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Ticket to the World
- Author
- Martin Kemp
- Narrator
- Martin Kemp, Colin Mace
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 8 December 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Cultural studies: dress and society, Popular culture, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships, Age groups: adolescents, Social groups: clubs and societies
- Rating
- 3.0 (2 reviews)
What to expect
Ticket to the World is a joyous, nostalgic celebration of 80s culture from one man at the centre of it all.
New Year’s Eve, 1979. My family and I stand arm in arm around our Formica kitchen table, counting down to the new decade with each televised chime of Big Ben. We have no idea what is about to hit us, no idea of the seismic waves of change approaching.
The 80s transformed life as we knew it. Music, style and culture exploded in a haze of dayglo colour. There were hardships, but there were opportunities too. And I lived through – and helped to shape – Britain’s last real youth movement.
Ticket to the World is my time-warp trip down memory lane, reliving that truly unforgettable decade. Join me as I recall what it was like to lead the New Romantics, stay up all night at the Blitz with Sade and Boy George, travel the world with Spandau Ballet and contribute to the era-defining Live Aid.
So, grab that glass of Babycham and let’s toast the very best of the 80s: the creativity and the culture, the fashion and the FUN!
Critics Review
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‘A brilliant storyteller’ – James O’Brien
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‘Celebrates the 80s as the decade that made him’ – Guardian
User Reviews
Book 3.0
Narration 3.0
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1.0 1.0
I was really disappointed with this book. Loved Spandau Ballet all my life I was looking forward to hearing the story of their journey. The narrator is so boring and monotone that I could not listen to the book for more than a couple of chapters.
All audiobooks should be narrated by the authors .suey 2023-03-10
Details
- Author
- Martin Kemp
- Narrator
- Martin Kemp, Colin Mace
- Duration
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 December 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008586072
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Memoirs, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Cultural studies: dress and society, Popular culture, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships, Age groups: adolescents, Social groups: clubs and societies
- Rating
- 3.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 3.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Ticket to the World is a joyous, nostalgic celebration of 80s culture from one man at the centre of it all. New Year’s Eve, 1979. My family and I stand arm in arm around our Formica kitchen table, counting down to the new decade with each televised chime of Big Ben. We have no idea what is about to hit us, no idea of the seismic waves of change approaching. The 80s transformed life as we knew it. Music, style and culture exploded in a haze of dayglo colour. There were hardships, but there were opportunities too. And I lived through – and helped to shape – Britain’s last real youth movement. Ticket to the World is my time-warp trip down memory lane, reliving that truly unforgettable decade. Join me as I recall what it was like to lead the New Romantics, stay up all night at the Blitz with Sade and Boy George, travel the world with Spandau Ballet and contribute to the era-defining Live Aid. So, grab that glass of Babycham and let’s toast the very best of the 80s: the creativity and the culture, the fashion and the FUN!
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