And what detail it is: the 60-year-old presenter of a teatime chatshow and a weekly programme about rescue dogs has some wild stories to tell. He will talk about his love of the Salvation Army, of old women in cafes, of people on the bus, of the volunteers at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, of pagans and witches. He takes us with him to a gay-themed weekend in Butlin's in Skegness, on a rowdy tour with Prisoner Cell Block H - the Musical and into the depths of the Australian rainforest, where he befriends a rare bird that can disembowel a man with a single kick. Daily MirrorFrom Britain's most beloved TV star, Open the Cage, Murphy is an action-packed roller-coaster ride through a decade of Paul O'Grady's life, stuffed full to the gunwales with hilarious stories, extreme situations and outrageous one-liners. Lily later became a regular on This Morning, took over the bed on The Big Breakfast and presented Blankety Blank.

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This is such a great read, Paul is excellent when describing things makes you feel as though you are there with him. He says he’s making a documentary about the Salvation Army – with his Catholic upbringing, they’re “strange bedfellows, but we get on like a house on fire” – because they did so much work on the Aids wards in the 80s and 90s. It also talks about his time at the Edinburgh Festival and his (then) partner Murphy, plus when he got Buster. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. When I had the first heart attack, Murphy walked down Old Compton Street and he said every nightclub bouncer, every hooker, every homeless person, said, ‘How’s Savage?

At the end of Paul’s previous volume of autobiography, Still Standing, his brilliant comic creation Lily Savage stood on the brink of fame. A pub should smell of cigarette smoke, booze, with a nice old barmaid who reeks of perfume, who’s been there all her life. He also appeared in the comedy sitcom Eyes Down (2003–2004) and presented several travel documentaries.

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And you’d nurse them as well, and you’d have to break the news to their families, that they’ve got Aids, and the stigma surrounding it at the time … ‘We’ll say he’s got cancer. I found myself laughing out loud at some of the colourful antics Paul got up to in his days as lily savage and felt his pain as he lost friends to the AIDS virus. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there? Despite the farmhouse in Kent, despite our surroundings now or in the production company he owns, he still says “us all”.Was brilliant as per usual however this book is more emotional then the previous three as it covers his experiences with AIDS including other things! The book takes us on a roller coaster ride through a decade of Paul O’Grady’s life and is stuffed to the gunwales with hilarious stories, extreme situations and outrageous one-liners. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

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From Britain's most beloved TV star, Open the Cage, Murphy is an action-packed roller-coaster ride through a decade of Paul O'Grady's life, stuffed full to the gunwales with hilarious stories, extreme situations and outrageous one-liners. Biography: Paul O'Grady first came to fame in the guise of Lily Savage, and was nominated for a Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1991.Skipping from book 1 (a fair while ago) to book 4 meant I spent quite a lot of the first half of the book trying to work out what had gone on inbetween. I’ve lost just about everybody I know,” he says – Cilla, Jackie, his friends in the drag community, and Murphy, too, who died of a brain tumour in 2005. This book made me laugh out loud, not a good thing when you're lying on a beach and sob my heart out , especially over Murphy. He remembers nursing his friend Chrissie, who was dying in hospital, “in the early days, when they were testing the meds.

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Love Paul O Grady's candour and the horror of the HIV wards and the loss he suffers in trying to find closure. At the end of the author's previous volume of autobiography, Still Standing, his brilliant comic creation Lily Savage stood on the brink of fame. For me this one was the most enjoyable as its around this time that Lily Savage caught my attention, I can remember watching Lily on the Big Breakfast and of course Blankety Blank. His four volumes of autobiography - At My Mother's Knee, The Devil Rides Out, Still Standing and Open the Cage, Murphy - are all Sunday Times bestsellers. He was best known for presenting the daytime chat television series, The Paul O'Grady Show and, more recently, Paul O'Grady Live, as well as his drag queen comedic alter ego, Lily Savage, as whom he performed in various television series including Blankety Blank (1997–1999) and Lily Live!

I once met Paul fleetingly on the set of his show where we were, of all things, painting road markings on the studio floor, nearly asphixiating everyone in the process. The dramatis personae include a family of dolphins, Charlton Heston and the ghost of Joan of Arc - and there's a starring role for a certain remarkable dog, Buster Elvis Savage.