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Never read any of her novels, but was left with a high regard for her abilities.
About 30 years ago, had gone along to see Kurt Vonnegut speak at the Cheltenham Literature Festival. The notably prickly sci-fi author had apparently fallen out with the organisers and stormed off. So they cast around for a last-minute replacement - Jilly Cooper lived fairly close and was a friend of the Festival.
So there was a room full of hard-core (what would now be called) geeks and nerds - not her audience at all. We decided to stick around to see what it would be like. She was brilliant. Engaging, funny, drew us all in with her explanation of the author's art and process. Left feeling I'd had more than my money's worth, despite Vonnegut's absence.
Sat next to her at our annual conference dinner in the eighties. She was writing a Sunday Times article on our profession. She was very clever, very informed and hysterically funny. A great loss
Just watched Rivals on Disney+ which is a real hoot.
Rivals is great fun. It looks like the cast would have enjoyed making it and a realglee comes across. (And if you are wondering "Who is that ginger bearded bloke who is one of the TV Company managers, I'm sure I recognise him?" It's the bloke off the Top Cashback adds from pre-Covid times "I'm sitting on top of a wall while wearing a Top hat...")
Rivals, The Assembly and Who Do You Think You Are have pretty much assured Danny Dyer's ascent to National Treasure status.
If you have watched The Rivals and want similar levels of fun, try The Peacemaker. It's DC Superhero stuff, but utterly joyful nonsense with some great wisecracking dialogue.
And if you like funny TV, don't watch The Paper. It is execrable.
I used to enjoy her column in the Sunday Times in the early 1970s. She claimed to have supported Dirty Leeds when growing up in Yorkshire but also Manchester City. Maybe she fancied Malcolm Allison?
She was a big Forest Green Rovers fan, even had an advertising hoarding at their ground. Not sure I'd describe Kurt Vonnegut as sci-fi, he was much more than that!
She was a big Forest Green Rovers fan, even had an advertising hoarding at their ground. Not sure I'd describe Kurt Vonnegut as sci-fi, he was much more than that!
Like a lot of the the great sci-fi authors, it was a framework upon which to hang social and political commentary.
Cooper lived only a few miles from FGR's ground. She could almost see it, if Minchinhampton Common wasn't in the way.
I also haven't ready any of her books, I'm not an avid reader anyway and I know little about her. However, back in the pre-internet days (yes kids, that did exist), my sister-in-law wrote to her - fan mail I suppose you would call it. She was surprised and delighted to receive a reply. Anyhoo, after they corresponded some more, apparently my s-i-l was invited to have afternoon tea at her house. We were all in our early 20's at the time, so I remember this was a particular source of piss-take from me. They kept in touch sporadically for many years afterwards.
Like a lot of the the great sci-fi authors, it was a framework upon which to hang social and political commentary.
Cooper lived only a few miles from FGR's ground. She could almost see it, if Minchinhampton Common wasn't in the way.
I'd see his approach as the other way around, using elements of sci-fi within his work rather than being a genre writer first. But this is about Jilly Cooper, who I know very little about other than I was surprised to see the advertising hoarding when I was there!
Rivals is great fun. It looks like the cast would have enjoyed making it and a realglee comes across. (And if you are wondering "Who is that ginger bearded bloke who is one of the TV Company managers, I'm sure I recognise him?" It's the bloke off the Top Cashback adds from pre-Covid times "I'm sitting on top of a wall while wearing a Top hat...")
Rivals, The Assembly and Who Do You Think You Are have pretty much assured Danny Dyer's ascent to National Treasure status.
If you have watched The Rivals and want similar levels of fun, try The Peacemaker. It's DC Superhero stuff, but utterly joyful nonsense with some great wisecracking dialogue.
And if you like funny TV, don't watch The Paper. It is execrable.
I keep meaning to watch The Peacemaker. Have you watched the Boys & Gen V?
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