Jonathan Lynn Books

Presented in the form of diaries, official documents, and letters, rather than simply transcribed scripts, this book is a companion to the successful BBC series, "Yes Prime Minister."

This book, based on the award-winning British series, is filled with the same subtle, savage wit that so elegantly skewers the arrogance of the ruling class. "Should be required reading for every politician and/or government leader in America".--Washington Post. Illustrated.

To celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, BBC Radio Collection is reissuing the titles in the Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister series. This volume contains four classic episodes: The Compassionate Society, The Greasy Pole, The Skeleton in the Cupboard and A Question of Loyalty.

This book is a companion to the highly successful BBC series, "Yes Minister."

Gefingeerd dagboek van de Britse Minister van Administratieve Zaken, waarin de hunoristische effecten van zijn strijd tegen de bureaucraten op zijn fictieve departement centraal staan.

This second volume, which as always includes material not in the TV programmes, takes us even deeper into the labyrinth, with behind-the-scenes looks at city scandals, ministerial resignations, arts funding and 'working funerals'. Many literary classics become television classics, Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister are television classics which have the rare distinction of becoming classic English comic literature.

Joanna urgently needs $10,000, and she’s willing to do anything to get it. Ernest Mayday, a successful British author living in Hollywood, struggles with writer’s block and a tumultuous relationship with his girlfriend, Randi, who is devoted to a questionable religious leader. When he responds to Joanna's personal ad, he sees an opportunity: he will match whatever money she earns from other offers, as long as she reports back to him. This arrangement spirals into a complex narrative involving blackmail, jury tampering, and high-stakes Hollywood deals, providing Ernest with the inspiration he craves. As he navigates this tangled web, he questions his role as a writer—whether he is merely an observer or if he is becoming part of a dangerous reality. Critics praise the novel for its sharp satire of Hollywood, religion, and the creative process, highlighting Lynn's cinematic writing style and comedic flair. The story remains relevant, offering a multilayered exploration of love, ambition, and the absurdities of modern life, all while delivering unexpected twists and a humorous critique of contemporary culture.

Jonathan Lynn's credits include creating and co-writing the long-running comedy series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, as well as hit films Clue, My Cousin Vinny, Nuns on the Run and The Whole Nine Yards. With experience as a comedy actor, writer and director, here Jonathan Lynn shares valuable and hilarious lessons in all aspects of creating great comedy, all illustrated with brilliantly insightful and revealing anecdotes about his work and the legedary actors, writers and comedians he's worked alongside.

An elegiac play about old age and loss - loss of power, loss of influence, loss of friends, loss of family. This will be funnier.'The hit BBC television series by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, Yes, Minister, and Yes, Prime Minister, captured the political consciousness of the nation in the 1980s.

Ogień z nieba stanowi wprowadzenie do chrześcijańskiej kontemplacji i mistycznej mądrości. To próba zajrzenia w bogatą, żywą tradycję duchowych mistrzów, świętych i męczenników. Święta Elżbieta od Trójcy Świętej uczyła, że gdy się modlimy, w głębi duszy spotykają się dwie otchłanie: ludzkiej nicości i Bożego miłosierdzia, które bardzo konkretnie przemienia nasze życie. Więziony przez komunistów wietnamski arcybiskup Nguyen Van Thuan modląc się, odkrył, że jedyne, co może i powinien robić, to kochać i przebaczać: tu i teraz, bo na nic innego nie ma wpływu. Człowiek – stworzony, aby wielbić Boga całym swym istnieniem – w modlitwie znaleźć może spełnienie i szczęście.