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Robert Ross

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Biography, Nonfiction, Humor and Comedy

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Robert Ross is the leading authority on British Comedy. Beginning with The Carry On Companion, in 1996, he has written a library of books including in depth celebrations; The Monty Python Encyclopedia, The Goodies Rule OK, Forgotten Heroes of Comedy, Official BBC tributes to Fawlty Towers, Last of the Summer Wine and Steptoe & Son, and acclaimed biographies dedicated to Marty Feldman and Sid James. Most recently, Robert was the co-author of The Carry On Girls which was named as Book of the Week in the Daily Mail in January 2024. He is a frequent face on television, appearing on such diverse programmes as the BBC News, Blue Peter, Ronnie Corbett: His 30 Funniest Moments, Sir Bruce Forsyth: Mr. Entertainment, Richard & Judy, When Classic Come ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 152 ratings · 23 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Seriously Silly: The Life of Terry Jones by Robert Ross (Goodreads Author), Michael Palin (Foreword) 4.05 avg rating — 92 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steptoe and Son by Robert Ross (Goodreads Author), Ray Galton, Alan Simpson 4.29 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forgotten Heroes of Comedy 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Great Northern Books Ltd Best Sellers Peter Sellers - A Life in Comedy. 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carry On Companion it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Benny Hill - Merry Master of Mirth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Screaming Queens!: Behind the Scenes of Carry on Screaming by Robert Ross (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Peter Cook (Contributor), Wink Taylor (Contributor)(Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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(The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (Penguin Clothbound Classics)) [By: Conan Doyle, Arthur] [Oct, 2009]

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (A Penguin Classics Hardcover) by Charles Dickens (2010-09-28)

by Charles Dickens

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The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter

by Jessica Harrison

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A glorious collection, of course, with the fiendish ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ the most dazzling. It’s saved until last. A beautiful book that looks fine on the shelf, although I was disappointed and - slightly wrenched out of the mysterious joy - ...more
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The first of the Pocket Merlin Bunters and a Jolly Good one too. A dark premise with a lip-smacking villain and rugged seascape backdrop. Brilliant Billy action and eating to boot. A rollicking romp through train, boat, and boyish infatuation.
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Robert Ross rated a book liked it Twenty-One Stories (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Graham Greene	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Clearly these were written during bouts of Graham’s blue moods for - even taking into account the one that inspired a Steptoe & Son episode (seriously) - there isn’t a lot of laughs in these. Glorious tales, of course, but take your time over them. S ...more
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