Why Me? First Account for Me, are the memoirs of famed film director Tony Palmer. His vast filmography of over one hundred films ranges from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa, to the famous portraits with and about Walton, Britten, Stravinsky, Maria Callas, Andre Previn, John Osborne, Leonard Cohen, ......
This eighteenth-century glass bottle - and what it contained - represents an important step in the fight against a disease that once claimed the lives of millions: scurvy. Through notable voyages and afflicted individuals, the physical and psychological manifestations of the deadly 'sickness of the sea' are examined in a maritime context. What ......
Only one man in British history has ever been knighted for services to combat piracy, but his name - unlike those of his legendary adversaries - is practically unknown. Now in the collection of Royal Museums Greenwich, a cup made of coconut and set into a silver mount links the lives of pirate-hunter Chaloner Ogle and pirate extraordinaire ......
A celebration of British heritage, Trusted Guardians are the monarch's personal bodyguards and have been so since 1660. They hold an iconic position in British society as a keeper of heritage and ceremony, recognised globally as the benchmark of British pageantry and national identity. In public ceremonies the women and men of the regiment come ......
Bring to life the legendary tanks that rumbled across the battlefields of World War Two with Imperial War Museums' fantastic colouring book. Packed with striking vintage-style illustrations, including iconic tanks like the T-34 and Tiger I, this book features over 30 detailed drawings of historic armoured vehicles and dramatic ground combat scenes ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748045
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Behind the Scenes shows how films are really made. Featuring multi-Oscar winning cameraman Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor), the first ever appearance together of the three knights of English theatre, Olivier, Gielgud and Richardson, plus Richard Burton in his last major role teamed up with Vanessa Redgrave and a host of other ......
Benjamin Ferrey (1810-1880) is remembered today as the childhood friend and biographer of A.W.N. Pugin, but that represents only one episode in a fascinating career spanning some of the most eventful decades in architectural history. After showing early promise as a draughtsman, Ferrey was sent to train in London under Pugin's father. There he ......
Understanding Cultures in UK-China Exchange Programmes
This book explores the structure and evolution of art education systems between China and the UK since the 21st century. Through related art exhibition projects, artistic displays, and interactions between artists in educational and social spheres, it illustrates the mutual learning and shared progress of civilisations in the era of globalisation. ......
According to the French composer Olivier Messiaen, 'Bach's music reaches all times, all places'. In Back to Bach: From Mozart to Moog George Michell explores the story of Bach's impact on composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Stravinsky and Shostakovich, as well as on jazz pianists, rock guitarists and pop singers, all of whom set off on their ......
