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CHILDRENS' BOOKS. The 2nd book in this category has just been published and these will transport you into a world of malfunctioning and thoroughly nonsensical characters. To enter this section please click either of the covers - but be warned these pages could become addictive!
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Television appearances include the following : - Know your Place, (3 series) Angels, Seconds Out, A Soft Touch, Muck and Brass, The Golden Shot, The Knockers, The Original Alton Douglas, Nights at the Swan, Watch This Space, The Barmaids' Arms, Open University, Property Rites, Big Deal, Newshound, Murder of a Moderate Man, and "The Bretts."
Alton has appeared in virtually every major theatre in the U.K. (including the LONDON PALLADIUM ) and perfromed many hundreds of television warm-ups.
Radio Plays include Mr Peabody and the Beast, Troupers, The Family That Plays Together Stays Together, You Can't Judge a Book by Looking at the Cover, Sorry Goodbye and Get Stuffed, and the award-winning "Guernica."
Alton Douglas is probably best known as the author of several best-selling books and for the three years he was quizmaster and co-writer of the top-rated BBC Midlands TV series "KNOW YOUR PLACE." However, he has also been a TV and radio character actor, professional comedian, showbiz/jazz book and record reviewer, TV & radio commercial voice-over artist, 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards trombonist and the voice behind several cartoons and children's toys etc. Alton was also the archives and stills consultant for the centenary video, "Made in Birmingham."
This website aims to introduce you to the wide of range of books which he now produces, including some for children and to share his many memories of working in the entertainment world and growing up and living in Birmingham, a place so special to many people.
Alton's wife Jo plays a very important part in all the activities of the business and together they have designed this site to be as user-friendly as possible..
LOCAL HISTORY BOOKS. Since 1981 Alton has sold over 450,000 books. These cover Birmingham, Coventry, and the Black Country. To go to this section and explore the many pages of information on all of these books, please click on any of the covers below.
My biography unearthed a whole fund of new stories, too many to publish in one book. So - with the emphasis on fun and entertainment I now present this collection of the humorous, curious and downright strange happenings that have enriched my life.
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NEW ! JUST PUBLISHED OCTOBER 2009.
I know, I know, I can’t believe it either – it’s half a century since the fifties came to an end! Now the decade has really become part of our history. To celebrate we’ve prepared a veritable feast for you. With a starter consisting of evocative old advertisements and posters; a main course of the street scenes you all love and as a sweet, a liberal helping of faces, some famous and some not so famous, it’s time to indulge yourself. So, pour yourself a cup of coffee and prepare to wallow in a scrumptious collection of tasty memorabilia.
Incidentally, just to dispel any doubts you may have (after all this is our fourth book on the fifties) we work flat out to ensure that all the ingredients in our offerings are fresh, i.e. none of them have ever been on our menu before. That means you’re getting well over 300 items at a mouth-watering price. Anyway, I think that’s enough references to food, you must be hungry by now!
Oh, just one more thing. I forgot to mention the appetiser – the cover pictures – the front has a super shot of New Street, from Stephenson Place to the Times building and on the back, the much loved Aston Hippodrome. Wow! Pass the Alka Seltzer!
The most fun you can have for £2.95!
The perfect present for anyone who likes to be entertained.
Funny and fascinating tales from Alton's career in Comedy, Music and Books.
This page was last updated: November 1, 2009
The book that everyone is talking about
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Here is a list of just some of the people, places and events pictured in my latest book.
Dale End, Moor Street, Masshouse Lane, Stratford Road Sparkhill, Grand Hotel, Navigation Street, Martineau Street, Yardley Wood Garage, Kings Norton Youth Fellowship, Bolton Road Small Heath, Lifford Locks, Baskerville House, Empire Theatre Hurst Street, Tralavia, Patricia Grey, Birmingham Speedway Team, Bath Street, Sparkhill Police Station, Handsworth Park, Bourneville Lane, Acocks Green, Colmore Row, Winchurch Bros. Ltd., Birmingham Reference Library, Raddlebarn Road Selly Oak, Lancaster Street floods, Lichfield Road Aston, Hubert Road, Exeter Road, Three Magpies Bowling Club, Percy Shurmer, Hagley Road West, Caroline Street, Regent Place, Newton Street, Pete Murray, Birmingham City F.C, Regent Parade, Chester Road Erdington, Irving Street Edgbaston, Northwood Street, St Helen's Passage, Drayton Road, Charles Henry Street, Shaftmoor Lane Acocks Green, Slade Road Erdington, Gordon Hillock Road, Bishopgate Street, Warstone Lane, Thompson Passage.
Just back in print - this book contains a wealth of material illustrating how Birmingham shops and their facades have evolved over the years .
Our "decade" series will delight readers of all ages - pure nostalgia for anyone with an interest in Birmingham.
Over the years we have not just concentrated on Birmingham - other areas have also featured in our extensive list of publications.
Books to enjoy forever.
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Each month we present a different image from one of our books, can you name the place? Click on the picture to see the answer.
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The co-author of my Biography, Shirley Thompson, has a new book out - ADRIFT IN PARADISE - a novel which is full of twists and turns and which will keep you guessing right until the very end!
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This is Paradise ?
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