{"product_id":"bill-bailey-my-animals-and-other-animals","title":"Bill Bailey - My Animals and Other Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e'I'm always wary of llamas. They're mischievous and smart. I get a sense, when I approach them, that they are conferring . . . as if to say, '\u003ci\u003ethat's that bloke off the telly\u003c\/i\u003e.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Bailey always had a variety of dogs in his life, including a Lakeland Terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage. Fast forward a few decades and Bill shares his home with a variety of birds, dogs, frogs, chameleons, and an armadillo called Tommy. 'We even had a giant chicken at the house for a while, a huge Malay cockerel, Kid Creole. After a few stand-offs he took against me. He had to go in the end, I was being stalked in my own back garden.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat chicken apart, animals have always been at the heart of an extraordinary life as one of the nation's favourite comedians, actors, musicians and (thanks to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrictly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) dancers: from terriers to the orangutans of Sumatra and the parrots that share his breakfast every morning in west London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs anyone who has ever had a pet knows, animals are a constant source of joy, but they also connect us to the world and to each other, touching on a deeper, older human need for companionship. Full of the leftfield humour, wit and wisdom that has made Bill Bailey such a beloved performer around the world, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Animals, and Other Animals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the story of Bill's life, but more than that, it's the story of how all of our lives are enriched by the animals who accompany us on that journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"buy-links\" class=\"clearfix\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176632680482,"sku":"9781529436150","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template---2024-10-10T102450-106.jpg?v=1728509109","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/bill-bailey-my-animals-and-other-animals","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}