A place of solace, of escape, of emotion, of excitement, of wonder, of immersion, of revelation and of learning, the cinema has been more than simply movie-going for many people.Join David E. Gates as he explores his experiences and the impact and legacy which they have had upon him and his life in Cinema.With additional material from Deb Hallett.

BD's Rock Show, the phenomenal local radio rock show that was broadcast on Express FM in Portsmouth, (and world-wide via the internet), between 2006 and 2020 showcased BD & Thrashman's unique, anarchic, juvenile and comedic style to an audience of listeners that had never heard the like of such a show before.What Wayne's World did for evoking memories of their teenage years, BD's Rock Show did for BD & Thrashman's lunacy and passion for rock, hard rock and heavy me...

A new anthology of short stories by David E. Gates.Featuring tales of the macabre such as The Blood, Croc, The Crash, The Ghosts of Gribble and You're Next along with short, flash-fiction stories including The Devil Needs Payin' and The Search.More than 30 original stories, many of which have never been previously published.

David E. Gates brings you a joyful reminiscence of his days of motorcycling. A memoir for bikers, and bike-likers, of all ages, everywhere.Experience the thrills and spills of a young man's foray into motorcycling. From simple scooters to high-powered super-bikes, from commuters to tourers, revel in the highs and lows from the author that brought you Omonolidee.

David E. Gates has played poker and gambled on sports and other games, for most of his adult life.In The Curse of Online Poker, he details what led to his involvement with Texas Hold 'Em, the results he achieved, the various pitfalls and experiences, both positive and negative, and shares his recommendations to new and seasoned poker players alike.Honest and realistic, this unique look at gambling in its various forms, and in particular with playing poker, ...

A torrid tale of turgid travel in Devon and Cornwall.Join David E. Gates and his girlfriend as they travel to Devon and Cornwall for a nice break away from it all that turns out to be anything but nice!Part of the Omonolidee series.

David E. Gates recounts his time at City of Portsmouth Boys School and the adventures, or misadventures perhaps would be a better description, whilst he attended the famed institution.

A woman moving calamitously into middle-age; a musician taking in a friend with terminal cancer; a failed actor moving to the country: cynical, unreliable, sinking into middle age or alcoholism, dealing with physical decline or mediocrity, Gates's characters are a dark reflection of our own urban and suburban lives. Terrifyingly self-aware, overcome by the burdens of the human condition, they find their impulses pulling them away from comfort into distraction or catastrophe. But wherever i...

A moving manifesto in poems and essays, inviting readers to embrace their humanity and live fully alive in our age of social change, hyper-capitalism, and pervasive lonelinessyes, everyone is struggling right nowso please be graciousbe kind & patient, but subvertevery institution that relies on our sufferingSomething isn’t right. Every generation thinks that, but we have more cause than most. The way...

A moving manifesto in poems and essays, inviting readers to embrace their humanity and live fully alive in our age of social change, hyper-capitalism, and pervasive lonelinessyes, everyone is struggling right nowso please be graciousbe kind & patient, but subvertevery institution that relies on our sufferingSomething isn’t right. Every generation thinks that, but we have more cause than most. The way...

This book explores the mingling of two rather different perspectives, those of the naval and aeronautical schools of thought, and the impact that they had upon one another in natural, professional and geopolitical settings. To explain the manner in which air power was incorporated into warfare between 1914 and 1945 it studies the deeds of practitioners, the limitations of technology, the realities of combat and the varying institutional dynamics and strategic priorities of the major mariti...

Known collectively as the 'Great War', for over a decade the Napoleonic Wars engulfed not only a whole continent but also the overseas possessions of the leading European states. A war of unprecedented scale and intensity, it was in many ways a product of change that acted as a catalyst for upheaval and reform across much of Europe, with aspects of its legacy lingering to this very day.There is a mass of literature on Napoleon and his times, yet there are only a handful of scholarl...