- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Hirst Books Ltd (2 Jan 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0955714923
- ISBN-13: 978-0955714924
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Like all the best writing, this collection of Colin s columns is forthright, witty, verbose and manages the deft trick of being both stridently opinionated and charmingly self deprecating. His dextrous, even florid, vocabulary, makes for some wonderfully phrased observations that would have enlivened many an episode of Grumpy Old Men. His arguments are sometimes curmudgeonly (but never mean spirited), and often whimsical. He has you nodding vigorously or disagreeing passionately, and then he wrong-foots you by delivering a touching account about the dangers of cigarettes that would move even the most hardened smoker. If ever he tires of acting, writing could well prove to be this Baker's bread and butter. --Toby Hadoke, Comedian
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To many, Colin Baker is the sixth Doctor Who; to some, he is the villainous Paul Merroney in the classic BBC drama The Brothers. But to the residents of South Buckinghamshire he is a weekly voice of sanity in a world that seems intent on confounding him. Marking the 15th anniversary of his regular feature in the Bucks Free Press, this compilation includes over 100 of his most entertaining columns, from 1995 to 2009, complete with new linking material. With fierce intelligence and a wicked sense of humour, Colin tackles everything from the absurdities of political correctness to the joys of being an actor, slipping in vivid childhood memories, international adventures and current affairs in a relentless rollercoaster of reflections, gripes and anecdotes. Pulling no punches, taking no prisoners and sparing no detail, the ups and downs of Colin life are shared with panache, honesty and clarity, and they are every bit as entertaining and surreal as his trips in that famous police box... for a world that is bewildering, surprising and wondrous, one need look no further than modern Britain, and Colin Baker is here to help you make sense of it all, and to give you a good laugh along the way.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Anyone who has seen Colin Baker interviewed will have been struck by how forthright and candid he can be. But as that raw honesty is clothed in intelligence and respect, it becomes palatable and one finds oneself nodding in agreement.
To most, Colin Baker is the sixth incarnation of Doctor Who - a moral crusader with no dress sense who has little patience with bureaucrats and doesn't suffer fools gladly. Well, the author of Look Who's Talking is the milder, kinder, three dimensional person behind that caricature.
As you make your way through episodes of Colin's personal life, you will share his bemusement, his rage, and his frustration, and recognise the absurdities of the world in which we live.
My favourite excerpts include Colin having to fill in a ridiculous security questionnaire while going through Los Angeles' Customs and Excise. He's attending a Doctor Who convention and so has no fixed abode, which leads the authorities to suspect him as an illegal immigrant. Dumfounded, the actor says, "But I'm from England. Why would I want to live here?"
That made me laugh out loud!
Another anecdote: While shopping in his local supermarket, Colin observes a fellow consumer blithely continuing to browse the shelves after knocking over a product display; Colin huffs loudly and restores the cardboard prop. Without making eye contact, the offending woman says, "We can't all be as perfect as you, Mr Baker." To which Colin responds (with arched eyebrows and hands on hips, no doubt), "Evidently!"
If you like Colin Baker, you will love this.
To most, Colin Baker is the sixth incarnation of Doctor Who - a moral crusader with no dress sense who has little patience with bureaucrats and doesn't suffer fools gladly. Well, the author of Look Who's Talking is the milder, kinder, three dimensional person behind that caricature.
As you make your way through episodes of Colin's personal life, you will share his bemusement, his rage, and his frustration, and recognise the absurdities of the world in which we live.
My favourite excerpts include Colin having to fill in a ridiculous security questionnaire while going through Los Angeles' Customs and Excise. He's attending a Doctor Who convention and so has no fixed abode, which leads the authorities to suspect him as an illegal immigrant. Dumfounded, the actor says, "But I'm from England. Why would I want to live here?"
That made me laugh out loud!
Another anecdote: While shopping in his local supermarket, Colin observes a fellow consumer blithely continuing to browse the shelves after knocking over a product display; Colin huffs loudly and restores the cardboard prop. Without making eye contact, the offending woman says, "We can't all be as perfect as you, Mr Baker." To which Colin responds (with arched eyebrows and hands on hips, no doubt), "Evidently!"
If you like Colin Baker, you will love this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Oh how we all wish we could have a vocabulary and erudite wit of Mr Baker as he tackles everything from call centres to supermarket queues and everything in between.
Rather than a Clarkson rant, we have a series of Colin's newspaper columns on a wide range of subjects but it is so hard not to find yourself agreeing with him and nodding wisely. This book is not 'whinge' but a should be viewed as social commentary on 21st Century life.
One of those books you plan to dip into and then find an hour later you are still there. Hilariously funny in places, you will be laughing out loud, in the next moment you will find yourself thinking 'how did we let the PC brigade get control?'
Rather than a Clarkson rant, we have a series of Colin's newspaper columns on a wide range of subjects but it is so hard not to find yourself agreeing with him and nodding wisely. This book is not 'whinge' but a should be viewed as social commentary on 21st Century life.
One of those books you plan to dip into and then find an hour later you are still there. Hilariously funny in places, you will be laughing out loud, in the next moment you will find yourself thinking 'how did we let the PC brigade get control?'
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