{"product_id":"lenny-henry-rising-to-the-surface-hardback-book-2026335982","title":"Lenny Henry Rising to the Surface Hardback Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rising to the Surface traces Lenny Henry's career through the 80s and 90s. The 16-year-old who won a talent competition, now has to navigate his way through the seas of professional comedy, learning his craft through sheer graft and hard work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe follow Lenny through a period of great creativity - prize-winning tv programmes, summer seasons across Britain, the starring role in a Hollywood film, and stand-up gigs in New York. But with each rise there is a fall, the most traumatic being the death of his mother. But by the end of the book he has been able to rise through a sea of troubles and breaks out to the surface to accept the Golden Rose of Montreaux for his work in television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sir Lenny Henry has been a comedian since the age of 16. He has risen from being a cult star on children's television to one of Britain's best-known and most celebrated comedians, as well as a writer, radio DJ, TV presenter, co-founder of Comic Relief, and award-winning actor. Henry has a PhD in Media Arts, and in 2015 was awarded a knighthood for services to charity and drama. In 2018, BBC One aired The Lenny Henry Birthday Show to celebrate his career so far.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASDA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48337644454126,"sku":"STO-ITEM-2026-335982","price":17.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/0125\/9183\/files\/9780571368778_T1.jpg?v=1784296980","url":"https:\/\/mcgrocer.com\/products\/lenny-henry-rising-to-the-surface-hardback-book-2026335982","provider":"McGrocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}