True stories of heroism, endurance & survival

Rescue Dogs

Following the success of A Dog a Day and Old Dogs, Sally Muir returns with an adorable collection of beautiful rescue dog portraits that will melt even the coldest of hearts.

The Travel Survival Guide: Get Smart, Stay Safe

The rewards you can reap from exploring this amazing planet are incalculable. Every year, more and more of us are discovering the joy, the excitement, the sheer sense of adventure in roaming the world.

The Travel Survival Guide: Get Smart, Stay Safe

The rewards you can reap from exploring this amazing planet are incalculable. Every year, more and more of us are discovering the joy, the excitement, the sheer sense of adventure in roaming the world.

Cycling's Strangest Tales

A quirky collection of true stories from the stranger side of cycling, including doughty Edwardian explorers, intrepid tightrope cyclists and a long-forgotten bike growing in a tree.

Horse Racing's Strangest Tales

Extraordinary but true stories from over 150 years of racing.

This hilarious, sideways look at horse racing vividly recounts many of the strangest moments and oddest incidents from over 150 years of the sport’s history.

Sailing's Strangest Tales

This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.

Motor Racing's Strangest Races

Since 1894, when motor racing’s colourful history began with a bang (and a banger!), drivers, racers and lunatics alike have

Rugby's Strangest Matches

Rugby fans will delight in this astonishing collection of outlandish stories from the past 150 years of the game. Here

Shooting's Strangest Days

Mad old colonels who took their trousers off before going elephant hunting, women poachers with terriers sewn into their underskirts,

Boxing's Strangest Fights

That boxing has always attracted colourful, larger-than-life figures is amply borne out by the bizarre collection of true stories gathered together in this fascinating book.

Thank You

BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live, the network’s flagship Saturday morning programme, has been on the air since 2006 and is

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