Media studies: TV and society

And Finally… is the injection of cheer we all need in these rather depressing times. This heart-warming book takes a look at the very best ‘…and finally’ segments of the news – those funny, silly and often eccentric stories the newsreaders save until the end of the programme, to leave on a high note.

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‘What Rob Burley doesn't know about political interviewing isn't worth knowing’ – Andrew Neil

People Best New Book

The inside story of the making of Mean Girls – and our enduring 20-year obsession with it

The hotly anticipated book from ‘one of the all-time pop-culture greats’ (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.

‘Intense and compelling’ SUNDAY TIMES

’You never knew what you were going to be confronted with when you went on Later…’ Nick Cave

‘Later… is a voyage of discovery for us as well as the viewers’ Dave Grohl

A collection of the world's most memorable, provocative, best-selling and groundbreaking posters from Johannes Gutenberg to Barack Obama.

‘Funny, touching and ludicrously British.’ India Knight

‘Makes Christmas slightly less awful’ Al Murray

Bestselling biographer Sean Smith takes on the world’s number one reality star, Kim Kardashian West. This is the ultimate insight into the reality behind the woman who has defined fame in our modern culture – her childhood, her family, her turbulent love life and the multi-millionaire lifestyle.

The story of the greatest British sit-com and its enduring appeal.

It would be hard to invent a group of personalities more extraordinary than the British Royal Family – known as 'The Firm' by Prince Philip. With an eye on the past, present and future, this book takes an up-to-date look at how the family really operates and reveals how they behave behind closed doors.

Award-winning investigative food journalist, Joanne Blythman turns her attention to the current hot topic – the state of British food.

The story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived – just about – to tell the tale…