{"product_id":"9780008729226","title":"Paul O'Grady “ Not The Same Without You : The Man. the Magic. the Friendship. by Prince, Malcolm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Prince, Malcolm\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eRadio\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 May 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages, 20 col plates (8pp)\u003cbr\u003e197 x 130 x 24 | 242g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Never-before-heard stories of the much-missed national treasure.' Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was a campaigner, a political advocate, and a trailblazer. But most of all, he was a friend. And I'd like to share that person with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  It's more than two years since the much-loved entertainer, broadcaster and national treasure Paul O'Grady died, and yet his voice still echoes ” in laughter, in memory, in the unshakeable affection of millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this deeply personal and revealing biography, Paul's longtime collaborator Malcolm Prince draws on two decades of friendship ” and hours of private recordings ” to tell the story of the man behind the icon: the sharp-witted, fiercely loyal, irrepressibly funny, and deeply private individual, known to his close friends as ˜Savage' ” and to the public, in various guises, as the prime time TV star, the nation's dog-loving agony uncle, and a Sunday afternoon radio companion. Malcolm revisits the stages Paul made his own, from the Royal Vauxhall Tavern to the London Palladium; the moments that shaped him; and draws on brand-new interviews with the people who knew him best, including his daughter and grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is a portrait not just of a gifted entertainer, but of a complex, fiercely loyal, and endlessly curious man, reflecting on a friendship built on shared laughter, private rants, righteous fury, long phone calls, and a healthy dose of gossip ” and on a professional legacy that still feels astonishing in its range and resonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Packed with warmth, humour and never-before-heard stories, NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU captures the full measure of a man who defied convention, challenged institutions, made mischief ” and made us all feel like we were his best pal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58182817612157,"sku":"9780008729226","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9780008729226.jpg?v=1779099332","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008729226","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}