Described by Pilot magazine in 2011 as 'Inspirational ! one of the best books ever written about flying'. Join the real Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines as they compete in the Round Britain race. Woodward's warm, wry account of learning to fly will lift hearts everywhere. BBC2 documentary based on the book -- 23 January 2012. Antony Woodward hated flying. It was, quite simply, not his thing. But when his flatmate Richard returned from Africa with a pilot's licence -- and instant sex appeal -- there was only one option ! Eccentric characters, recalcitrant lawnmower engines, lousy weather, unhappy landings -- can these really be the things to get a relationship off the ground? As Woodward's passage from man to airman hits ever-increasing turbulence, he finds himself embarked on a jaunt of self-discovery that will strike a chord with many a disaffected urbanite.

Propellerhead

Woodward, Antony

Biographies & Memoirs

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

The Garden in the Clouds: From Derelict Small-Holding to Private Paradise

UK General Books

<p>Rain gave us Inspector Morse and the sliding tackle. Fog gave us the Cat's Eye, Impressionism and chains on front doors. Wind brought a Protestant monarchy. Hail gave us the Norwich Union insurance company. Storms gave us the pencil, the lifeboat, the Norfolk Broads and the first weather forecast. And cold, grey days? Penicillin.<br>In Britain, what isn't affected by the weather? Since the first chilly Roman sat on Hadrian's Wall and pulled his socks on before his sandals (yes, they're the culprits), British life and British weather have been inseparable.<br>This is the story of a people forever caught out in the rain (or by the wrong kind of snow). But it's also the story of a country that knows how to appreciate a fine day. It's about an obsession with fresh air - and the thousands of ways we've devised to make the most of it. Because, beneath our restless skies, there's something only we know: in Britain, there's no such thing as a dull day.</p>

The Wrong Kind of Snow: The Complete Daily Companion to the British Weather

History

Penn, Robert

Europe

Hodder&Stoughton

The British are, as a general rule, obsessed with the weather, an unsurprising fact given the unpredictability of English weather systems and the huge impact they have played on national history. The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was as much a result of a devastating storm as the strength of British forces, and the steamy summer of 1858 caused the Great Stink of London, resulting in the construction of the city’s sewage system. From the massive floods of 1930 to the Great Freeze of 1963, each of the 365 entries in this intriguing compendium illustrates an important day in the weird and wonderful history of British weather.

The Wrong Kind of Snow: How the Weather Made Britain

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