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March 2008
Simon Sheridan's The Complete Kylie Minogue is to be published by Reynolds & Hearn on 30 April 2008.
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2008 sees Kylie Minogue celebrating her 40th birthday and 21 years of global superstardom. From the first time soap fans saw her dressed in a mechanic's oily overalls in 'Neighbours' to her current standing as an international icon Kylie has enjoyed an untarnished love affair with the British and Australian public. More so than any performer Kylie has been an expert at changing her look - from innocent, fresh-faced teenager to confident, sexy showgirl - but Kylie is more than just an image, she is a worldwide phenomenon.
The Complete Kylie gives the most definitive overview of the performer's career ever published: from her days as a young TV actress through to her domination of the music charts as one of the world's best-selling, and most-adored, pop stars. The book is the very first attempt to catalogue Kylie's multi-faceted career and her three decades of unparalleled success. The Complete Kylie features a detailed retrospective of all the performer's TV acting roles, big screen movies, albums, singles and live concerts, complete with lavish photographs and rare memorabilia. From 'Skyways' to 'Doctor Who' and `I Should Be So Lucky' to `Wow' this is all the Kylie you'll ever need.
April 2007
A third, revised edition of Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema is available.
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September 2004
Simon Sherdian, the author of Come Play with Me & Keeping the British End Up!, has written The A-Z of Classic Children's Television
Are you a 'Jamie and the Magic Torch' junkie? Do you suffer from 'Moomin' mania? Do you go boss-eyed over 'Bagpuss' or get turned-on by 'Trumpton'? The 'A-Z of Classic Children's Television' will help you relive your misspent youth. Unwrap the very best programmes from the golden age of kids' telly and get to the root of all your childhood obsessions. Simon Sheridan's fascinating and funny book features a foreword by David Jason, and includes exclusive contributions from the makers of dozens of classic TV shows including David McKee ('Mr Benn'), Brian Cosgrove ('Danger Mouse'), Jane Tucker ('Rainbow'), John Ryan ('Captain Pugwash'), Nigel Plaskitt ('Pipkins'), Gordon Murray ('Camberwick Green'), Gay Soper ('The Flumps'), Hilary Hayton ('Crystal Tipps and Alistair') and many more.
The A-Z of Classic Children's Television is published by Reynolds & Hearn Books and can be ordered from .
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May 2002
Cult sexploitation video label 'Salvation' has announced the DVD release of Mary Millington's 1976 sex comedy 'Intimate Games'.
The Region One disc (complete with some unconfirmed extras) will be available to buy in America from June 4th. It can be ordered from www.amazon.com, but there are no plans as yet to release the film in the UK.
April 2002
The most famous female pornstar of all time, Linda Lovelace, has died in Denver, Colorado, USA. The former actress had been in poor health in recent years and on April 3 she was involved in a serious car crash. After suffering severe internal injuries her family asked doctors at the Denver Health Medical Center to turn off her life support machine on April 22.
Despite being a porn legend, Lovelace, real name Linda Boreman, only actually appeared in three cinema sex films: Deep Throat (1972), Deep Throat Part II (1973) and Linda Lovelace for President (1976). All her other movies were cobbled together using out-takes and clips from several hardcore 8mm loops she shot in the late 60s and early 70s. However, the notoriety surrounding her debut movie kept her in the public eye long after her career had ended.
After writing her autobiography Ordeal in 1980, she claimed she'd been forced into pornography by her violent first husband, Chuck Traynor, and famously attacked the porn business at every opportunity. During the 80s she was the most vigorous opponent of the adult movie industry.
Mellowing with age, in her later years she started attending conventions and sold autographed photos of herself. She died aged 53.
April 2002
The May issue (#43) of British lads' magazine FRONT has a one page article on Mary with a photo from The Playbirds. The tribute appears as part of their 'Vintage Bintage' series and can be seen on page 42.
April 2002
It is with deep regret that The Official Mary Millington Site announces the death of Mary's cousin Geoffrey Quilter whose contribution to the book Come Play with Me: The Life and Films of Mary Millington was invaluable. Our thoughts go out to his wife Susan and children Denise & Richard.
February 2002
Manchester University Press have recently published British Stars and Stardom edited by Bruce Babington. The book features an excellent 13 page chapter on the cinematic appeal of Mary Millington, written by Brunel University media studies lecturer Julian Petley. The book can be ordered from Amazon.co.uk.
October 2001
NEW MARY! - The British tradition of 'saucy postcard' humour - boobs, bums and boorish innuendo - is perhaps best exemplified by the long running Carry On movies. But there is a forgotten cinema of saucier 'X certificate' movies.
Simon Sheridan traces the history of the British sex film from its beginnings in such coy nudist camp films as Naked As Nature Intended through to its boom years with the Confessions series and its many imitators, to its demise following censorship clampdowns and the introduction of home video in the early eighties.
Keeping the British End
Up! is published by
Reynolds & Hearn.
April 2001
Simon Sheridan, author of Come Play With Me: The Life and Films of Mary Millington, releases his new book in Autumn 2001. To be published by Reynolds & Hearn, the new book, Keeping the British End Up!, documents the history of the British sex film from 1958 to 1983, examining over 140 saucy home grown movies and talking to the stars and directors that made them so successful.
Read the inside stories on Naked as Nature Intended (1961), The Wife Swappers (1969), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), Come Play With Me (1977), and Emmanuelle in Soho (1981), as well as long-forgotten gems like Baby Love (1968), The Sexplorer (1975), Take an Easy Ride (1976) plus many, many more. Complete with interviews, star biographies, rare photographs, extensive movie reviews, full casts and credits, and lots of behind-the-scenes stories and gossip, the book is a must for every British sex film aficionado!
Last updated: March 2008
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