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Take a trip down memory lane with the memoir from national TV treasure John Craven, as he recounts both the highs and lows of one of the longest entertaining careers in history, and the people and animals that have helped to shape it.

''Magical memoirs. A BBC legend. A broadcasting icon. The best bits from cub reporter to Countryfile'' Daily Mail

He began by reading the front page of the evening newspaper in the kitchen to his mother and aunt.

Since then, he''s spoken to the nation on the BBC almost every week for more than half a century and is one of the most-beloved broadcasters of our time.

Presenter of treasured programmes Newsround, Countryfile and Swap Shop, John brought us the headlines and breaking news of our childhood and later helped us discover the magic and wonder of the British countryside.

Now, in his first ever autobiography, he recounts a life in news, his childhood, the great impact that the absence of

Trade Review
Magical memoirs. A BBC legend. A broadcasting icon. The best bits from cub reporter to Countryfile . . . his early career sounds like a riot * Daily Mail *
From his Yorkshire childhood to his television career from Newsround to Countryfile, the presenter tells his story * Radio Times *
In this heart-warming and entertaining memoir Craven, now regarded as somewhat of a national treasure, recounts the high and low points of his career and the people, family and animals that have shaped his life * Surrey Life *
Five hundred and eighty two minutes worth of pure heaven await in this down-to-earth first memoir of journalist, broadcaster and national treasure John Craven * Sunday Post (on the audiobook) *
The much-loved Newsround and Countryfile presenter in his own words for the first time * Eastern Daily Press *
Amusing and insightful. Thoroughly enjoyable * Sorted Magazine *

Headlines and Hedgerows

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 20/02/2020
    ISBN13: 9781405932691, 978-1405932691
    ISBN10: 1405932694

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Take a trip down memory lane with the memoir from national TV treasure John Craven, as he recounts both the highs and lows of one of the longest entertaining careers in history, and the people and animals that have helped to shape it.

    ''Magical memoirs. A BBC legend. A broadcasting icon. The best bits from cub reporter to Countryfile'' Daily Mail

    He began by reading the front page of the evening newspaper in the kitchen to his mother and aunt.

    Since then, he''s spoken to the nation on the BBC almost every week for more than half a century and is one of the most-beloved broadcasters of our time.

    Presenter of treasured programmes Newsround, Countryfile and Swap Shop, John brought us the headlines and breaking news of our childhood and later helped us discover the magic and wonder of the British countryside.

    Now, in his first ever autobiography, he recounts a life in news, his childhood, the great impact that the absence of

    Trade Review
    Magical memoirs. A BBC legend. A broadcasting icon. The best bits from cub reporter to Countryfile . . . his early career sounds like a riot * Daily Mail *
    From his Yorkshire childhood to his television career from Newsround to Countryfile, the presenter tells his story * Radio Times *
    In this heart-warming and entertaining memoir Craven, now regarded as somewhat of a national treasure, recounts the high and low points of his career and the people, family and animals that have shaped his life * Surrey Life *
    Five hundred and eighty two minutes worth of pure heaven await in this down-to-earth first memoir of journalist, broadcaster and national treasure John Craven * Sunday Post (on the audiobook) *
    The much-loved Newsround and Countryfile presenter in his own words for the first time * Eastern Daily Press *
    Amusing and insightful. Thoroughly enjoyable * Sorted Magazine *

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