Ben Elton je známy svojím prenikavým a vtipným pohľadom na spoločnosť, ktorý s pozoruhodnou presnosťou zachytáva vo svojich dielach. Jeho písanie sa vyznačuje satirickým ostrovtipom a schopnosťou prepletať humor s hlbšími spoločenskými komentármi, čím vytvára diela, ktoré sú súčasne pobavujúce aj podnetné na zamyslenie. Elton si vydobyl uznanie za svoj inovatívny prístup k písaniu, ktorý sa premieta tak do jeho divadelných hier, ako aj do jeho medzinárodne úspešných románov. Jeho jedinečný štýl a neochvejný zmysel pre iróniu z neho robia nezameniteľného rozprávača.
"Jeden dom. Desať súťažiacich. Tridsať kamier. Štyridsať mikrofónov. Prežije len jeden." Toto je slogan televízneho programu Domáce väzenie.
Vtipná, dynamická paródia spisovateľa Bena Eltona na tzv. reality show, na seriály, v ktorých uzavretú skupinu ľudí dňom i nocou neúprosne špehujú desiatky kamier a mikrofónov, spred ktorých niet úniku.
Napriek ustavičnej kontrole sa stane vražda. Ako sa to mohlo stať? Ako to, že nikto nič nepočul a nevidel? A koho to vlastne zabili?
By the television comedy writer of Black Adder and The Young Ones, this is an ecological disaster novel written with humour but containing an underlying seriousness. His first novel was Stark.
The international bestseller that inspired the movie "Maybe Baby. Birds do it. Bees do it. Why can't Sam and Lucy? When Lucy first suggested they make a baby, Sam was gung ho --after all, sleeping with his wife is one of Sam's favorite things to do. Then out came the thermometers, followed by the holistic home remedies -- not to mention some humiliating bouts with specimen jars. Soon Lucy's demands are driving Sam out of his mind. That is, until Sam conceives a plan of his own: He'll write a screenplay based on his and Lucy's poignant (and often uproarious) efforts to conceive a child. It could be a big hit. It might even make Sam's career. Or cost him his marriage . . . From the award-winning author of Popcorn and Blast from the Past comes this hilarious and heartbreaking new novel --a provocative two-sided look at one couple's inconceivable dilemma. From sperm that swim backward to aromatherapy run amok, procreation for Lucy and Sam has turned into a grisly little war. But if Lucy feels barren as the Sahara, and Sam thinks his gay friends will be fathers before he is, they're about to have yet another problem on their hands: saving the love that once was everything they had. . . .
It S Two Fifteen A.M., You Re In Bed Alone And You Re Woken By The Phone.Your Eyes Are Wide And Your Body Tense Before It Has Completed So Much As A Single Ring. And As You Wake, In The Tiny Moment Between Sleep And Consciousness, You Know Already That Something Is Wrong.Only Someone Bad Would Call At Such An Hour. Or Someone Good, But With Bad News, Which Would Probably Be Worse.You Lie There In The Darkness And Wait For The Answer Machine To Kick In. Your Own Voice Sounds Strange As It Tells You That Nobody Is There But That A Message Can Be Left.You Feel Your Heart Beat. You Listen. And Then You Hear The One Voice In The World You Least Expect . . . Your Very Own Blast From The Past.
The complete Blackadder scripts by Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, Rowan Atkinson and John Lloyd. Twenty-six years ago, Edmund Blackadder made his first appearance on our screens. Comedy has never been the same since (nor indeed has history). Gathered here - in this twenty-sixth anniversary commemorative edition - are the complete scripts of Blackadder's adventures and, mostly, misadventures. Blackadder, Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third and Blackadder Goes Forth. Every word, every lie, every cunning plan and cock-up. From medieval nastiness, through Elizabethan and Regency glory, to the mud and sautéed rats of the First World War, Blackadder and his oafish underling Baldrick can be most definitely blamed for ruining England's reputation as a country with a great history. This historical record has been set down by Mr Richard Curtis, Mr Ben Elton, Mr Rowan Atkinson and Mr John Lloyd. Richard Curtis is the writer/director behind Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and The Boat That Rocked) and Ben Elton is the bestselling author and writer of The Young Ones, The Man From Auntie and The Thin Blue Line. The character of Blackadder was played by Rowan Atkinson, who is the star of the Mr Bean TV series and films, and Johnny English. The four Blackadder series, produced by John Lloyd, won numerous BAFTAs and also an EMMY.
This does indeed deserve comparisons with Blackadder Radio TimesA knockabout,
well-researched take on the working and domestic life of Shakespeare. William
Shakespeare - brought to life on screen by the inimitable David Mitchell - is
at the start of his career.
Berlin 1920 Two babies are born. Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood. As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship and love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the brothers are faced with an unimaginable choice....Which one of them will survive? Ben Elton's most personal novel to date,Two Brothers transports the reader to the time of history's darkest hour.
