Going on the Turn, 9781780226095
Paperback
Death, showbiz, and Bowie: A darkly funny journey to the edge.

Going on the Turn

Being the Extraordinary Stories of My Life and Dodging Death's Door

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    5 September 2018

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Summary

In this book my father dies. I almost die. My showbiz career winds down. And yet everyone keeps telling me it’s the funniest book I’ve ever written. If I’d known that’s what the public wanted, I’d have cancelled Pets Win Prizes and just got sick sooner.

Along the way this time we encounter, among others, David Bowie, Kanye West (I think), John Cleese, Peter O’Toole, and have several adventures in the Fourth Dimension. Oh, and I can reveal the Man With The Foulest Mouth In…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780226095
ISBN-10:1780226098
Author:Danny Baker
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:5 September 2018
Weight:240g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

If there were awards for laughs in non-fiction, Going On The Turn … should win them all– Olivia Cole , GQ

If there were awards for laughs in non-fiction, Going On The Turn … should win them all - GQ

He is fantastically good company, a giddy, loquacious raconteur with brio to burn but rarely any malice - MAIL ON SUNDAY EVENT

About The Author

Danny Baker

Danny Baker is a comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. He won the Gold Award in the Speech Radio Personality of the Year awards in 2011, 2012 and 2014, and the Gold Award for the Entertainment Show of the Year in 2013.

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