Stephen Fry
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Everything about Stephen Fry's new novel, including the title, will be a surprise, perhaps even a shock. The only thing that can be guaranteed is that it will be his next earth-movingly funny bestseller. And we are still pretty confidently saying it will not be about earthworm migration patterns in East Devon. This is the story of Ned Maddenstone, a nice young man who is about to find out just what hell it is to be one of the stars' tennis balls....
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Here are the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths, stylishly retold by Stephen Fry. The legendary writer, actor, and comedian breathes life into ancient tales, from Pandora's box to Prometheus's fire, and transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder. Classical artwork inspired by the myths and learned notes from the author offer...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1996.
Language
English
Description
In Making History, Fry has bitten off a rather meaty chunk by tackling an at first deceptively simple premise: What if Hitler had never been born? An unquestionable improvement, one would reason--and so an earnest history grad student and an aging German physicist idealistically undertake to bring this about by preventing Adolf's conception. And with their success is launched a brave new world that is in some ways better than ours--but in most ways...
5) Mythos
Author
Publisher
Salani
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Italiano
Description
Nessuno è capace di passione, rabbia, inganno e seduzione con tanta audacia e fantasia come le divinità dell'antica Grecia. Le loro affascinanti vicende, tramandate attraverso i millenni, sono entrate a far parte della cultura del mondo occidentale, e hanno ispirato moltissimi scrittori e artisti di tutte le epoche, da Shakespeare a Michelangelo, da James Joyce a Walt Disney. In queste pagine le storie degli dei, dalla nascita dell'Universo alla...
Author
Series
Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chronicles the journeys, notions, and acquaintances of reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent.
12) Hidden kingdoms
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Imagine what it's like to be shrunk down and immersed in a magical world of fantastical creatures living incredible, action-packed lives. With a cast of miniature marvels all less than a foot in size, these superheroes may be small but they pack a punch way above their weight. Filmed against the backdrop of the planet's most iconic landscapes -- savanna, desert, jungle, forest, and the cities of Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro -- this series explores these...
13) Wagner & me
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world's most controversial composer, but can he salvage Richard Wagner's music from its dark associations with anti-Semitism and Hitler? Fry's quest begins in southern Germany where he is granted unique access to Bayreuth's legendary annual Wagner festival. In Switzerland he discovers the origins of Wagner's masterpiece "The Ring." In Bavaria he marvels at the fairytale castle inspired by Wagner's...
Author
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
p1999.
Language
English
Description
Private lives: the story of a divorced couple who unexpectedly meet while honeymooning with their new spouses whom they quickly abandon in order to resume their torrid passion for each other. Trouble is, although they love each other desperately, their personalities are about as compatible as two scorpions in a bottle.
Hay fever: presents the story of visitors to an eccentric family who are very nearly driven mad before they are able to escape.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Lampoons an endless array of targets with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. Catch the first appearances of the profanely high-powered executives John and Peter, Gordon and his compulsively contentious friend Stuart, and insipid MI5 agent Tony Murchison and his coffee-obsessed boss Control.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie wrote and starred in their own sketch comedy series on the BBC. They lampoon an endless array of targets with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. Absurdities abound as they devise new swearwords not yet banned for broadcast, and Fry impersonates Michael Jackson.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Intent on escaping the clutches of his indomitable Aunt Agatha and the perpetual threat of wedlock, Bertie once again flees his native England for New York accompanied, as ever, by the unflappable Jeeves. Yet even the waters of the Atlantic cannot keep the witless Wooster safe, and he is soon up to his ears in a frightful tangle of wayward cousins, stolen babies, unwanted engagements and even -- heaven forbid -- his domineering aunt.