Things Ain’t What They Used To Be

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780751542066

Price: £9.99

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Were the 70s and 80s all they were cracked up to be? Or have we never had it so good? Philip Glenister – one of our best-loved actors – takes a swig of Babycham, jumps on his space hopper, and heads off down memory lane to find out.

Which Bond was better – Roger Moore or Daniel Craig? Was life better when we were served lashings of gravy, instead of a ‘drizzle of jus’? And – most important of all – have Curly Wurlys really got smaller, or have we all just got bigger?

Philip Glenister’s Things Ain’t What They Used to Be is a hilarious and affectionate look at the good, the bad and the ugly from three very different decades, that will have you laughing (and cringing) with recognition. If you’re going on a nostalgia trip, you couldn’t ask for a better guide.

Reviews

Hang on to your Sodastream, your Finger of Fudge and your camel coats, this ride on the Nostalgia Express is so funny even Gene Hunt might crack a smile
Daily Record