Product Description: The Second World War forever altered the complexion of the British Empire. From Cyprus to Malaya, from Borneo to Suez, the dominoes began to fall within a decade of peace in Europe. Africa in the late 1940s and 1950s was energized by the grant of independence to India, and the emergence of a credible indigenous intellectual and political caste that was poised to inherit control from the waning European imperial powers...read more

In 1957, a whole day's play of a Test Match was broadcast on BBC Radio with the slogan 'Don't miss a ball, we broadcast them all'. This book features anecdotes, stories, reminiscences and champagne moments of five decades of cricket commentary. It also contains articles by writers and commentators such as Jonathan Agnew and Christopher.

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Product Description: This text sees the year 1932 as a turning-point for Josef von Sternberg, Paramount Pictures and for America. In 1930, Sternberg had brought Marlene Dietrich to Hollywood, following their success in Germany with "The Blue Angel". Three films later, Sternberg was suffering a crisis in his career, Paramount desperately needed a hit, and the Depression had led to economic misery across America...read more