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Sunburn: The Unofficial History of the Sun Newspaper in 99 Headlines

James Felton

'An astonishing piece of work' James O'Brien
'This book was a delight. Funny, scathing and witty' Ian Dunt

You should buy this book if: a) you dislike the Sun, but have never actually read it to know why and/or b) you're still not sure how we got into this mess.

Using his famed on-the-nose commentary, Twitter legend James Felton has dissected 99 of the most outlandish stories the Sun (for a long time the biggest-selling British newspaper) has run since it became a tabloid in 1969, hoping to answer once and for all whether the press has reflected - or manipulated - the British people over the last 50 years.

Included: joke-riddled and illustrated analyses of the Sun's most infamous stories about celebrities, war, royals, crime, the LGBTQ+ community, migrants, the EU, politics, bacon sandwiches and page 3.

Not included: A blindfold. We suggest reading through your fingers instead.

'James Felton makes me laugh like a bellend' Robert Webb
'James Felton makes me laugh every day' Marina Hyde
'James never fails to make me laugh and then think, then laugh some more' Dermot O'Leary

Book Details

  • Publisher: Sphere
  • Publish Date: May 18th, 2021
  • Pages: 336
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.10in - 6.10in - 1.40in - 1.05lb
  • EAN: 9780751580785
  • Categories: Europe - Great Britain - 20th CenturyPolitical Process - Media & InternetTopic - Politics

About the Author

James Felton is a writer and journalist, whose articles regularly appear in the Guardian, Independent, Daily Mash and IFL Science. As a writer for television, his work includes the BAFTA award-winning The Dog Ate My Homework. Through his twitter platform of over 200,000 followers and counting, he is a well-known narrator of the Brexit crisis, averaging around 150,000 retweets a month.

Praise for this book

James Felton makes me laugh every day - get into him--Marina Hyde, -
James Felton makes me laugh like a bellend--Robert Webb, -
James never fails to make me laugh and then think, then laugh some more--Dermot O'Leary, -