Overview
A warm, funny, sad memoir about the darts commentator Sid Waddell by his son, Dan. As 'the voice of darts', the inimitable Sid Waddell helped transform it from an unfashionable pub game to a massively successful international sport. His uninhibited enthusiasm, classical allusions and memorable one-liners endeared him to millions. His son Dan Waddell grew up in this smoky, boozy world and witnessed Sid's turbulent journey from failed novelist and struggling TV producer to much-loved television personality. We Had Some Laughs is Dan's warm, moving and funny account of Sid's colourful life and career and a son's memories of an unconventional dad. It is also a celebration of a way of life and a story of loss - of people, places and times now gone or changed for ever. But, most of all, it's a story about fathers and sons, and the unshakeable bond between them.
Full Product Details
Author: Dan Waddell
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint: Corgi Books
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.210kg
ISBN: 9780552172141
ISBN 10: 0552172146
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 04 May 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Hootingly funny, deftly structured, a joy to read and highly recommended -- Marcus Berkmann The Spectator A touching, funny, warm and readable tribute to a funny, warm and unreadable man! Stephen Fry Warm, moving and humorous... a paean to a way of life that has slowly slipped from view and people and places that linger now only as memories Yorkshire Post A touching and laugh-out-loud tribute to the father he adored -- Eithne Farry Express Raise a glass to Sid Waddells wit and warmth! ... An engaging biography of a much-loved tv voice ... packed throughout with little gems about Sid Telegraph
Hootingly funny, deftly structured, a joy to read and highly recommended -- Marcus Berkmann The Spectator A touching, funny, warm and readable tribute to a funny, warm and unreadable man! Stephen Fry Warm, moving and humorous... a paean to a way of life that has slowly slipped from view and people and places that linger now only as memories Yorkshire Post A touching tribute to a man who transcended his sport Sunday Times, Sports Books of the Year Raise a glass to Sid Waddell's wit and warmth! ... An engaging biography of a much-loved tv voice ... packed throughout with little gems about Sid Telegraph
Hootingly funny, deftly structured, a joy to read and highly recommended -- Marcus Berkmann The Spectator A touching, funny, warm and readable tribute to a funny, warm and unreadable man! Stephen Fry Warm, moving and humorous... a paean to a way of life that has slowly slipped from view and people and places that linger now only as memories Yorkshire Post Raise a glass to Sid Waddells wit and warmth! ... An engaging biography of a much-loved tv voice ... packed throughout with little gems about Sid Telegraph Touching The Times
Author Information
Dan Waddell is a journalist, novelist and author. He covered two seasons of county cricket for the Daily Telegraph and his books include Who Do You Think You Are? and Field of Shadows- The Remarkable True Story of the English Cricket Tour of Nazi Germany, 1937. He captains Acton 2nd XI in the Middlesex County League where he tries and fails to pass on sage advice to young players.
