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Celebrity Interviews

Celebrity Interviews

Q&A with Angus Jackson – Director of King Lear

Here at World of Books, we love both the written and spoken word in equal measure. This is why we were delighted to get involved with the Chichester Festival Theatre and sponsor the upcoming production of King Lear.

With the first performance just a week away, we talked to director Angus Jackson about his work at the Theatre and the pressures of working on a Shakespearean classic. Continue Reading

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So you think you can cook? Mary Berry talks to World of Books about her newest cookbook, her cake advice, and being a judge on ‘The Great British Bake-off’

Mary Berry is a British cookery writer, TV cook and Aga expert. From an early age Mary knew she wanted to pursue a career in food having learnt the art of baking from her mother. At the young age of 18 she trained at the Bath College of Home Economics, followed by a Paris Cordon Bleu course, and finally qualified as a teacher.

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World of Books talks to Stewart Lee about his life, his career, and his new stand up tour

Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

Born in Wellington, Shropshire, Stewart Lee began stand-up at the age of 20 in 1988, winning the Hackney Empire new act of the year award in 1990. In the 90’s he contributed to various BBC Radio comedy shows, including Fist of Fun and On The Hour, with Steve Coogan and Chris Morris, performed as a stand-up almost nightly on the London circuit, and co-created four series for BBC2 with Richard Herring. Stewart directed the Mighty Boosh’s breakthrough Edinburgh show, Arctic Boosh (1999), Simon Munnery’s Golden Rose Of Montreux nominated BBC2 show, Attention Scum, (2000), and a revival of Eric Bogosian’s Talk Radio (Underbelly 2007).

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“I quite fancy being a marine iguana”- Presenter turned author Penny Smith chats to World of Books about her pet peeves, her funniest anecdotes, and her novels

Penelope Smith, television presenter and personality, newsreader and writer, was born 21st September 1958 in Eastwood. In her early years, Penny attended Uppingham Primary School in Uppingham and the Rutland High School for Girls in Oakham. After beginning her career as a reporter and feature writer on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph, Penny then left to backpack through Central and South America and South East Asia, where she reported and presented on a current affairs programme for Radio Television Hong Kong. Continue Reading

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“We are all fascinated by the idea of being able to know what life was like so many thousands of years ago – how humanity has changed and how it hasn’t” Dr Michael Scott talks to World of Books about Indiana Jones, running the original marathon, and the film 300

Dr Michael Scott’s passion of the ancient world led him to read Classics at Christ’s College, Cambridge where he gained a 1st class degree and masters while studying in Italy, France, Germany, Greece and the UK (so he’s rather clever World of Books suggests!). Continue Reading

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“In the end we’re all human and we all have our faults. That’s what’s nice about books – you can create perfect heroes”. An interview with author and comedian Charlie Higson

Charles Murray Higson, English author, actor, and comedian, was born 3rd July 1958. He attended Sevenoaks School, and later went on to the University of East Anglia, where he formed a band called The Higsons (alongside David Cummings and Terry Edwards), of which he was lead singer for 6 years. After a brief stint as a decorator, Charlie went into partnership with Paul Whitehouse and also began to write for Harry Enfield. Continue Reading