{"product_id":"between-the-stops-the-view-of-my-life-from-the-top-of-the-number-12-bus-the-long-awaited-memoir-from-the-star-of-qi-and-the-great-british-bake-off-paperback","title":"Between the Stops: The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus: The Long-Awaited Memoir from the Star of Qi and the Great British Bake Off - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSandi Toksvig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the Stops \u003ci\u003eis a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus (mostly top deck, the seat at the front on the right)\u003c\/i\u003e, a double-decker that plies its way from Dulwich, in South East London where I was living, to where I sometimes work at the BBC in the heart of the capital. It's not a sensible way to write a memoir at all, probably, but it's the way things pop into your head as you travel, so it's my way.From London facts including where to find the blue plaque for Una Marson, 'the first black woman programme maker at the BBC', to discovering the best Spanish coffee under Southwick railway arches; from a brief history of lady gangsters at Elephant and Castle to memories of climbing Mount Sinai and, at the request of a fellow traveller, reading aloud the Ten Commandments; from the story behind Pissarro's painting of Dulwich Station to performing in Footlights with Emma Thompson; from painful memories of being sent to Coventry at a British boarding school to thinking about how Wombells Travelling Circus of 1864 haunts Peckham Rye and anecdotes about Prince Charles, Monica Lewinsky and Grayson Perry; from \u003ci\u003eBake-Off\u003c\/i\u003e antics to stories of a real and lasting friendship with John McCarthy, to the importance of family and the daunting navigation of the Zambezi River in her father's canoe; this Sandi Toksvig-style memoir is, as one would expect and hope, packed full of surprise. \u003cbr\u003eA funny and moving trip through memories, musings and the many delights on the number 12 route, \u003ci\u003eBetween the Stops\u003c\/i\u003e is also an inspiration to us all to get off our phones, to look up and to talk to each other because as Sandi says: 'some of the greatest trips lie on our own doorstep'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSandi Toksvig was born in Denmark, brought up in Africa, then America and moved to the UK when she was fourteen. She has been on British stage, screen and radio for over forty years and was awarded an OBE for Services to Broadcasting. She is the mother of three children, married and lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.82 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768140857632,"sku":"9780349006406","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5320a4cf54c48d7a631e7200de2d5dae.webp?v=1780325700","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/between-the-stops-the-view-of-my-life-from-the-top-of-the-number-12-bus-the-long-awaited-memoir-from-the-star-of-qi-and-the-great-british-bake-off-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}