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SLADEN, ELISABETH with HUDSON, JEFF: : Elisabeth SLADEN - the autobiography

LONDON.AURUM PRESS LIMITED,2011.

ISBN 9781845134884.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, subject's colour portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with gilt,white and pale blue lettering,rear panel with subject's autobiographical Doctor WHO-related photograph; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain red cloth boards (boards) with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xipp+2-334pp [paginated] includes foreword by David Tennant, subject's prologue,17 chapters and an epilogue, 16pp contemporary b/w+colour auto+biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp180/1,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, acknowledgements,contents list/table and 6pp blanks at the rear of the book. When Elizabeth Sladen first appeared as plucky journalist Sarah Jane Smith in the 1973 Doctor Who story 'The Time Warrior',little did she know the character would become one of the most enduring and fondly remembered of the series' long history. The years that followed saw Elisabeth traverse time and space alongside classic Doctors Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker,whilst a generation of children crouched behind the sofa,terrified but transfixed as their tea-time heroine found herself menaced by Daleks,Cybermen,Egyptian mummies,actors in green Bubble Wrap and even the Loch Ness Monster.By the time she quit the TARDIS in 1976,making front page news,Elisabeth had become one of the most familiar faces of a TV golden age. But you don't just walk away from Doctor Who.Elisabeth was asked to reprise her role many times,appearing in anniversary specials,an ill-fated 1981 soin-off with robotic sidekick K-9, radio plays and for the BBC's Children in Need. She toured the weird,wide and wonderful world of Doctor Who fandom and became one of the series' all-time favourite companions.So when TV wunderkind Russell T Davies approached her to come back again,this time to a show backed by multi-million-pound budgets and garlanded with critical plaudits,how could she refuse? This warm and witty autobiography, completed only months before Elisabeth's death in April, tells her remarkable story,from humble beginnings in post-war Liverpool,through an acclaimed theatrical career working alongside stage luminaries such as Alan Ayckbourn,to 'Coronation Street','Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em' and the furthest reaches of the Universe. A unique insider's view of the world's longest-running science fiction series,and of British television yesterday and today,Elisabeth's memoir is funny,ridiculous,insightful and entertaining and a fitting tribute to a woman who will be sadly missed by millions. Her first leading role was Desdemona in Othello,before landing the role of a barmaid in Coronation Street for six episodes.She has also appeared in several other hit TV shows,including 'Z-Cars', 'Public Eye','Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em' and 'Special Branch.'. But it was her role in Doctor Who that gained her the most recognition,as a feisty and inquisitive journalist. She first appeared as Sarah Jane alongside the third Doctor,Jon Pertwee,staying for three-and-a-half series,and also working with Pertwee's successor,Tom Baker between 1973-76.Elisabeth reprised her Doctor Who role on several occasions over the years and was then given her own spin-off series of 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' on the children's TV channel,CBBC in 2007,in which she appeared with the most recent two Doctors,David Tennant and Matt Smith (then 2011),running for four series from 2007. She died 19 April,2011 and this autobiography was released posthumously on 7 November,2011 by Aurum Press Ltd. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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