At My Mother's Knee... - Paul O'Grady

"Fill in the missing blank... The latest autobiography Amy has read is that of (blank) O' Grady" Did you guess right? If you said 'Paul', then you would be correct! Indeed, I am a lover of celebrity autobiographies, and having finished one, I delved right into the next, being 'At My Mother's Knee...and other low joints', by the TV legend Paul O' Grady. Being an ambitious future-TV Presenter (if you are looking for a TV Presenter then please stop reading, and contact me instead!), I am always keen to read up on their lives. For that reason I was interested to start this! I am also a fan of Paul O' Grady, both in the form of Lily Savage and the ...  Read the complete review

Paul O'Grady is one of the few personalities I really enjoy watching on British TV; from the acerbic wit of the blonde bombsite that is Lily Savage, to the affable persona that exudes warmth on his tea time chat show. This was a man I knew had led a colourful and rich life, a life of which I wanted to read more. It was with much anticipation and joy then that I received his autobiography - 'At my Mothers knee... and other low joints' as a gift this Christmas past, I set about the three hundred and forty pages with relish to find out about the life and times of someone who is gradually becoming a national treasure. Paul James O'Grady arrived in this world ...  Read the complete review

I love reading, which is why I usually avoid the biography section in book shops. All too often it's a choice between misery memoirs or celebrities with nothing to say except "Buy Me - I'm a biographer." Whilst I have every sympathy with the survivors of childhood tragedy, I've had enough of my own, thank you very much - the last thing I need is to be reminded of it. As for those celeb biographies - all too often they are rehashed old news cobbled together by some journalist with little interest in their subject. Besides, to me a celebrity is someone who's had more of a life than being thrown out of Big Brother. Occasionally, of course, there is a ...  Read the complete review

I have to admit that i actually bought this book for my mum as a christmas present, i was not actually that bothered about reading it myself. When she opened it she was quite surprised as she had actually asked for John Barrowmans autobiography (opps!) I love to read and although iam not a great fan of autobiographys i decided to give it a go. Most people have heard about mr O'Grady from his teatime programe on channel 4, i first heard of him when was his alter ego the fabulous Lilly Savage, one of the best drag acts around. Paul O'grady - At my mothers knee and other low joints was published in hardback in 2008 by Bantam ...  Read the complete review

'Put your hands together..let's hear it' for Mr. Paul O'Grady! The title 'At My Mother's Knee ( and other low joints) certainly fits the bill as Paul takes us on an intimate adventure into his childhood, formative years, growing up as a Catholic lad in working class Birkenhead, the daily banter in the corner shop where his mum forever 'bigged' him up to the odious shopkeeper who thought she was ' a cut above' the rest of the proletariat who frequented her little empire. Paul regales with tales of swinging the incense as an altar boy, (it seems he really went for it...as one would expect from Paul), his episodic journey to London for work in a hotel which turned ...  Read the complete review