Home / Books by Region / Glasgow and Clyde / Dancing in the Streets Dancing in the StreetsThe Classic Glasgow Memoir by Clifford Hanley Dancing in the Streets SKU: 9781780278902 Categories: Biography/Autobiography, Birlinn/Polygon, Glasgow and Clyde £9.99 This is Glasgow journalist Cliff Hanley’s sparkling, unsentimental and uproariously funny account of growing up in the Gallowgate and then Shettleston in the 1920s and 1930s and his working life as a radio broadcaster and journalist in the 1940s and 1950s. A natural-born raconteur with a marvellous ear for dialect, Hanley has an extraordinary ability to bring alive the people and places to give a vibrant snapshot of Scotland’s largest city. These razor-sharp observations of times log past cover a huge range of themes, from family life, art and showbiz to more weightier topics such as politics, sex, TB and what it was like to be a conscientious objector during the Second World when Hanley’s brothers and friends were all overseas serving in the armed forces. But the grittier episodes are always leavened with irrepressible humour, and the true Glasgow spirit shines through. Clifford Hanley was a well-known Glasgow journalist, broadcaster and novelist. In addition to his journalism, he is best known for writing the words to Scotland’s unofficial national anthem, Scotland the Brave.’ He wrote many books under his own name, and a number of thriller under the pen-name Henry Calvin He also wrote film and TV scripts. He died in 1999. ISBN: 9781780278902 Publication date: 05/09/2024 Format: Paperback Extent: 288 Publisher: Birlinn Ltd Categories: Biography/Autobiography , Birlinn/Polygon , Glasgow and Clyde You may also like… Out of Stock. Order will record Glasgow: The Autobiography £12.99 Clyde: Mapping the River, The £30.00 Glasgow: Mapping the City £30.00
