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Gordon Brittas: Sharing the Dream
The Brittas Empire TV series tie-in audio book.
- GenresHumor
Audio Cassette
First published January 1, 1994
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March 20, 2018
As a huge fan of The Brittas Empire, it's always great fun to hear Chris Barrie doing the character of Gordon Brittas. I used to own this cassette but got rid of it in a sort out a few years back. However, I recently came across a copy and it was wonderful to listen to it again. The book requires a knowledge of the show, so I don't recommend this if you've never seen The Brittas Empire. But it's excellent for fans.
March 3, 2012
The is the single best tie-in book for any series I have ever read. It's completely from Gordon's delusional point of view, and is organised according to his special approach, including carefully alpahabetised organisation (Contents under C, Index under I) and helpful explanatory charts, in case you need any tips on running a modern leisure centre. This has true "Brittas Empire" brilliance, and I think I would have found it hilarious even if I'd never watched the show.
February 4, 2022
One thing I found was that the characters all seem similar in a way when reading. Maybe it was because it was using examples from the show and only relied on that then trying to expand it but overall I enjoyed this book as I a fan of the show.
This book is so amusing you can read it and hear brittas voice. I like the use of photos and diagram from the show and more indepth information on character.
The use of brackets to indicate why brittas did something or to have speech from other character also made the book seem like brittas has written it.
I also like that when he talks about Carol in the introduction and that he would never do such a thing as get her pregnant and leave her,'which is disrespectful to her', However he did as he mistakes her for his wife but he has never full believed he is the dad of her twins Emily and Tom.
All the chapters are funny. The use of images and photos makes it so funny like the graphs of attendance showing it decrease making Brittas happier and the same with more complaints,like the content page and it has more detail of context needed and it didn't need a weight category.
I also like that there are alot of stories that aren't mentioned in the show. Also that Brittas talks about his ideas and expectations as a whole that the whole team agrees.
Brittas can be a bit arrogant probably without realising. Shown in the courses chapter saying ' I don't attend course to learn, I leave that to others who still have a lot of growing both physical and mental'.
I like the analogy of Alan that he was trying to control a formula one racing car when he has been driving a Ford cortins for years.
The courses like the life-saving for the elderly and the antenatal classes are described positively by Brittas even when they arent success.
The images of warning near both courses are funny,like no dogs in the pool except guide dogs or maximum two pregnant ladies in the pool at any time due to excess water displacement.
I like that Brittas calls customers statistics as he believes 'customer' is impersonal.
This book is so amusing you can read it and hear brittas voice. I like the use of photos and diagram from the show and more indepth information on character.
The use of brackets to indicate why brittas did something or to have speech from other character also made the book seem like brittas has written it.
I also like that when he talks about Carol in the introduction and that he would never do such a thing as get her pregnant and leave her,'which is disrespectful to her', However he did as he mistakes her for his wife but he has never full believed he is the dad of her twins Emily and Tom.
All the chapters are funny. The use of images and photos makes it so funny like the graphs of attendance showing it decrease making Brittas happier and the same with more complaints,like the content page and it has more detail of context needed and it didn't need a weight category.
I also like that there are alot of stories that aren't mentioned in the show. Also that Brittas talks about his ideas and expectations as a whole that the whole team agrees.
Brittas can be a bit arrogant probably without realising. Shown in the courses chapter saying ' I don't attend course to learn, I leave that to others who still have a lot of growing both physical and mental'.
I like the analogy of Alan that he was trying to control a formula one racing car when he has been driving a Ford cortins for years.
The courses like the life-saving for the elderly and the antenatal classes are described positively by Brittas even when they arent success.
The images of warning near both courses are funny,like no dogs in the pool except guide dogs or maximum two pregnant ladies in the pool at any time due to excess water displacement.
I like that Brittas calls customers statistics as he believes 'customer' is impersonal.
October 16, 2022
This book is an extremely underrated book for an extremely underrated sitcom. There are just so many hilarious touches (complemented by pictures) that give off the impression that one is reading a book by Brittas himself, such as his joyous expression at the number of complaints he's received (since it shows that it's a successful feature) and him misunderstanding the contents page and providing pie charts instead.
My only real criticism is that it probably relies too much on recounting events from the show, although hearing Brittas' perspective on them does at least provide some reason to hear about them again.
My only real criticism is that it probably relies too much on recounting events from the show, although hearing Brittas' perspective on them does at least provide some reason to hear about them again.
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