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Description: ISBN 055277376X / Author: Ben Elton / Genre: Music / Ben Elton's Chart Throb is the ultimate pop quest. There are ninety five thousand ... more Newest Review: ... British public. What follows is a plodding story of Calvin, whose wife wants to divorce him, arranging to hand over ... more |
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Format: hardback, Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd, ISBN: 059
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Format: audiobook on CD, Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, ISBN: 184657
Pages: 208, Audio CD, Random House Audiobooks - Books/Subjects/Hu ... |
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by samueltyler - written on 18.12.07 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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Current UK based TV is shockingly bad in my opinion. The BBC was set up so that all age groups and types of people are catered for in some way. This does not affect the other channels quite as much, but it does mean that there are shows as varied as 'Bob the Builder' to 'Antiques Roadshow'. The Mecca for TV execs is the 18-30 age group who they see has the most disposable income. This may seem like rubbish to us, but it does mean that more shows get made for this demographic than any other. So how come there is nothing to watch for me, a male right in the centre of this selection? Shows like 'The X Factor' are supposed to draw my viewing, but I would rather watch a ...
by david_1967 - written on 05.03.08 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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I love to read - anything (books, Corn Flake packets, reviews) and so when my son gave me a copy of Ben Eltons book 'Chart Throb' I was instantly curious. I had not read anything by the author since his debut novel 'Stark' in '89 which was okay I suppose, for a first attempt, but lived close to my heart as I had Mr. Elton himself sign the thing. 'Chart Throb', his 11th novel, tells the tale of Calvin Simms (all-round bad guy, womaniser and Simon Cowell mimic) and his popular TV show of the same name. By his side are Beryl Blenhiem (a sex-changed former rock star now married to another woman with two dysfunctional kids - Sharon AND Ozzy in one) and Rodney ...
by hollywoodmum - written on 02.11.07 (Very useful, 94 readings)
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The Blurb Chart Throb. The ultimate pop quest. Ninety five thousand hopefuls. Three Judges. Just one winner. And that's Calvin Simms, the genius behind the show. Calvin always wins because Calvin writes the rules. But this year, as he sits in judgement upon Mingers, Clingers and Blingers whom he has pre-selected in his carefully scripted 'search' for a star, he has no idea that the rules are changing. The real is about to be put back into 'reality' televison and Calvin and his fellow judges are about to become ex-factors themselves. ben Elton, author of Popcorn and Dead Famous, returns to blistering comic satire with a savagely ...
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