{"product_id":"9781448114078","title":"A Further Slice Of Johnners","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Brian Johnston was a schoolboy, his reports were full of phrases such as 'talks too much in school' and 'apt to be a buffoon'. Later millions of radio listeners would be delighted to discover that some things never changed! Johnners brought his unique wit and personal charm to an enormous range of BBC radio and television programmes for nearly 50 years, from \u003ci\u003eIn Town Tonight \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDown Your Way \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eTest Match Special\u003c\/i\u003e. After Brian died in 1994, Christopher Martin-Jenkins wrote: 'It is hard to believe that anyone in the history of broadcasting has induced such widespread affection'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Further Slice of Johnners \u003c\/i\u003ecovers Brian's early days, from his childhood in Hertfordshire and his schooldays at Eton and Oxford to his job in the family coffee business in the City and his service with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War. There is also a selection of the most memorable characters and locations from his fifteen years on the Radio Four programme \u003ci\u003eDown Your Way. \u003c\/i\u003eFinally there is a collection of Brian's popular 'View From the Boundary' interviews on \u003ci\u003eTest Match Special\u003c\/i\u003e, including fascinating conversations with Eric Idle, John Major and Peter O'Toole.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140281516272,"sku":"9781448114078","price":14.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781448114078_p0.jpg?v=1763826182","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781448114078","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}