Presented in the form of diaries, official documents, and letters, rather than simply transcribed scripts, this book is a companion to the successful BBC series, "Yes Prime Minister."
Jonathan Lynn Boeken
Jonathan Lynn staat bekend om het mede-creëren en schrijven van de fenomenaal succesvolle Britse televisieserie "Yes Minister" en het vervolg "Yes, Prime Minister". Zijn talent als scenarioschrijver strekt zich ook uit tot talrijke speelfilms, waarvoor hij vaak ook de regie voerde. Lynn is ook auteur van bestsellerboeken die zich verdiepen in politieke satire en de mechanismen van komedie. Zijn werken, die zich vaak richten op de absurditeit van politiek en de menselijke natuur, hebben brede erkenning gekregen voor hun humor en scherpe observaties.







This book, based on the award-winning British series, is filled with the same subtle, savage wit that so elegantly skewers the arrogance of the ruling class. "Should be required reading for every politician and/or government leader in America".--Washington Post. Illustrated.
Yes Minister. Vol. 3
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To celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, BBC Radio Collection is reissuing the titles in the Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister series. This volume contains four classic episodes: The Compassionate Society, The Greasy Pole, The Skeleton in the Cupboard and A Question of Loyalty.
This book is a companion to the highly successful BBC series, "Yes Minister."
Yes Prime Minister. The Diaries of the Right Hon. James Hacker. Volume I
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Gefingeerd dagboek van de Britse Minister van Administratieve Zaken, waarin de hunoristische effecten van zijn strijd tegen de bureaucraten op zijn fictieve departement centraal staan.
Yes Prime Minister : the diaries of the Right Hon. James Hacker
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This second volume, which as always includes material not in the TV programmes, takes us even deeper into the labyrinth, with behind-the-scenes looks at city scandals, ministerial resignations, arts funding and 'working funerals'. Many literary classics become television classics, Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister are television classics which have the rare distinction of becoming classic English comic literature.
Yes Minister Miscellany
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Paperback edition of the best-selling collection of the funniest sketches, anecdotes, interviews, lists of interesting facts, character and actor profiles, and personal recollections from the timeless comedy series.
Mayday
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Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile
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Anthony G. Jay reveals how you can avoid estrogenic exposures. Fat cells in your body for years can retain artificial chemicals that act like excessive estrogen in your body. From BPA to soy, plastics to fragrances, birth control to red food coloring, you can find out what it is you need to be on the look-out for.
Comedy Rules
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Jonathan Lynn's credits include creating and co-writing the long-running comedy series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, as well as hit films Clue, My Cousin Vinny, Nuns on the Run and The Whole Nine Yards. With experience as a comedy actor, writer and director, here Jonathan Lynn shares valuable and hilarious lessons in all aspects of creating great comedy, all illustrated with brilliantly insightful and revealing anecdotes about his work and the legedary actors, writers and comedians he's worked alongside.