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Join Ben Baker for a rustle through the selection box of stars, genres, movies, cliches, one-offs and programmes that made up the 20th century Christmas TV experience. From the obvious to the ridiculous, these are the British telly things which made us feel festive with everything from Noel Edmonds' seasonal sweaters, the rise and rise of Del Boy and the Trotters, The Box of Delights and other children's classics, music from The Beatles to B*Witched, the madness of the Muppets, the Queen's greatest hits, game show giveaways, how the UK celebrated New Year on the small screen and every major Christmas Day movie from 1960 to 1999. Plus lots more.

Christmas invariably means excess - be it through food, drink or television. Whether it's Morecambe and Wise recreating Singin' In The Rain, the Trotters dressed as the Dynamic Duo or EastEnders running over a baby for light relief, TV is our very pal throughout the entire turkey and tinsel period. This book pays tribute to forty years of festive programmes with over 250 viewed and reviewed in mini-essays by Ben Baker.Alongside the classics there's the likes of Kid Creole's strange post-watershed musical about racism, Roland Rat going to Switzerland, Skeletor learning the true meaning of Christmas, Doctor Who's original spin-off, The Bee Gees teaming up with Frankie Howerd for a medieval comedy and Feargal Sharkey having a nightmare on a Concorde whilst the Krankies watch on in helpless bemusement high above the Telecom Tower. Plus much much more."Ben Baker's Festive Double Issue takes us back to the simpler times before the boom of multi-channel TV, covering the forty year period from 1955 to 1995 when Christmas TV was truly a shared national experience....Baker writes wittily but informatively throughout. This is a subject that he obviously knows a great deal about but what shines through is a love for the subject. Although at times he's slightly irreverent about the programmes he's covering, there's still a deep love for the subject matter." - Simon Hart, We Are Cult

Telling the story of the nineties through the TV that we watched and the people who made it, this is a kiss under the mistletoe with the shows the defined a nation and a fumble with the things that fell through the cracks. From "Bullseye" to B*Witched, Ben Baker takes a nostalgic potter through the past whilst documenting its impact on the present. Its an era where we said "Eh-oh" to the Teletubbies and goodbye to the Trotters, Noel Edmonds was everywhere and people nervously waited out the Millennium and the end of times it would inevitably bring. A time where mobile phones, the internet and DVD were becoming an affordable reality yet co-existed in a world where Bamboozle on Teletext, the Funfax and VHS cassette labels marked in red ink "MUM'S TAPE - SOLDIER SOLDIER - DO NOT TOUCH" were still a regular sight in many homes. It was the nineties and it feels like it happened only two minutes ago and simultaneously in another lifetime. Lets escape the present together, shall we?

A look at the Biblical power Christians are supposed to possess, how to get it, how to use it and why we can't access the power

A walk on the funny side of Ben Baker's blog. Sit down, take a load off and have a laugh or hundred.

A comprehensive look at the gun control debate with plenty of qualified references. Using logic, rational thought and poorly enforced existing laws, Ben Baker cuts down the gun control argument.

This book was written with three distinct audiences in mind: - Leaders and future leaders- Sales teams- Those entering or re-entering the workforceThough these audiences will read this book through different lenses, the objective for all is the same - to help you understand, codify, and communicate what your value is to others, and that is your POWERFUL PERSONAL BRAND Whether you are developing or cementing your leadership skills, new to the workforce or wanting to influence others to close more business, your desire should be to confidently communicate your uniqueness, so that others listen, understand, and are compelled to engage.Through a series of questions and examples, you will gain the skills to understand who you are, what you believe and why others find you valuable.In the end, the intention is for you to use this knowledge to build upon your continued success.