Books written by Quentin Falk

  • Television's Strangest Moments: Extraordinary But True Tales from the History of TV

    The 2004 event was no exception, with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake promising a dynamic duet. At the end of a flamboyant rendition of 'Rock Your Body', as the lyrics proclaimed 'gonna have you naked by the end of this song', ...

  • Charles Crichton

    His fearful demeanour is in marked contrast to the other boy, the ebullient Hans, played by Martin Stephens (incorrectly credited 'Stevens') in his film debut. Stephens would go on to become one of Britain's most successful child actors ...

  • Mr Midshipman VC: The Short Accident-Prone Life of George Drewry, Gallipoli Hero

    Of the thirty-nine Gallipoli Victoria Crosses arguably none was more deserved than the medal earned by George Leslie Drewry.At just 20, he was the first officer of the Royal Naval Reserve to get the nations premier award for valour when ...

  • Television's Strangest Moments

    From live TV suicide to Ricky Martin's disastrous candid camera-style episode involving a young female fan and several cans of dog food, 'Television's Strangest Moments' will keep you hooked when there's nothing worth watching on the box.

  • Anthony Hopkins: The Biography

    Outlines the rise of the Welsh-born actor, from his early career in theater and film to his current status as an Academy Award-winning superstar.

  • The Musical Milkman Murder - In the idyllic country village used to film Midsomer Murders, it was the real-life murder...

    fact, also over three weeks before Kate's death that Bailey had written to Miss Parsons, the photographer's assistant, who had lived at the same house in Bourne End, for some cyanide of potassium to tackle the wasps' nests in the wall ...

  • Charles Crichton

    This is the first book to offer a full account of Crichton's career, which spanned most of the twentieth century and can be seen as a microcosm of the British film industry itself.