'Anyone who agrees that Star Wars was a defining moment of our collective childhoods will love this book' – The Times
'Witty and heartwarming… will give anyone from the era of Spam Fritters and Blue Riband biscuits a Proustian rush' **** - SFX
'Will have you hitching aboard the Millenium Falcon to a galaxy overflowing with infinite possibilities and fat beardy blokes in furry nappies pretending they’re in Discworld’ **** - Metro
'Guaranteed to make you yearn for days of yore… don’t be surprised to find yourself laughing at more in-jokes than you care to admit' **** - Focus
'Amiable and amusing… what Bob Fischer offers is a glimpse into the world of fandom cranked up, on holiday, given licence to be sillier than usual' – The Telegraph
Hello, my name is Bob Fischer and I spent a tiny bit of 2005 and most of 2006 going to British sci-fi and cult TV conventions. In order, I did - Doctor Who, Star Wars, Blake’s 7, James Bond, Star Trek, The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, The Prisoner, Discworld, Robin Of Sherwood, Monty Python and Red Dwarf.
I went to them purely as a fan of all this stuff, but after a few I started to think there was a good book to be written about this crazy, obsessive, brilliant parallel universe. I’d never done anything like this before, but I started writing up a few choice stories and sent them out to some friendly-looking literary agents.
As a result, my book 'Wiffle Lever To Full!' has now been published by Hodder & Stoughton!. It’s part travelogue, part field report and part memoir of growing up in the 1970s and 80s as a sci-fi fan. It’s full of Daleks, Death Stars and dreamy-eyed nostalgia for a world where the Doctor always won the day and there was usually beans-on-toast for tea.
It's meant to be really warm and affectionate, and just a celebration of both these crazy films and shows, and of the splendid people that devote their lives to loving them. Oh, and it's available to buy now! At all good online retailers (and a few rubbish ones as well, probably...)
www.wifflelevertofull.com
