Full name: Going to Sea in a Sieve: The Autobiography

Author: Danny Baker Year: 2012 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Non Fiction, Music, Humor Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780297863403 9781780228778 0297863401 1780228775

Danny Baker was born in Deptford, South East London in June 1957, and from an early age was involved in magazine journalism, with the founding of fanzine Sniffin' Glue alongside friend Mark Perry. From there he moved to documentary series for LWT and over the years worked on a variety of quiz shows (Win, Lose or Draw, Pets Win Prizes, TV Heroes), as well two television commercials which made him a household name--Daz and Mars Bars. With a number of guest appearences on comedy shows such as Have I Got News For You, Shooting Stars, and Room 101, Danny has also presented on BBC Radio since 1989. Most recently he presents a weekday show on BBC London 94.9 and a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live. This book charts Danny's showbiz career, the highs and lows, and everything in between, including the accusation that he killed Bob Marley. Similar books: My Song by Harry Belafonte A Natural Woman by Carole King Dear Fatty by Dawn French Set the Boy Free by Johnny Marr Tommyland by Tommy Lee 700 Sundays by Billy Crystal Waylon by Waylon Jennings M Train by Patti Smith Falling Towards England by Clive James Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda Between a Heart and a Rock Place by Pat Benatar Rickles' Book by Don Rickles May Week Was In June by Clive James Nerd Do Well by Simon Pegg Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman Bossypants by Tina Fey This Is Gonna Hurt by Nikki Sixx Moonwalk by Michael Jackson White Line Fever by Lemmy Kilmister