JACK HARGREAVES: A PORTRAIT. By Paul Peacock.

2006 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 240mm). Pp256. B/w photographs. Green boards, spine titled in gilt.

Through his weekly television series, Out of Town, Jack Hargreaves presented a way of life that was rapidly disappearing. But the well known face in front of the camera had a fascinating past which included working for advertising agencies in London. His heart, though, lay very much in the country and it is that for which he is now so well known and loved. Chapters include: A country boy; The war years; Moving on; Moving out; The early television years; The Outof Town years; The boardroom broadcaster; High expectations Ask the experts; a Jack of all trades; Jack speaks out; What ever happened to Jack?; Jack's mail bag; Listings of the Out of Town broadcasts.