{"product_id":"journey-of-a-lifetime-9780007298808","title":"Journey of a Lifetime","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe iconic broadcasting legend dusts down his suitcase for a final journey around the globe, revisiting locations of significance to his life and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You might say I'm set in my airways. I'm one of those lucky people whose professional and private lives blend exactly.\"\u003cbr\u003eAlan Whicker, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to coincide with a major BBC TV series of the same name, Alan Whicker's Journey of Lifetime is a glorious celebration of 50 years in front of the camera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor as long as most can remember, Whicker has roamed far and wide in search of the eccentric, the ludicrous and the socially-revealing aspects of everyday life as lived by some of the more colourful of the world's inhabitants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the late 1950s, when the long-running Whicker's World documentary was first screened, he has probed and dissected the often secretive and unobserved worlds of the rich and famous, rooting out the most implausible and sometimes ridiculous characters after gaining admittance to the places where they conduct their leisure hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe great man's legacy contains a number of genuine TV firsts. As well as landmark interviews with figures as diverse as Papa Doc, Paul Getty and The Sultan of Brunei, he was a pioneer, covering subjects like plastic surgery, gay weddings, polygamy, swinging and following gun-toting cops, fly-on-the-wall style, for British screens long before anyone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful new book is the end product of a very personal journey. Whicker retraces his steps, catching up with some past interviewees and reflecting on how the world has changed - for good and bad - over the passing of time. Journey of a Lifetime is lyrical, uplifting and peppered with our favourite globetrotter's brand of subtle satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Whicker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780007298808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Cairo in 1925, Alan Whicker attended Haberdashers' Aske's School, London, before serving as captain in the British Army during World War II and then as a director with the Army Film and Photo Section. His long and extremely distinguished career includes positions as a newspaper war correspondent in Korea, foreign correspondent, novelist, writer, radio broadcaster and host of the landmark show Whicker's World between 1959 and 1993. He has worked for the BBC and ITV, has been broadcast by Channel 4 and has been a producer and host for numerous television specials and documentaries. In 2005 he was awarded a CBE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43093286486131,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f8ec6fce-569d-4035-828f-1bd3f7137968.jpg?v=1748525860","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/journey-of-a-lifetime-9780007298808","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}