Keep on Running
A Memoir
Published on 20. April 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-914913-65-5 (ISBN)
Description
Bursting with hilarious anecdotes and moving personal stories, Andy Armitage's gripping and intelligent memoir, 'Keep on Running', takes you on the rollercoaster ride of his journey as a theatre and TV writer, teacher and lecturer.
Andy takes you behind the scenes as the writer of five plays on the London and Edinburgh Fringes, five single award-winning BBC dramas, series for ITV and Channel 4 and as chief writer on Prince Edward's only foray into drama, 'Annie's Bar', currently available on All4, as well as a year on' Coronation Street' and 'The Bill'. You accompany Andy on his research journeys, Interrailing round Europe, investigating football violence in Germany, interviewing passengers and crew of a cruise ship and riding a meat lorry in the hope of being attacked by French farmers.
Andy takes you behind the scenes as the writer of five plays on the London and Edinburgh Fringes, five single award-winning BBC dramas, series for ITV and Channel 4 and as chief writer on Prince Edward's only foray into drama, 'Annie's Bar', currently available on All4, as well as a year on' Coronation Street' and 'The Bill'. You accompany Andy on his research journeys, Interrailing round Europe, investigating football violence in Germany, interviewing passengers and crew of a cruise ship and riding a meat lorry in the hope of being attacked by French farmers.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canterbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
15 black and white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 128 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914913-65-5 (9781914913655)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Andy has had an extensive career as a writer and a parallel career as a schoolteacher, further and adult education lecturer, university teacher trainer and Ofsted inspector. He is the author/co-author of two handbooks for vocational learners and ten education texts supporting the training of teachers, lecturers, mentors and coaches. He lives with wife Alison in a village in Kent with a hop field around the corner.
Content
Chapter 1 - The daffodil competition 5
Chapter 2 - The 18 to (almost) 30 adventures 53
Chapter 3 - Around the Fringe with Adrian 92
Chapter 4 - Keep On Running 115
Chapter 5 - You couldn't make it up 160
Chapter 6 - Around the millennium 182
Chapter 7 - Annie's Bar 213
Chapter 8 - The ones that got away 231
Chapter 9 - Those who can, do... 261
Chapter 2 - The 18 to (almost) 30 adventures 53
Chapter 3 - Around the Fringe with Adrian 92
Chapter 4 - Keep On Running 115
Chapter 5 - You couldn't make it up 160
Chapter 6 - Around the millennium 182
Chapter 7 - Annie's Bar 213
Chapter 8 - The ones that got away 231
Chapter 9 - Those who can, do... 261