John Sergeant is ITN's Political Editor and previously had a long career at the BBC. This memoir takes the reader from his rather curious childhood through his flirtation with show business as part of the 60s satire boom to his early years on the Liverpool Post and subsequent 30 years at the BBC.

Dirk Bogarde's own vivid and engaging account of his childhood and first steps as an actor - a bestseller on first publication in 1977

The first book by a South African who has worked as a journalist in both his native country and the United States. It offers a black and Afrikaaner view of South Africa, expressed through the medium of a reporter's anguished conscience.

Sheila Hancock's moving and compelling memoir of her marriage to John Thaw

*The autobiography of one of the greatest men of the twentieth century reissued to coincide with the publication of Anthony Holden's biography coming from HarperCollins

Stanislavski's 'system' or interpretations of it - has become the central force determining almost every performance we see on stage or screen. An Actor Prepares has stood the test of time as an inspirational guide for actors all over the world and was the original English language translation. A classic text for every actors library.