- Blurb -
In It' s Not a Proper Job, TV legend Chris Tarrant regales the reader with hilarious and heart-warming stories from his stellar 50-year career in television and radio. With trademark wit and self-mockery, Chris not only recalls his behind-the-scenes capers with fellow celebrities, but also shows us how, as a man of the people, he has relished rubbing shoulders with ordinary folk on his way to becoming one of the nation' s favourite TV faces. A former teacher and ATV newsreader, Chris soon established himself at the forefront of trailblazing telly as the host of Tiswas, and here recounts this 1970s, anarchic, flan-flinging children' s show that spearheaded a fresh format and a new era for Saturday morning TV, packed with pranks, full of fun, and which remains a benchmark to this day. For later audiences, Chris will be more familiar as the face of yet another groundbreaking show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? which he presented for sixteen gripping years, and which grew into a global phenomenon exported to over one hundred countries. Here Chris remembers the joyous highs of contestants' life-changing winnings, the frustrating lows of loss, the cringing embarrassment of ignorance, and the infamous cheating of the ' Coughing Major' . Spanning five decades, Chris' s television credits are the envy of aspirational TV stars, but reading his laugh-out-loud anecdotes - akin to having a chat with the man himself over a pint, or listening to one of his entertaining, after-dinner speeches - reveals a man still amused by life, by the people he meets, and by his own humble assertion that none of his glittering career can, in any way, be called ' a proper job' .
- Author Bio -
Born in Reading in 1946, Chris Tarrant was educated at Choir House in King' s School, Worcester. In 1967, he graduated with a degree in English from the University of Birmingham, before working as a schoolteacher. His break in television came in 1972, when he landed a job at the ATV network, before going on to become a presenter for ATV Today, a Midlands-based current affairs programme. He rose to national fame in 1974 as the host of the groundbreaking children' s show, Tiswas. From 1984, he enjoyed a successful 20-year spell as a Capital Radio host before presenting ITV' s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, a television phenomenon exported to 120 countries around the world. Since 2012, Chris has presented several railway-themed shows for Channel 5, most notably Extreme Railways. He has also won numerous awards and honours. In 2000, he received a Special Recognition from the National Television Awards; an OBE in 2004 for his charity work on behalf of disadvantaged children; a Sony Gold Award for Lifetime Services to Radio; and in 2006 a Lifetime Achievement from the British Comedy Awards.
- Full Details -
Status: | No local stock, title imported to order |
ISBN-13: | 9781914227196 |
Published: | 25 Apr 2022 |
Published In: | United Kingdom |
Imprint: | Great Northern Books |
Publisher: | Great Northern Books |
Format: | Hardback |
Height: | 235mm |
Width: | 150mm |
Pages: | 256 |
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