Written by one half of the Fluck and Law partnership, which produced Spitting Image for many years, this book will catch up with creative spirit Roger Law to investigate life at sixty through the eyes of the puppet master.
Roger Law, the evil genius behind the mocking, caricature puppets of Spitting Image - which lampooned Margaret Thatcher, ridiculed the Royal Family and gave birth to 'The Chicken Song' - unburdens his tormented soul and tells the awful truth of how it all came about.
The award-winning series ran for eight...
The Puppet Master is back with the inside story.
Written by one half of the Fluck and Law partnership, which produced Spitting Image for many...
It's often said that the qualities required for success in journalism are: "rat-like cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability." Even so, Murray Sayle, the man who originally coined this dictum, had rather more to offer, as this collection of his best pieces amply demonstrates. To the above mentioned qualities, Murray added extraordinary bravery and a combative individual style that often made waves in his relations with his editors, and sometimes his readers. When not deployed in war zones, he tended to seek relief in hazardous leisure occupations like sailing the Atlantic...
It's often said that the qualities required for success in journalism are: "rat-like cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability." Even ...