Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Ba..., Hunter Davies
Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Ba..., Hunter Davies
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Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans
My Search for Britain's Maddest Museums

Author: Hunter Davies

Narrator: Richard Burnip

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Virgin Digital

Published: 03/10/2011

Synopsis

'I am fascinated by people turning their daft dreams into a reality. How did they do it and why?'

Driven by his own passion for collecting Hunter Davies has packed his notepad and set off in search of Britain's maddest museums. As he explores these hidden gems he soon discovers that they are everywhere and that they celebrate just about everything, from lawnmowers in Southport to pencils in Keswick.

But as Hunter travels up and down the country he comes to realise that it isn't only the collections that are fascinating, it's also the people who have put them together. Whether they're a man who loves his Heinz so much he's changed his name to Captain Beany or a kleptomaniac Vintage Radio buff, these eccentric collectors are Britain's finest and could live in no other country in the world.

Once you discover these museums and get to know their curators, Great Britain won't look quite the same again...

About Hunter Davies

Hunter Davies was at the heart of London culture in the Swinging Sixties, becoming close friends with The Beatles, and especially Sir Paul McCartney. He has been writing bestselling books, as well as widely read columns for major newspapers and magazines, for over fifty years. He lives in London and was married to the author Margaret Forster.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sooz888 on March 31, 2016

Wonderful!......more

Goodreads review by Plum-crazy on May 25, 2018

Well this must certainly hold the record for "The Book That Has Taken Me the Longest To Read"....23/07/16 & finished 24/05/18 - phew!! I love the concept of this book, investigating Britain's maddest museums & have read books on a similar theme before. There's certainly a wide range of interesting.........more

Goodreads review by Julian on June 28, 2019

Quirky and offbeat, with a little eccentricity, obsession and oddity thrown in for good measure, this is a delightful collection of museum reviews from a tour around the UK. Based on the author's premise that his own collections might tempt him to open a museum of his own, he sets out to visit a few......more

Goodreads review by Ruth on May 22, 2021

Delightful! Quirky and informative. Easy to read. I really enjoyed Hunter's writing style.......more

Goodreads review by Stuart on September 08, 2012

I thought that this was a great idea for a book, but the execution wasn't as succesful as it could have been. It started off with a tour of a fan museum which wasn't really particularly quirky making it an odd choice for the first chapter in the book. Some of the other chapters are great though; it'......more

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Affable, curious, unpretentious, never dull, Hunter is one of the most agreeable egomaniacs I know Michael Palin

I love Hunter to bits, and he cannot write a boring line Jilly Cooper

Only Hunter Davies, the sage of the Lake District, could have come up with the worst idea yet for a book - Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans. Only Hunter Davies could have made it irresistible and have publishers all over Britain asking themselves why they didn't think of it. Stand by for a rash of clones. Meanwhile, buy it and read it Michael Grade

Only Hunter Davies could write a book called Behind the Scenes at the Museum of Baked Beans and only Hunter Davies could make it as entertaining, informative and whimsical as this Alastair Campbell

This is "show and tell" on a grand scale. The bizarre world of weird and wonderful collections and hoardings laid bare by our own national treasure, Hunter Davies. Delicious Helena Kennedy

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