{"product_id":"going-to-sea-in-a-sieve","title":"Going to Sea in a Sieve","description":"Comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter Danny Baker charts his 30 years in showbiz.\n\nBorn in 1957 in Deptford, south London, Danny's first job  after dropping out of school at the age of 15 was in One Stop Records, a small  record shop in London's West  End, frequented by Elton John and Mick Jagger, a store rather like  the one in High  Fidelity. His career in print journalism began in  1976 when he co-founded the fanzine Sniffin'  Glue leading to an offer from the New Musical Express, where his first job  was as a receptionist.  Soon after, Baker was contributing regular astute  articles, reviews and later interviews to the publication. Danny then began making 30-minute documentaries at LWT for the cult series 20th Century Box, and appeared in two television commercials: Daz washing powder and Mars bar  chocolate.\n\nHis stellar career on the radio began on BBC GLR in 1989, then moved to BBC Radio 5 where he presented sports shows  including the groundbreaking 6-0-6, which still influences the media's  approach to criticism of players, managers and referees.  He also worked on BBC Radio 1, back to BBC GLR, Talk Radio and later  on Virgin Radio. On his return to BBC last May, Danny won 'Sony Radio Personality of the Year' and appeared on Desert Island Discs  last July.  Six months earlier he had gone public on his cancer and chemotherapy treatment, and thankfully all seems well. \n\nDanny  Baker currently presents a weekday show at BBC London 94.9, which features  phone-ins and discussions with his on-air team regarding music and entertainment  of the 1960s and 1970s, and a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio  5.\n\nThis book charts Danny's showbiz career, the highs and lows, and everything in between, including the accusation that he killed Bob Marley...","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39668085882965,"sku":"9780297863403N","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/befaeaec-eb73-48f8-a695-2eb8471869e2.jpg?v=1644288243","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/going-to-sea-in-a-sieve","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}