Books by David Lloyd

David 'Bumble' Lloyd looks back at the great characters in the cricketing world who have inspired, entertained and amused him

Ludlow, England's iconic market town, has a new concise history, from its Anglo Saxon roots to today. Times of plague, tremendous wealth, royal connections, local quarrels and the Civil War.

What makes a successful presenter?How do you attract and engage your audience?How can you distinguish yourself to enjoy lasting success?How do you ensure your programme or podcast chimes with audiences in an ever more competitive world?Drawing on his forty years in radio and on fresh interviews with the leaders in their fields, David Lloyd shares tricks of the trade, and offers advanced insight into listener behaviour, illustrated with rich examples. Radio Secrets is a comprehensive guide to contemporary presentation and production techniques in all formats, from writing to delivery, across radio and podcasting.Read this book and gain insights into: Tight contemporary music presentation Generating the most engaging talk content Developing authenticity and likeability Handling double-acts, callers and contests Understanding the audience and keeping them listening Whether you are a newcomer or a seasoned performer, Radio Secrets is essential reading.

The latest unmissable volume of autobiography from David 'Bumble' Lloyd, author of Last in the Tin Bath.

Arc & Sill brings together all of david LLoyd's chapbooks from a 30-year period for his first full-length collection.

In addressing public and private conflicts and transnational borders, David Lloyd's new collection Warriors draws from myth, history, popular culture, family, the animal world, the environment while using an array of forms: the sestina, the parable, the lyric, the narrative, the poem sequence.

This is a 1950s story of a young man, Freddie Allard who leaves school at 15 to start a career on British Railways. Freddie has watched trains from an early age and has always wanted to work on the railway, now his dream has come true and he will be paid for it too!Freddie and the Steam Trains, Early Days, is the first book in the series that tells the story of the Authors early career starting as a steam train Cleaner.The oldest of two lads, post war, Freddie is used to hard work helping his Mother and Gran make the most of food rationing, and is striving to overcome a difficult relationship with his Father. However, having arranged to start on the Southern Region at Ashford he has a setback when his Father's work takes them away to Hertfordshire. His Father is opposed to him working on the railway, and wants Freddie to join him at as an apprentice at the De-Havilland Aircraft Factory. Freddie loves his Father but goes against his wishes as a friendly railway Clerk helps him to go to Watford Junction where he starts as a Cleaner on the London Midland Region.Follow Freddie's adventures as he starts work, is coached and nurtured, gains skills, knowledge and experience, overcomes mistakes, meets many railway characters, settles into the cleaning routine and other dirty jobs, learns the harsh discipline of railway life and overcomes his Father's opposition to his chosen career. During the next year he slowly learns about the railway and steam engines and, as he approaches 16, prepares for promotion to Passed Cleaner. The next book sees Freddie beginning training as a Fireman on the footplate, but that is another story.

Oliver thought he was just an average fellow, living an ordinary life. In the twilight days of a dystopian society, Oliver is just trying to make it through the day before it all falls apart. But when he crosses the border of life and death, his simple life – and that of every man, woman and child – takes on a whole new perspective.Desperate and alone, all he wants is to find the gateway back to his world. But evil is everywhere, and has its own plans for Oliver. Deep within the city, an unknown force is amassing a great legion for a dark purpose. At some point, these two will meet – and only one can enter the gateway.Oliver enlists the help of some odd travelling companions, including Alison, a woman who could be his sister, and the wild and enigmatic Towel, a small girl who is wise beyond her apparent years. Together they must embark upon an epic journey, one that will bring them face to face with what it means to be human.Souls of the living past are at war, causing the world to spiral towards an impending cataclysm that may bring life and death together for eternity. Will there be an end of graves for us all?

Beckett was deeply engaged with the visual arts and individual painters, including Jack B. Yeats, Bram van Velde, and Avigdor Arikha. In this monograph, David Lloyd explores what Beckett saw in their paintings.

The eagerly awaited autobiography of the hugely popular commentator and cricket enthusiast David 'Bumble' Lloyd

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of "e;Bumble"e;, the legendary SkySports cricket commentator who's one ball short of an over and delivers madcap moments galore in this ebullient, endearing and hilarious new book.David "e;Bumble"e; Lloyd is a legend in our living rooms, a genuine "e;good bloke"e; all cricket fans feel they know inside out because of his infectious, larger-than-life personality and that distinctive Lancashire burr.Bumble has become the one constant for passionate English fans in cricket's rapidly changing landscape. He has earned cult status as a commentator and pundit, with viewers loving his unerring dedication to the game's great fables.The World According to Bumble: Start the Car revels in the quirkier and humorous side of cricket, while offering behind-the-scenes action of Lloyd's years spent following cricket around the globe, from Accrington to Lahore.Bumble waxes lyrical on everything from the genius of Shane Warne to the merits of a Lancashire hotpot ... and the delights of finishing the day with a couple of pints and a curry.Enjoy the camaraderie that exists among the SkySports team - including former England captains Sir Ian Botham, Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and David Gower - and laugh out loud at the stories and anecdotes which have forged Bumble's character.Whether he is holding up play to retrieve lost balls from the top of sight-screens, or enacting mock pitch reports from car parks, Bumble is capable of stealing the limelight at all times.

This volume explores the remarkable convergence that took place between theories of the modern state and theories of culture from the end of the 18th century to the late 19th century.