Stick it up your Punter. The Rise and Fall of the Sun

Peter Chippendale and Chris Horrie

ISBN 10: 074930961X / ISBN 13: 9780749309619

Published by Mandarin, 1992

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. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 380 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact, but spine sun faded. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Communications & Media; . ISBN: 074930961X. ISBN/EAN: 9780749309619. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 028580.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stick it up your Punter. The Rise and Fall of the Sun
• Publisher: Mandarin
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 074930961X
• ISBN 13: 9780749309619
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Communications & Media

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Synopsis

The 1980s was the best of times and the worst of times for the British tabloid press. Locked in a vicious war for readers it was a time when the phrase "anything goes" never seemed so apt. Privacy was invaded, stories made up and toes well and truly trodden on as Fleet Street's finest embarked on a period which, arguably, saw some of the best and worst reporting in the history of British journalism. And the paper that emerged from the contest with its head and shoulders way above the rest was the Sun . In Stick It Up Your Punter! , ex-national newspapermen Peter Chippindale and Chris Horrie take a behind the scenes look at the operations of the Sun and it's lewd, crude and brilliant editor Kelvin McKenzie. In the main, it's a tale of high farce as Chippindale and Horrie explain the truth behind stories including the rescue of a death-bound donkey from Spain and the infamous "Gotcha!" and "Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster" headlines. This humour is tempered, however, by more serious stories including the libel actions of Elton John and Jeffrey Archer against the paper. For anyone interested in the social history of Britain and the rise and fall of tabloid journalism this book is completely unsurpassed in it's depth and coverage. For those seeking light entertainment and Carry On style humour, there's plenty here to keep you amused. Stick It Up Your Punter is the finest book on British tabloid journalism ever written.

About the Author

Peter Chippindale was born in 1945. He began writing seriously as a front page investigative journalist on the Guardian. He then went on to make documentaries for London Weekend Television before leaving to concentrate on his writing. He is the author or co-author of more than a dozen non-fiction books, including the critically acclaimed trilogy on the media industry - Disaster!, Dished! and Stick It Up Your Punter! - the latter recently republished. Laptop of the Gods is Peter's second work of fiction following Mink. He has three young children and lives with his wife Susie near the sea in Cornwall. Chris Horrie is the author of six successful books, including the bestselling STICK IT UP YOUR PUNTER! and LIVE TV. He is a former national newspaper and magazine journalist and editor, TV producer, lecturer and academic.