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|title=Hello
|author=Leslie Phillips
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|pages=344
|publisher=Orion
|date=August 2006
|isbn=0752868896
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I did wonder if I was going to like this book. I'm never that keen on autobiographies as they inevitably put the best possible spin on a life and rarely tell the whole truth. I discovered too that Leslie Phillips was 'helped' in the writing of the book by Peter Burden who assisted John Francome and Jenny Pitman with their novels. That filled me with less than enthusiasm. Then, as I started reading, I realised that there was quite an emphasis on sex and I didn't particularly want to wade through a recounting of someone's sexual exploits.
If you've any interest in the world of theatre, television and radio in the period after the Second World War then I think that you'll find this book fascinating. It's well-written and very easy reading. As for the sexual content, I did find it a little much. It's not that I'm a prude, but I did think that there were details there which a gentleman wouldn't repeat and it was probably the only thing which disappointed me about the book.
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|name=Jill
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|comment=Blinkety heck, you're an evil woman! What details?! Gorsh. I'm dying to know now.
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|comment=A thoroughly enjoyable read. Once I started reading it I coudn't put it down. I found the whole book highly entertaining and it gave a great insight to his life. I enjoy reading biographies and some are quite disappointing i.e.( Mae West, It Ain't No Sin) Quite a few laugh out loud moments. I would highly recommend it.
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