Jon Pertwee: The Biography - Bernard Bale Reviews
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Newest Review: ... way. Unfortunately, Bernard Bale is not this man. Bale’s main annoying habit is his circumlocution – why write a ... more
... sentence of ten words, when thirty will do? Being an aspiring writer myself, I picked up on many glaring errors too – for example, using the same word a short space apart. Some paragraphs had me groaning in agony : “Jon Pertwee had been treading the boards in carpet slippers. Now it was time for him to put on his climbing boots and scale the rock face to stardom.” (p. 39) or laughing in shock that such lines had got past the editor : “Portsmouth barracks echoed to the sound of navy boots m...more
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Jon Pertwee: The Biography - Bernard Bale: Bernard Bale - Needs To Try Harder! (925 words)by - written on 13/02/01, updated on 08/09/03 (Very useful, 440 readings)
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Being a huge fan of Dr. Who, I was thrilled to see a Jon Pertwee biography being released last year, although somewhat bemused. Whereas there is definitely a space in the market for a biography about Patrick Troughton, for example, a book on Jon Pertwee seemed superfluous, as he wrote two autobiographies during his lifetime – ‘Moon Boots And Dinner Suits’ (detailing his early life and career) and the later, excellent, large format book ‘I Am The Doctor’. I was especially surprised to find that the author, Bernard Bale, was known to me, being a friend of my Dad’s. I would therefore love to be able to write a gushing, ... Read the complete review
