From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world – a tale of politics and passion, immigration and romance.
A quirky collection of true stories from the weird and wonderful world of Shakespearean theatre, featuring distinguished actors falling off stages, fluffed lines, performances in the dark, and why you must never, ever say the name of that Scottish play, especially if you are Peter O'Toole.
Monty Python rides again. Those malicious rumours that they were washed up, pooped out, time expired (usually started by them) simply aren't true.
How did Leonardo DiCaprio become a hero on The Beach?
Why would the Droids lode control in Star Wars?
What persuaded Mad Max to become Hamlet?
Who made Long John Silver's parrot dread Treasure Island?
When was there a curse on The Exorcist?
From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world – a tale of politics and passion, immigration and romance. The Tango was the cornerstone of Argentine culture, and has lasted for more than a hundred years, popular today in America, Japan and Europe.
Ever since John Logie Baird first publicly demonstrated this now all-pervasive
medium in his small Soho laboratory, the history of television has been littered
with remarkable but true tales of the unexpected.
Ranging from bizarre stories of actors’ shenanigans to strange but true
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