In 2013 - Frank McGroarty (IWM publishing) was diagnosed with a form of Thyroid Cancer.   In what was a roller coaster 12 month period, which included two operations and in early 2014 he also spent a brief period of preventative  radium treatment. As part of his recovery process, Frank spent a lot of the time, researchng details about his condition as well as learning of people who had gone through similar experiences.  This has led to the publication of the e b...

The 1982 summer season at Butlins Ayr was life changing for Terry McFadden.Working as a Butlins Redcoat, this onetime introvert closed the door on his childhood life in a space of a few months and got his foot in the door in the world of professional entertainment.As a Redcoat, He had been living his dream as part of an exclusive club. And if that wasn't enough, he found true love in the shape of Kitchen Assistant, Angie Bierman.Now the season was over. They were ba...

What Time Does Midnight Cabaret Start is a “coming of age” love story, set during the later years of the “Hi De Hi “era at Butlins Holiday Camp at Ayr in 1982.18 year old Terry McFadden is stuck on the dole with nowhere to go. Plagued by crippling shyness, he doesn’t have the confidence to do anything, unless it was performing on stage or on the ballroom dance floor. But that wasn’t going to get him a job.Then his talents set him on the road towards a life changing summer w...

For two remarkable years, Terry McFadden has been living out his dream as a Butlins Redcoat and entertainer. The 1983 season proved especially meaningful, as he worked alongside Angie Bierman-the woman who would change his life forever.By the end of that summer, when Terry proposed to her, it felt like the perfect ending to their unforgettable time at Butlins.Returning to Greenock

One summer. One chance. Memories to last a lifetime.Eighteen-year-old Terry McFadden is all skilled up with nowhere to go,Despite his academic achievements, his struggles with acute shyness had him on the brink of adulthood, staring into an uncertain future.His only escape? Performing on stage and the ballroom dance floor-where, for a fleeting moment, he could be someone else.Sadly, that talent won't get him a job. Especially in 1980's Green...

The 1982 Summer Season at Butlins Ayr was over. For Terry McFadden, life could not be any better. Those few months did not just change him as a person, but it also changed his life.He had just finished working in his dream job as a Butlins Redcoat, where he closed the door on his childhood life, received a major boost to his confidence and found the love of his life with Kitchen Assistant, Angie Bierman.A return to Ayr was not guaranteed, so could their relationship survive...

A hyperconnected, constantly evolving world has emerged. A world where people (internet of people), things (internet of things), and data (internet of data) are linked together, shaping the global economy while demanding new, innovative approaches for value creation. The era of hyper-connectivity is no longer characterized by centralized firm-centric business structures and traditional intra-firm and inter-firm processes. Open, distributed ecosystemic formations have started to emerge, uti...

Building Bridges is set in 1965 in Anderston, Glasgow and examines the reaction of deserted husband, Billy Speirs, and his family to the return of his estranged wife, Bernie, whose mother has been taken seriously ill.It is a tale of bitterness, betrayal, and the absolute enduring strength of love when a community was sliced up to make way for a stretch of inner city motorway and the Glasgow Kingston Bridge. Just as the earmarking of Anderston as a Glasgow Comprehensive Development ...

'I defy anyone not to snort, howl and recoil' The Sunday Times**'Full of wicked asides, tart observations and sharp remarks that could only have originated in Graham Norton's witty brain.' Terry WoganLooking around the room I saw what life really was. It was made up of my passions. I saw my life reflected back at me. People I liked, people I loved, people I had shared half a century with. All the stories of my life were togeth...

Join the UK’s hottest new boyband on their rollercoaster ride to superstardom, with the follow-up to the Number 1 bestselling book One Direction: Forever Young: Our Official X Factor StoryIn 2010 they were just five normal boys, who didn’t even know each other, dreaming of being up on stage, with fans screaming their names… so much has happened for One Direction since then!Following their huge success on The X Factor, and the hysteria they caused wherever they went on The X...

'I wasn't going to get anywhere without causing a stir. The way I saw it, if people don't gossip or talk about you, you are not making waves. And I was making huge rip curls on Geordie Shore.'Now into its tenth season, Holly Hagan has had viewers of Geordie Shore glued to their screens ever since the very first episode. Since appearing as a fresh-faced eighteen-year-old in 2011, Holly has captivated audiences with her hot tub antics and flame-red hair as the Geordies have flirted their way...

From the star of the film Kenny, the story of his long road to overnight success.After the film 'Kenny' catapulted him to national and international fame, actor, writer, producer Shane Jacobson was told by people that he had a talent for acting. Which was great news as he'd been on the stage since the age of ten. Working in musical theatre, stand up comedy, radio, ads, and the occasional Boy Scout review, Jacobson had been in the spotlight and behind the scenes, he had learned how t...