Parodies & Spoofs

] A howl drifted up from nearby woodland and everyone shifted closer together. 'How about a ghost story,' suggested George.From the author of Novem...

Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid B...

It is essential in polite society to be aware of social niceties. One needs to be aware when cooling your luncheon that ones bunnet should be wafte...

The Broons are a very close 11-strong family! And in a tenement flat, it can get mair crowded than Sauchiehall Street on a Saturday night when abod...

A lot of rucking and mauling has gone on since William Webb Ellis first picked up the ball and ran, but this doughty little book heroically manages...

Manager of the Month. Manager of the year, I'd say. Manager of the century. Manager of your hearts. Feast! Feast on my milky teat of triumph. For ...

This does indeed deserve comparisons with Blackadder Radio TimesA knockabout, well-researched take on the working and domestic life of Shakespeare....

O is for Old School takes you and your lil'' one on an alphabetical journey through the most iconic words and phrases in hip-hop. For new parents, ...

Fred Van Lente s brilliant debut is both an homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and a thoroughly contemporary show-business satire. As the story op...

A parody of the early sixties executive set, The Executive invites everyone to get in on the joke.This is me. I am an executive. Executives are imp...

Inspired by Boileaus Lutrin and illustrating the debate within European intellectual circles between the Ancients, who argued that all essential kn...

See the Enterprise. See the Enterprise go boldly. Go Go Go, Enterprise! Go Boldly! Join Kirk and Spock as they go boldly where no parody has gone b...

In the library of a country house in Nottinghamshire, Vivian is writing an article about the importance of lying, when he is interrupted by Cyril, ...

In this dispassionate analysis of the act of murder, De Quinceys innovative, idio­syncratic artistic vision found space for gruesome reportage, sat...

What is the nature, essence and definition of a fart? What are the consequences and disadvantages of suppressing one? Why is farting considered to ...

A spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, the Dictionary of Received Ideas sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical be...

Discover what the end of the world really looks like . . .'Lara has constructed her own home-made flame-thrower.The flame-thrower has turned the wa...