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As ‘the voice of darts’, the inimitable Sid Waddell helped transform it from an unfashionable pub game to a massively successful international sport. His uninhibited enthusiasm, classical allusions and memorable one-liners endeared him to millions. His son Dan Waddell grew up in this smoky, boozy world and witnessed Sid’s turbulent journey from failed novelist and struggling TV producer to much-loved television personality.
We Had Some Laughs is Dan’s warm, moving and funny account of Sid’s colourful life and career and a son’s memories of an unconventional dad. It is also a celebration of a way of life and a story of loss – of people, places and times now gone or changed for ever. But, most of all, it’s a story about fathers and sons, and the unshakeable bond between them.
We Had Some Laughs is Dan’s warm, moving and funny account of Sid’s colourful life and career and a son’s memories of an unconventional dad. It is also a celebration of a way of life and a story of loss – of people, places and times now gone or changed for ever. But, most of all, it’s a story about fathers and sons, and the unshakeable bond between them.
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"Hootingly funny, deftly structured, a joy to read and highly recommended" (Marcus Berkmann The Spectator)
"A touching, funny, warm and readable tribute to a funny, warm and unreadable man!" (Stephen Fry)
"Warm, moving and humorous.... a paean to a way of life that has slowly slipped from view and people and places that linger now only as memories" (Yorkshire Post)
"A touching tribute to a man who transcended his sport" (Sunday Times, Sports Books of the Year)
"Raise a glass to Sid Waddell's wit and warmth! ... An engaging biography of a much-loved tv voice ... packed throughout with little gems about Sid" (Telegraph)
"Touching" (The Times)
"Affectionate, funny" (Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year)
"A touching and laugh-out-loud tribute to the father he adored" (Eithne Farry Express)
"Extremely funny... Brilliant." (Birmingham Post)
"I adored this treble-top memoir of coal miner’s son, Cambridge graduate and inimitable darts commentator Sid Waddell by his sportswriter son. By turns fruity, funny and deeply touching, it teems with larger-than-life characters – and I don’t just mean the darts players. At its heart it’s a celebration of a vanished era, from the pits of County Durham and the early Wild West days of Yorkshire Television, to the boozy, smoky pre-arena spectacle that was darts. But most of all it’s a story about a father and a son, and the often tested but never broken bond between them." (Caroline Sanderson Bookseller)
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"A touching, funny, warm and readable tribute to a funny, warm and unreadable man!" (Stephen Fry)
"Warm, moving and humorous.... a paean to a way of life that has slowly slipped from view and people and places that linger now only as memories" (Yorkshire Post)
"A touching tribute to a man who transcended his sport" (Sunday Times, Sports Books of the Year)
"Raise a glass to Sid Waddell's wit and warmth! ... An engaging biography of a much-loved tv voice ... packed throughout with little gems about Sid" (Telegraph)
"Touching" (The Times)
"Affectionate, funny" (Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year)
"A touching and laugh-out-loud tribute to the father he adored" (Eithne Farry Express)
"Extremely funny... Brilliant." (Birmingham Post)
"I adored this treble-top memoir of coal miner’s son, Cambridge graduate and inimitable darts commentator Sid Waddell by his sportswriter son. By turns fruity, funny and deeply touching, it teems with larger-than-life characters – and I don’t just mean the darts players. At its heart it’s a celebration of a vanished era, from the pits of County Durham and the early Wild West days of Yorkshire Television, to the boozy, smoky pre-arena spectacle that was darts. But most of all it’s a story about a father and a son, and the often tested but never broken bond between them." (Caroline Sanderson Bookseller)
A warm, funny, sad memoir about the darts commentator Sid Waddell by his son, Dan.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A warm, funny, sad memoir about the darts commentator Sid Waddell by his son, Dan.As 'the voice of darts', the inimitable Sid Waddell helped transform it from an unfashionable pub game to a massively successful international sport. His uninhibited enthusiasm, classical allusions and memorable one-liners endeared him to millions. His son Dan Waddell grew up in this smoky, boozy world and witnessed Sid's turbulent journey from failed novelist and struggling TV producer to much-loved television personality.We Had Some Laughs is Dan's warm, moving and funny account of Sid's colourful life and career and a son's memories of an unconventional dad. It is also a celebration of a way of life and a story of loss - of people, places and times now gone or changed for ever. But, most of all, it's a story about fathers and sons, and the unshakeable bond between them. As the voice of darts, the inimitable Sid Waddell helped transform it from an unfashionable pub game to a massively successful international sport. His son Dan Waddell grew up in this smoky, boozy world and witnessed Sids turbulent journey from failed novelist and struggling TV producer to much-loved television personality. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780552172141
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