin to Archie Shuttleworth and from Dennis Potter dramas to light opera, there's no easy way of defining this multi-talented man, and his autobiography sparkles with the fun and laughter he has brought to millions of people over the years.

©2009 Michael O'Mara Books Ltd; (P)2009 Sound Entertainment Ltd
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Roy Hudd is a national institution (no doubt he would make a gag about not wanting to live in one). His beaming and mischievous grin has been entertaining the British public for years.
In his autobiography he tells it like it is - or was - a no nonsense, but always entertaining and enjoyable excursion through the highways and byways of his life. I was a particular fan of his radio show - "The News Huddlines" - which always seemed to put a smile on my face with its infectious joie de vivre. Somehow life itself seems greyer and less comical than it did (we can only blame the government for about 90% of it) and perhaps its because our entertainers too have lost the ability to laugh at themselves - yet Roy never did, and we love him all the more for it. A great read.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
One fart on another! 17 Oct 2009
Format:Hardcover
Roy Hudd has written a book that is easy to read, witty, very informative, and one that is not going to be put down easily. Whereas today, so many autobiographies are written by people who have not even begun to live, this is about a man who has lived through good times and bad, and who tells it as it took place.
As a child, I remember seeing Hudd in pantomime, in Oxford; I thought him a decent sort from that day to this, and his book merely serves to amplify that feeling.
This book is wonderful, well written, and about an interesting subject - above that, it is well worth reading. Buy it!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Blew me away! 27 Nov 2009
Format:Audio CD
What's so good about this biography is that it actually spans a very full and funny life. I'm sure many of us look in wonderment at so called 'celebrities' writing (or someone else writing) their biographies at the ripe old age of 23!
But at 72 this is actually Roy's first biography. And very entertaining it is too. Having spent 50 years in show business he certainly has tales to tell. I've loved his work for many years:- --from the News Huddlines to Coronation Street he has always brought a warmth and humour to everything he's done. From his poignant early years to his various dalliances with the ladies to West End accalim in Oliver it's fascinating. I'm sure the book is very good as well but listening to the author read it is quite special. There are even some musical numbers included which is a nice surprise.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Fart in a Colander
A very entertaining read. Couldn't put it down. I never realised he was so versatile. I found it hard to put down.
Published 4 days ago by Mrs. J. Horobin
Over 50 years of fun
I read mostly autobiographies/ biographies, and ran out of new books to read. Roy Hudd wasn't my first choice, but, as I like older comedians, I downloaded the ebook -WHAT A... Read more
Published 16 days ago by Bonnie
A Handful of Hudd
A Fart In a Colander, great read, but just like the title it hops around so much should have been memories of a frog. Read more
Published 19 days ago by alfie
Brilliant!
Have been a huge fan of Roy Hudd for 46 years, ever since seeing him in a show at Torquay in 1966, and bumping into him in the pub over the road afterwards. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Brian Cox
A Fart in a Colandar
l have only read approx 10% so far ,but l would reccomend the book ,on what l have read.This is written by a well known comic of many years standing,and it is showing his true life... Read more
Published 25 days ago by Johnnie5
A very enjoyable read
I thoroughly enjoyed this. A well paced and funny read, as one would expect from Roy, which revived many chilhood memories for me of listening to radio comedy shows. Read more
Published 1 month ago by stillarobin
Interesting bits and pieces
An interesting read, I didn't realise how much serious acting Roy Hudd had actually done in his career or that he was (is ?) a bit of a ladies man.

SteveY
Published 1 month ago by SteveY
So much fun
I bought this for my husband, who is a great fan of Roy Hudd. He then recommended it to a family member who was spending some time with us. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. B. A. White
Pure Entertainment
Loved this book, it made me laugh,cry and reflect on my own life. It was written with truth and from the heart, and the way it was written I could hear Roy Hudd's voice speaking to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Deb
An inspired chance!
What do I mean by an inspired chance?
I mean that I saw it and, although loathing most entertainment based biographies, I just shrugged and thought "Why not - it could be... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dale A. Haines
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