Matt Baker Books

Chart the course of history through the ages with this collection of oversize foldout charts and timelines.Timeline of World History  is a unique work of visual reference from the founders of the Useful Charts website that puts the world's kingdoms, empires, and civilizations in context with one another. A giant wall chart shows the timelines and key events for each region of the world, and four additional foldout charts display the history of the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa and the Middle East. Packed with maps, diagrams, and images, this book captures the very essence of our shared history. 

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of "Headlines and Hedgerows" by John Craven. In this, his first memoir, John recounts his childhood, the high-points and low-points of on e of the longest, entertaining careers in history, and the people, family and animals in his own life which have shaped it. Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, John showed an early interest in newspapers when, aged 11, he wrote the 'Grimthorpe Street Gazette': a one-page paper detailing the latest goings-on in his street. It was a short-lived enterprise, not least as he only had one copy of it (which he charged neighbours a penny to borrow and read). It was whilst working at the Yorkshire Post that he heard of a new opening at the BBC - a move that was to change his life forever. . . Throughout the 1970s and 80s, John was, to children and parents alike, a friendly guide to the big wide world and to adulthood, breaking such news as the Challenger shuttle disaster in 1986 on Newsround. Since then, having presented Countryfile from across the breadth of Britain, John has introduced us to the people. landscapes and animals which make it so special. He has done for our countryside what Attenborough has done across the world, and now we get to hear the story of a national treasure. ©2019 John Craven (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Matt Baker is at his happiest on the farm.Away from the bright lights of hosting our favourite television programmes, Countryfile, The One Show, Blue Peter and many more, he is often in the company of his family, dogs, array of sheep, Mediterranean miniature donkeys and a whole host of wildlife in the farm's ancient woodland.Now, following the ever-changing seasons, Matt takes us on a journey with his family on the farm.We see woodland animals emerge after a long winter of hibernation, hear the dawn chorus in the height of summer and see the preparations unfold for the harsh and wild winter months.Peppered with hand drawn sketches, unforgettable moments from his TV career and stories of a landscape you'll fall in love with, Matt offers readers a touching insight into life on the farm, and how the power and beauty of the countryside can be an inspiration and source of joy for all of us.A celebration of the natural year, Matt Baker takes us on a journey through the seasons, his life on the farm and how the power and beauty of the countryside has made him who he is.

Published In Aid of BBC Children in Need * The Countryfile Calendar has brought nature into our homes for nearly three decades, and now this comprehensive collection captures the essence of each season, bringing together viewers' photographs of the British countryside throughout the year.

In "Phantom Lady" von Matt Baker – Nr. 10 – sind drei spannende Geschichten enthalten: In "Der Fall des Raub-Roboters" versucht Phantom Lady, eine Verbrecherbande zu stoppen. In "Olympia-Saboteure" kämpft sie gegen einen Saboteur bei den Olympischen Spielen. In "Der Killer-Clown" deckt sie einen Mörder während einer Opernaufführung auf.