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Private Eye: The 60 Yearbook is a history of the last 60 years, as seen by Britain's first, most successful and indeed only fortnightly satirical magazine. From the Beatles to Brexit, JFK to Trump, the Moon landings to the Mars landings, it tells the story of the past six decades as they were recorded in the Eye's pages. The news stories you remember - and plenty you may have forgotten - are retold in cartoons, covers and the magazine's legendary spoofs as well as extensive extracts from some of its best-loved features like Mrs Wilson's Diary, Dear Bill and The Secret Diary of John Major. It is also the story of the headlines Private Eye made itself, from the earliest stirrings of investigative journalism exposing the Poulson Scandal and Ronan Point, through major miscarriages of justice like the Stephen Lawrence case and the Lockerbie cover-up and national scandals that have cost the country billions in dodgy PFI contracts, government cock-ups and secret sweetheart tax deals. Inside are the stories that led to the fall of two cabinet ministers, countless corrupt business figures and even the official in charge of making sure everyone else in Whitehall's behaviour was above board. It includes writing by such satirical giants as Peter Cook, Richard Ingrams, Craig Brown, Auberon Waugh and Ian Hislop, and pictures by some of the world's best cartoonists including Michael Heath, Gerald Scarfe, Nick Newman, Willie Rushton, Robert Thompson and Ken Pyne.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrivate Eye Productions LTD.
ISBN-139781901784695
eBay Product ID (ePID)4049053507
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePrivate Eye: the 60 Yearbook
Publication Year2021
SubjectGovernment
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories, Humor
AuthorAdam Macqueen
Dimensions
Item Height260 mm
Item Width210 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorAdam Macqueen
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAdam Macqueen