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- Author
- Gordon Griffin
- Narrator
- Gordon Griffin
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 10 December 2020
- Run Time
- 6 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
"Not simply a reader but an artist of the spoken word" AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE
"Gordon Griffin, an entire acting company in one person" AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE
“Witty and moving memoir of how a working-class boy becomes THE voice of the spoken word. Honest and vivid account plus excellent advice for those of us who work with words.” MIRIAM MARGOLYES
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- Author
- Gordon Griffin
- Narrator
- Gordon Griffin
- Duration
- 6 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 December 2020
- ISBN
- 9781004028245
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Biography: arts and entertainment
Synopsis
How did a fishmonger's son from Tyneside, growing up in the 1950s with a Geordie accent, become the person who recorded over 900 audiobooks and received an MBE from the queen in the Birthday Honours of 2017. This 'charming', 'entertaining' and 'heart-warming' memoir answers that question."Not simply a reader but an artist of the spoken word" AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE"Gordon Griffin, an entire acting company in one person" AUDIOFILE MAGAZINE“Witty and moving memoir of how a working-class boy becomes THE voice of the spoken word. Honest and vivid account plus excellent advice for those of us who work with words.” MIRIAM MARGOLYES
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