Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Biography & Memoir, International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Adult
ISBN: 9781911754305
Published: September 2026
Imprint: Bantam
Page Extent: 288
Format: Hardback
RRP 665.00

Queerest of Folk

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About the book

Britain's foremost TV writer and showrunner takes us through his life in television, and behind the scenes on some of our favourite shows.

The Queerest of Folk distils Russell T Davies's career in television, taking us from his early days working on children's shows and soaps through to the giddy heights of relaunching Doctor Who and bringing queer relationships onto the mainstream screen.

We're offered a glimpse into the imagination of one of Britain's most celebrated writers - what it is to feel the spark and flood and burn of ideas popping into your head - coupled with the day-to-day business of meetings and pitches, the frustrations and the hoots, over a career that has spanned five decades.

This is a memoir fizzing with a love...

About the Author

Russell T Davies

Russell T Davies

Russell T Davies is one of the UK's foremost writers of television drama, creating ground breaking shows such as Queer As Folk, Bob & Rose, Casanova, Cucumber, The Second Coming, and in 2018, A Very English Scandal for BBC One. He has been Head Writer and Executive Producer of Doctor Who since it returned to the BBC in 2005 and has written many of the new series' most memorable episodes. He was awarded an OBE in 2008 for services to drama. He divides his time between Cardiff and Manchester.

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