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Clive Brooks' publication list.
Full-length Books: in date order of publication:
Brooks, C (1987)
The Real Howards’ Way, Milestone Publications/BBC, Portsmouth, England
Paperback. Revolving around the successful 1980’s BBC television soap of the same name. Did the real people and locations live up to the portrayed TV image?
Brooks C and Gatehouse, J (1988)
The Way to Write Comics, Penguin Books, London, England
Hardback and Paperback Editions. Discussing the art of creating the text aspect of the contemporary, popular comic strip and children’s story.
Brooks C (1989)
Make Money from Home Recording, PC Publishing, Kent, England
Paperback. A technical manual for enthusiasts wishing to to utilise their multitrack sound recording and computer music equipment for profit.
Brooks, C (1989)
How to Form a Successful Band, Virgin Books, London, England
Paperback. The definitive training manual for all aspiring rock musicians wishing to succeed in the modern music business.
Brooks, C (1989)
Atlantic Queens, Haynes Publishing Group, Yeovil, England
Hardback. Lavish coffee-table book telling the story of Cunard’s transatlantic liners; Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and QE2.
Brooks, C (1989)
Blood on the Tracks, Kingfisher Publications, Southampton, England
Hardback fiction. Short story compendium “compelling crime from the golden age of steam railways”. Featuring Clive's own Edwardian dectective Henry Chesterfield.
Brooks, C and Boyd-Smith, P (1989)
A Postcard History of Southampton, Ensign Publications, Southampton, England
Hardback. Local history book which charts the progress of Southampton over 130 years in words and period illustrations.
Brooks, C (1990)
Sherlock Holmes Revisited Volume One, Spyglass, Southampton, England
Hardback fiction. Collection of short stories written in the authentic Conan-Doyle style from cases illuded to in the original canon.
Brooks, C (1990)
Sherlock Holmes Revisited Volume Two, Spyglass, Southampton, England
Hardback fiction. Further collection of short stories written in the authentic Conan-Doyle style from cases illuded to in the original canon.
Brooks, C (1990)
The Memoirs of Professor Moriarty, Spyglass, Southampton, England
Hardback fiction. Four accounts of the dark deeds of Sherlock Holmes’ adversary, Professor Moriarty. Written in the manner of a memoir.
Brooks, C (1990)
Life on the Liners, Brooks Books, Southampton, England
Paperback. First-hand accounts from those who worked on the great ocean-going liners.
Brooks C (1991)
Sindy Goes to the Ballet, Marvel Books, London, England
Paperback. Children’s story book based on the licenced character franchise.
Selected Short Stories
Brooks, C (1987)
The Old Caring Book, Care Bears Annual, Marvel London
Young childrens story
Brooks, C (1988)
The Abernetty Affair, Ad Lib Magazine, Issue 2
Bookworm, Portsmouth, England
Brooks, C (1988)
The Adventure of the Aluminium Crutch, Ad Lib Magazine, Issue 3
Bookworm, Portsmouth, England
Brooks, C (1988)
The Case of the Red Leech, Ad Lib Magazine, Issue 4
Bookworm, Portsmouth, England
Brooks, C (1988)
The Case of the Canary Trainer, Ad Lib Magazine, Issue 5
Bookworm, Portsmouth, England.
Published Popular Magazine Articles
A body of work totalling over 100 published freelance magazine articles in variety of popular publications across a diverse range of subjects from Country Life to Modern Drummer and Rhythm (on which Clive was a columnist) and almost everything in-between.
Short Television Films
2-5 minutes duration and produced for Meridian TV in 1993.
Death of the Social
Is person-to-person interaction on the decline as we move into a hi-tech future?
TV Previews
Does television short-circuit real ife and experience?
Corner Shop Crisis
The demise of the independent trader and the cultural consequences
Nostalgia Marketing
Why do advertising agencies feed us an idealised view of the past to sell products?
The Engulfing City
What does the expansion of the suburbs do to the heart of the city?
In Defence of the Queen
How does the new Oriana ocean liner compare with the QE2?
Winning the Lottery
What would that money do to your lifestyle? Vox pops.
Living on the River
Why did a Southampton couple reject modern living for a nautical lifestyle on a houseboat?
Too Much Information
Are we consuming signs and images rather than products themselves? A Baurdrillardian view.
A Christmas Critique
Has the real meaning of Christmas been lost to crass capitalism? Audio vox pops against visual advertising examples offering a self-reflexive opportunity.
New Year’s Eve
Is it a happy or a sad time, and why? Vox pops.
Broadcast BBC Radio Drama
The Legend of Blackjack Bay
A fifteen-part original Gothic horror story set on the Cornish coast.
The Case of the Red Leech
A ten-episode original Sherlock Holmes story.
The Abernetty Affair
A seven-episode original Sherlock Holmes story.
The Adventure of the Aluminium Crutch
A six-episode original Sherlock Holmes story.
The Case of the Canary Trainer
An eight-episode original Sherlock Holmes story.
The Adventure of the Alicia Cutter
A six-episode original Sherlock Holmes story
The Adventure of the Missing Man
A six-episode original Sherlock Holmes story
Diamonds in D Minor
A seven-episode original crime serial featuring Clive's Edwardian Detective, Henry Chesterfield.