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    Audiobook7 hours

    Peas and Queues

    Written by Sandi Toksvig

    Narrated by Sandi Toksvig

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    About this audiobook

    How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there's a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat peas, and behave in queues? How to behave, like how to punctuate, is an aspect of life that many are no longer taught. Thankfully, Sandi Toksvig has come to the rescue with her entertaining guide to modern manners, with characteristic wit and perceptiveness.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd Audio
    Release dateMay 1, 2014
    ISBN9781471262913
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    Peas and Queues
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    Sandi Toksvig

    Sandi Toksvig – a prolific comedian, writer, performer and presenter – is one of Britain's most beloved personalities working across television, theatre and radio today. Renowned for her sharp mind and witty quips, Toksvig has enjoyed a successful career in radio, appearing on BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and chairing The News Quiz from 2006 until 2015. In television, she is a popular comedy panellist and has frequently featured in programmes such as Whose Line is it Anyway?, Have I Got News for You and Mock the Week. In 2016 Toksvig replaced Stephen Fry as host on the BBC's eccentric quiz show QI, making history by becoming the first female chair of a primetime comedy panel. Toksvig is also a respected writer and has created a diverse range shows for the stage. She has deconstructed Shakespeare with The Pocket Dream (1991, co-written with Elly Brewer) and penned the musical Big Night Out at the Little Palace Theatre (2002, music and lyrics by Dilly Keane). In 2012, Toksvig's play Bully Boy opened at the St James Theatre to critical acclaim. Her latest play, Silver Linings, premiered at the Rose Theatre Kingston in February 2017.

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    • 3/5
      I'm not sure what other people were expecting with this: luckily, I approached it for exactly what it is, a book which offers advice on all sorts of situations and how to navigate them with dignity and politeness. Sort of like Captain Awkward, but more formal, and less tailored to a specific individual or situation. It contains all sorts of advice from dealing with family life to what to do at weddings and funerals.

      It even touches on some etiquette that seems obvious when you hear it, but which people genuinely do miss. Like asking a lesbian couple about their sex life and which of them is the man -- just don't. If you wouldn't ask the question of a straight couple, don't ask it of a gay couple. A lot of Toksvig's advice boils down to not putting other people in awkward situations (e.g. like public proposals where there's an obligation to say yes or look ridiculous) and respecting other people's privacy.

      Pretty solid. And it's sometimes interesting, sometimes funny, sometimes useful -- and sometimes, as all generalisations are, not useful. At least Toksvig acknowledges -- repeatedly -- the importance of context rather than a rigid set of rules.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this read. I like how Sandi Toksvig writes and how she explains things, perhaps a little above the head of the niece she's addressing this to, but I enjoyed it. It made me think about some of the history of some of the customs and of some of my unthinking habits.Her core is that there are four top c's of manners: Consideration, Common sense, Context and comfort. It's a good core for examining what you're doing.I enjoyed it, it made me think, it entertained me.