Book description
Following his hugely popular account of the previous 2000 years, John
O'Farrell now comes bang up to date with a hilarious modern history
asking 'How the hell did we end up here?'
An Utterly Exasperated History of Modern Britain informs,
elucidates and laughs at all the bizarre events, ridiculous characters
and stupid decisions that have shaped Britain's story since 1945;
leaving the Twenty-First Century reader feeling fantastically smug for
having the benefit of hindsight.
John O'Farrell studied history at Desborough Comprehensive, where he
got a B in his O level. He later continued his research by watching lots
of programmes about the Nazis on the UK History Channel. Apart from that
he has published three novels, a memoir and three collections of his
popular
Guardian
column. A former comedy scriptwriter for such shows as
Spitting Image
and
Smith and Jones
, he is the founder of the satirical website
NewsBiscuit
and can occasionally be spotted on such TV programmes as
Grumpy Old Men
,
Newsnight Review
and
Have I Got News For You
.
