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liarovia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
extraaardvark's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
dawnlizreads's review against another edition
4.0
The words "national treasure" are banded about a lot these days but Cribbins is certainly deserving of the label - the book's tagline is accurate enough; he really has done everything (from being a paratrooper, playing a serious role a Hitchcock film, to narrating the Wombles).
Most of all, he seems to be a genuinely nice man. He rarely has a bad word to say about any of the seemingly countless number of "names" he has worked with. Despite acknowledging that Peter Sellars became "a prick" after becoming famous in Hollywood, Cribbins highlights that Sellars was good to him and was "a genius".
The book loses its way a little bit towards the end. Wasn't that interested in Cribbins' charity golf or cricket matches with his famous chums to be honest (to be fair, Cribbins does make a point of keeping it brief because he knows that people won't be that interested).
All in all an interesting read of man who is quite happy to take on whatever work came his way. He did seem to be quite keen for people to know he was still available for work...
Most of all, he seems to be a genuinely nice man. He rarely has a bad word to say about any of the seemingly countless number of "names" he has worked with. Despite acknowledging that Peter Sellars became "a prick" after becoming famous in Hollywood, Cribbins highlights that Sellars was good to him and was "a genius".
The book loses its way a little bit towards the end. Wasn't that interested in Cribbins' charity golf or cricket matches with his famous chums to be honest (to be fair, Cribbins does make a point of keeping it brief because he knows that people won't be that interested).
All in all an interesting read of man who is quite happy to take on whatever work came his way. He did seem to be quite keen for people to know he was still available for work...
robin_go's review
4.0
An account of what happens when you say 'Yes' to different opportunities that present themselves without agonising internal debate or particular concern about career trajectory. A light, friendly autobiography I continually looked forward to reading a bit more of.
mrjwathen's review
4.0
I doubt there's a person alive in Blighty who won't know who Bernard Cribbins is. For my generation he was a constant face on TV - Carry On films, Doctor Who Dalek Invasion of the Earth, Jackanory and more recently Doctor Who with Catherine Tate and David Tennant. This was a great read and you could hear BC's voice in every sentence. Lots of lovely anecdotes and will leave you with a smile on your face. What a lovely human being!
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