Hardcover edition of this hilarious collection of material from Private Eye magazine satirizing British culture in the early 1970s. Illustrated with cartoons and snarkily annotated photos.

1976 collection of the best material from issues of Private Eye magazine, representing the snarkiest of British satire and humor. Illustrated with cartoons.

Now at last, here it is in book form - THE BEST OF PRIVATE EYE 1994.

1997 annual edition of the best of Private Eye's jokes, cartoons, sketches, caricatures and snark.

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Publisher: Private Eye Productions Date of Publication: 2005 Binding: Hard Cover Condition: Fine

Private Eye is required reading, as much for its straight journalism as for its satire, and the Annual has long been a fail-safe gift. As usual it takes the form of a scrap book of pieces from the year's Private Eye magazines, focusing on humorous pieces. Consequently, the book largely comprises short satirical squibs, along with spoof newspaper articles and letters and longer serials such as Never Too Old\—a romantic novel based on the life of Rupert Murdoch which is as sharp on the genre as it is about the protagonists. Through these pieces, the Annual builds up a comprehensive overview of the year's news stories from Alan Clark's death to Big Brother with stories such as the Dome and the state of the rail service receiving extra scrutiny. These sections are particularly rewarding—the Railtrack disaster, for example, is covered from all sides in a variety of media, so that one spoof article highlights the attitude of hacks to train crashes, while another reports on Prescott's "firm undertaking to spend as much money as was necessary to close the stable door after the recent 'bolting' incident". At the same time a cartoon represents Blair telling Prescott "Good thinking, John—we've privatised the blame". Cartoons feature strongly throughout. The Eye has some of the best artists in the country working for it and most are represented here, ranging from the black humour of McLachlan and Honeysett, whose scratchy line drawings have a beautiful delicacy which renders their subjects all the more disturbing, to the keenly observed social commentary of Heath, Pilbrow and Ken Pyne. In the cartoon which forms the frontispiece of the annual Hunter observes that "A book is not just for Christmas". Although the Private Eye Annual is often to be found under the tree on Christmas morning, it gives pleasure throughout the year. —Anoushka Alexander

Private Eye is required reading, as much for its straight journalism as for its satire, and the Annual has long been a fail-safe gift. As usual it takes the form of a scrap book of pieces from the year's Private Eye magazines, focusing on humorous pieces. Consequently, the book largely comprises short satirical squibs, along with spoof newspaper articles and letters and longer serials such as Never Too Old\—a romantic novel based on the life of Rupert Murdoch which is as sharp on the genre as it is about the protagonists. Through these pieces, the Annual builds up a comprehensive overview of the year's news stories from Alan Clark's death to Big Brother with stories such as the Dome and the state of the rail service receiving extra scrutiny. These sections are particularly rewarding—the Railtrack disaster, for example, is covered from all sides in a variety of media, so that one spoof article highlights the attitude of hacks to train crashes, while another reports on Prescott's "firm undertaking to spend as much money as was necessary to close the stable door after the recent 'bolting' incident". At the same time a cartoon represents Blair telling Prescott "Good thinking, John—we've privatised the blame". Cartoons feature strongly throughout. The Eye has some of the best artists in the country working for it and most are represented here, ranging from the black humour of McLachlan and Honeysett, whose scratchy line drawings have a beautiful delicacy which renders their subjects all the more disturbing, to the keenly observed social commentary of Heath, Pilbrow and Ken Pyne. In the cartoon which forms the frontispiece of the annual Hunter observes that "A book is not just for Christmas". Although the Private Eye Annual is often to be found under the tree on Christmas morning, it gives pleasure throughout the year. —Anoushka Alexander

A special safety warning to all readers of this product. 1. Consumers of this collection of current - event - based comedy are warned that if they paid for it with cash (coins, notes, etc) they should wash their hands with bactericidal cream before reading it, to avoid the spread of viruses and bacteria. 2. Consumers are advised to read the assembled topical jokes in a sitting position (chair, sofa, etc) to avoid unnecessary physical strain. This is particularly advisable for the elderly, pregnant women, babies and those with cardiac or respiratory problems. 3. Consumers reading the selection of spoofs, cartoons and photo - bubbles in transit (train, bus, car, ship, etc) are advised to carry a bottle of water with them at all times, in case the act of reading the product leads to dehydration (shortage of water or other equivalent fluids, e.g not including alcohol, coffee, tea or other stimulants.)

Book by Hislop, Ian

The 2011 Private Eye Annual presents the year's best cartoons, jokes and spoofs from the UK's most successful satirical magazine. To mark the 50th anniversary of the magazine Private Eye, the V&A is holding an exhibition looking at this particularly British phenomenon. Since it was founded in October 1961, the magazine has distinguished itself from other titles with its unique combination of humorous cartoons and satire with hard-hitting journalism.

Celebrating 51 Glorious Years! The very best of Private Eye's unique blend of wit and humour. This 2012 Annual presents the year's best cartoons, jokes and spoofs, illustrated in colour throughout with sketches and photo-bubbles. A seasonal institution and a preennial Christmas bestseller with sales of over 75,000 copies.

A favorite read of thousands of Americans every year. Makes you laugh along with some good reading.