Fry's Ties
The Life and Times of a Tie Collection
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Narrated by:
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Juliet Stevenson
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Stephen Fry
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Stephen Fry
About this listen
Discover the story of a gentleman's most distinguished accessory, the necktie, with the inimitable Stephen Fry as your guide.
In this utterly charming volume, Stephen Fry excavates his epic collection of neckties and shares the stories behind them. From the traditional "egg and bacon" colors of the Marylebone Cricket Club to the exuberant Dalmatian pattern of a 1980s Nicole Miller design, each tie tells a story. Interspersed amongst the collection are diagrams to aid in tying your own Half Windsor, Van Wijk, or Prince Albert Knot.
The book expands on Fry's popular Instagram series, with additional all-new content—including an essay about Fry's own necktie journey. This handsome little book is more than an homage to a fashion accessory: it's an informative and witty tour of history, culture, art, and design.
BELOVED AUTHOR: Stephen Fry is an icon in many domains, including humor, storytelling, and style. He is the ideal guide to the world of neckties, as knowledgeable as he is entertaining.
PERFECT CONTENT FOR THE STEPHEN FRY FAN: For Fry's fans (especially those who first encountered him as the cool, collected, and always impeccably dressed butler Jeeves), this book is a perfect fit.
DISTINCTIVE GIFT: This book will delight dads, granddads, brothers, and uncles—or anyone who likes to wear fancy neckwear with pride.
Perfect for:
Stephen Fry fans
Men's fashion enthusiasts
Tie collectors
Anglophiles
Humor listeners
Fans of quirky popular history books
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- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 44 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
In a fascinating collection of archive interviews with the celebrated writer, presenter and polymath, you can hear—in his own words—the beliefs and aspirations that have shaped him. He talks about his upbringing, a time when Stephen admits he was a rebellious schoolboy and behaved outrageously in order to survive school, and discusses his early love of language and Oscar Wilde. He also recalls discovering classic radio comedy and meeting Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie at Cambridge.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could listen to him for hours
- By drsh on 10-23-23
By: Stephen Fry
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Stephen Fry On The Phone The Complete Radio 4 Series
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Stephen Fry traces the evolution of the mobile phone, from hefty executive bricks that required a separate briefcase to carry the battery, to the smartphones available today. There are more mobile phones in the world than there are people on the planet. Stephen Fry talks to the backroom boys who made it all possible, and here’s how the technology succeeded in ways that the geeks had not necessarily intended.
By: Stephen Fry
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Ghost Stories: Stephen Fry's Definitive Collection
- By: Stephen Fry, Washington Irving, M.R. James, and others
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 761
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 655
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 655
As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Halloween approaches. Come, brave listener, pull up a chair, and spend some time with master storyteller Stephen Fry as he tells us some of his favourite ghost stories of all time, in truly terrifying spatial audio. From the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow to the tortured spirits of M.R. James, from Edgar Allan Poe’s terrifying tale of a doppelganger to Charlotte Riddell’s Open Door that should definitely stay shut, join Stephen as he tells you some truly terrifying tales.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful narration. Mediocre stories.
- By Michael Fuchs on 11-07-23
By: Stephen Fry, and others
Ties as Stephen Fry can
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