Going on the Turn

Danny Baker's third volume of memoirs barrels along at the same cracking pace as its predecessors, the bestselling Going to Sea in a Sieve (the inspiration for the major TV series Cradle to Grave and subsequent nationwide tour) and Going off Alarming. With his trademark exuberance, he recalls the years which included six years' involvement in the massive TV hit TFI Friday ('piling it up with hellzapoppin' ideas') - during which time he stalked John Cleese in New York, entertained David Bowie and Paul McCartney, bizarrely reunites with Sir Michael Caine, gets befriended by Peter O'Toole and becomes a member of Led Zeppelin for 35 minutes.

However, the tales are not reliant on celebrity alone, and the book comes packed with the usual quota of Baker family jewels, including Spud's attitude to doctors, Danny's trip to Amsterdam to get stoned for the first time (he fails), getting caught up in football rioting, and the now infamous 'kaboom' of an outburst following his despatch from BBC London. And then there's the cancer. Spoiler alert: this is the one in which he almost dies. Further spoiler alert: he doesn't.

Going on the Turn is a rollicking read that fizzes with wit, warmth and enviable joie de vivre.

Al treilea volum de memorii al lui Danny Baker se desfasoara in acelasi ritm cu predecesorii sai, cel mai bine vandut Going to Sea in a Sieve (inspiratia pentru seria TV majora Cradle to Grave si turneul national ulterior) si Going off Alarming. Cu exuberanta sa de marca, el isi aminteste de anii care au implicat sase ani de implicare in succesul masiv TV TFI Friday („ingramadindu-l cu ideile hellzapoppin”) - timp in care l-a urmarit pe John Cleese in New York, a distrat David Bowie si Paul McCartney, se reintalneste bizar cu Sir Michael Caine, se imprieteneste cu Peter O'Toole si devine membru al Led Zeppelin timp de 35 de minute. Cu toate acestea, povestile nu depind doar de celebritati, iar cartea vine ambalata cu cota obisnuita a familiei Baker. bijuterii, inclusiv atitudinea lui Spud fata de medici, calatoria lui Danny la Amsterdam pentru a fi lapidata pentru prima data (esueaza), prins in revolte fotbalistice si acum infamul „kaboom” al unei izbucniri in urma trimiterii sale de la BBC Londra.