Bluebottle Goes To War

Peter Sellers & the RAF Gang Shows

Bluebottle Goes To War
P Brownsword
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Hardback
h210 x 148mm - 128pg
3 Aug 2020 UK
9781913491017
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Peter Sellers was one of the biggest stars of the 1960s and 70s. His career began with characters such as Bluebottle on BBC radio's The Goon Show and who achieved global fame as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther series. What is less well known is that he served in the Royal Air Force Entertainment Units (known as Gang Shows) for over three years. Now, for the first time, this story can be told, a tale of the formation and education of his remarkable talents, as well as a small corner of Second World War history that seems uniquely British (groups of servicemen - and women sent around the world with hampers full of theatrical props and costumes, to rally the troops in distant outposts of Empire). This book reveals previously unknown film footage, photos, performances, broadcasts and recordings, from the very beginning of Sellers' career.
PJ Brownsword was born in Sussex and studied music history at Oxford, with an avid interest in research for local history publications as a student. With interests of photography, cars and cricket these are by coincidence also listed as Sellers' hobbies in "Who's Who", 1967.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781913491017
Published: 3 Aug 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Unicorn Publishing Group
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Pages: 128

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