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  Pam Ayres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pam Ayres (1947-) is a British writer of humorous poetry.
Pam Ayres was born in Stanford in the Vale, Berkshire in England.
Pam Ayres' poetry is mostly concerned with the details of everyday life.
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 Acorn Entertainments Limited
Pam's first broadcast for Radio Oxford, in 1974, was selected for BBC Radio 4's Pick of the Week, and subsequently repeated on the 1974 Pick of the Year, by which time Radio Oxford had asked Pam to return and recite some more of her poems.
Pam has two recordings currently available on the BBC Radio Collection - the first, The PAM AYRES Poetry Collection, a collection of fifty of her best-known poems, was released in 1997 on cassette and CD, and the second, PAM AYRES Live On Stage, which was released in 1999.
Pam Ayres was born in Stanford-in-the Vale and described her childhood there, imitating her mother's scant explanation of the facts of life and recalling the day she discovered what really happens when she witnessed a sow giving birth to a string of piglets.
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 Pam Ayres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pam Ayres MBE (born March 14, 1947) is a British writer of humorous poetry.
Pam Ayres was born in Stanford in the Vale, Berkshire in England (the village was incorporated into Oxfordshire in 1974).
Bob Dylan inspired Pam Ayres to write poetry,[1] although in an interview (Radio New Zealand 'Nine To Noon' 24/10/06) Pam stated that Lonnie Donegan records her brother played were her inspiration.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pam_Ayres   (422 words)

  
 Acorn Entertainments Limited
In 2005 PAM AYRES celebrates 30 years as a professional entertainer, as it was November 1975 when PAM AYRES made the first of her appearances on the ITV talent show, Opportunity Knocks, and this proved to be the start of an incredible career for a unique entertainer.
Pam is a regular contributor to BBC Radio4, on such programmes as Just A Minute, Say The Word, and That Reminds Me, and her own series Ayres On The Air was broadcast on Radio4 in July 2004, and repeated early in 2005.
PAM AYRES is married to concert agent & theatre producer Dudley Russell, and they have two sons, William and James, aged 23 and 21.
www.acornents.co.uk /pamayres_profile.html   (887 words)

  
 Pam Ayres - Uncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Notorious UltraVixen Pam Ayres humble beginnings as a test pilot for Lazy Boy were soon forgotten when she became involved with the Nazi War Machine.
Pam herself loved this idea, but an argument over the cover art and the lack of her name in the title meant that the project was canned.
Pam herself claims she was forced into producing albums with this style by an over zealous record label.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Pam_Ayres   (1510 words)

  
 Crescent Theatre
Pam Ayres has performed her solo show for a private performance for HM The Queen at St. James’ Palace.
Pam Ayres was awarded the MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in June 2004.
2005 marks 30 years since Pam Ayres first appeared on TV’s Opportunity Knocks, and it is undeniable that her work over that period has paved the way for the increase in the popularity of poetry generally, and performance poetry in particular.
www.crescent-theatre.co.uk /Y2006/pam_ayres.htm   (407 words)

  
 Pam Ayres - dublin - comedy
Pam Ayres brings her collection of comic poems to the National Concert Hall for a performance on Friday, the 8th of April.
It's 30 years since Pam Ayres got her big break on the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks and began what has proved to be a very popular career as a writer of comic verse.
Pam Ayres had always wanted to be a writer and it was during her time with the Women's Royal Air Force that she began to act and sing and thought of a career as an entertainer.
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 Pam Ayres
Following media and promotion for her new book, Pam then embarks on an autumn of concert dates, both in the UK, and in Australia where she undertakes an extensive 16-date tour during October and November, including a concert at the Sydney Opera House.
The Australian tour coincides with the release by ABC Australia of Pam’s new DVD “In Her Own Words”, which was recorded at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre last September.
Following the new, as yet untitled, sitcom, Pam then starts writing and recording the third series of her popular BBC Radio 4 programme AYRES ON THE AIR, which is due on air in early 2008.
www.pamayres.com   (238 words)

  
 Pam Ayres
It was November 1975 when Pam Ayres made the first of her multi-winning appearances on the ITV talent show, Opportunity Knocks, and this proved to be the start of an incredible career for a unique entertainer.
After receiving rejection slips from several well-known publishers, Pam decided to publish her poems herself, and thus was printed The Entire Collection (Eight) of Masterpieces by Pam Ayres, Famous Poet and Washer of Jamjars, which sold very successfully in her local area.
Pam's last recording, The Pam Ayres Poetry Collection, a collection of fifty of her best-known poems, was released in 1997.
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 Pam Ayres 25th Anniversary Tour :: ABC Northern Tasmania
Pam Ayres has been a professional writer, entertainer, comedienne, broadcaster and entertainer for over 25 years.
In 1975 Pam first appeared on the television show Opportunity Knocks and since then her humorous poems have contributed immeasurably to the wider appeal today of all forms of poetry.
Pam brought her 25th anniversary tour to rural and regional Australia earlier this year and says “I like to include some old favourites but I always try to include some surprising new pieces so people don’t look at me as a museum relic.”
www.abc.net.au /northtas/stories/s1071099.htm   (184 words)

  
 BBC Shop - Pam Ayres Live On Stage
PAM AYRES at her entertaining best in a live stage show from Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Whether she's reminiscing about the spartan conditions on a caravan holiday in the fifties, or describing her less-than-spectacular prowess in a nineties' gym, her wonderfully accurate wit is always a delight.
In this live recording of Pam Ayres on stage at the Swan Theatre, Stratford, she includes, along with a few of her classic poems, more recent gems such as Sexy at Sixty, The Wonderbra and With These Hands to provide a richly entertaining example of Pam Ayres at her best.
www.bbcshop.com /invt/0563553464&source=commjunction   (230 words)

  
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Another point to Pam Ayres and the subject back with her, and 13 seconds, mumbo jumbo starting now.
On this occasion it was Wendy Richard so she’s in the lead alongside Pam Ayres at the end of the round.
NP: Well what has happened well is Pam Ayres has moved into second place just behind Wendy Richard and the other two are trailing just a little bit behind her.
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 Pam Ayres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pam Ayres is an outstanding writer and performer of humerous poetry, have a listen what she said when I caught up with her at Nottingham.
Pam Ayres cam to fame in the mid 1970's when a TV appearance on a talent show "opportunity knocks" made her a household name for writing and reciting humerous poetry.
Have a listen to Pam as she reads my favourite poem "The Parrot" and then one of her favourites about puddings.
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 International Concert Attractions
In autumns 2000 and 2001 Pam returned to BBC Radio2 with her new series Pam Ayres' Open Road, in which Pam visited various parts of the country meeting people with interesting stories to tell about their lives and the area in which they live.
On television this year Pam has been seen in an episode of ITV's sitcom The Grimleys, BBC TV's Call My Bluff, and in an ITV programme And The Winner Is about TV talent shows.
Pam Ayres has toured Australia regularly since 1978, and although she has often played the major city venues including the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Concert Hall, Adelaide Festival Centre, and Perth Concert Hall, it is the country towns that she has most enjoyed playing.
www.icaaustralia.com /EventDetail.asp?EventID=28   (381 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Pam Ayres: The Works: Books: Pam Ayres,Jilly Cooper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The selection includes all Pam's personal favourites which she has divided into twelve sections covering subjects such as love, motherhood, families, gardening, ecology, travel and animals as well as many more unusual topics like climbing Ayers Rock in Australia, the rigours of keeping sheep and the finer points of the Old Gloucester Sausage.
Her observations are touching, honest and above all inspired by a sense of the gentle absurdity of ordinary events.
The Works is the best of the work which has made Pam Ayres a worldwide celebrity and bestselling poet.
www.amazon.co.uk /Pam-Ayres-Works/dp/0563367512   (410 words)

  
 21st Axminster Festival - Pam Ayres - 22 June 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Her comic poems have have contributed enormously to the wider appeal today of all forms of poetry and many of her poems feature in school textbooks around the world.
She's been a regular on BBC Radio over the past few years - on Radio 2 with her series Pam Ayres' Sunday Afternoon and Pam Ayres' Open Road - and on Radio 4 in Just A Minute, That Reminds Me, The Right Time, Wireless Wise and others.
Pam's mixture of stories, jokes, poems and anecdotes make an unforgettable evening of laughter!
www.axminstermusic.org /festival/PamAyres.htm   (176 words)

  
 Pam Ayres - Surgically Enhanced   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Writer, poet and entertainer, her humorous observations of everyday life have made her a firm favourite with audiences around the globe for more than 30 years.
Book now and share an unforgettable evening of laughter with Pam Ayres, a lady with a unique talent for making the ordinary extraordinary.
Pam's new book, Surgically Enhanced, is available now in all good bookshops.
www.pamayres.com.au   (136 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Live on Stage: Books: Pam Ayres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pam Ayres - In Her Own Words DVD ~ Pam Ayres
Pam Ayres performs her poems live at Stratford.
Pam Ayers has been performing and making people laugh since the early 1970s.
www.amazon.co.uk /Live-Stage-Pam-Ayres/dp/0563553464   (385 words)

  
 BBC Shop - Pam Ayres
Writer, poet, entertainer and broadcaster Pam Ayres has been delighting the nation...
Pam's reflections on daily life bring a chuckle of recognition from people of all ages...
Warm and witty, direct and droll, the sharply funny Pam Ayres has been amusing and entertaining her many fans for years...
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 Event archive for the Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK > What's On > Pam Ayres
Pam still endears people of all ages with her comic poems.
Many of her poems feature in scholl textbooks around the world and she has been a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio over many years.
Performing for one night only, don't miss this opportunity to be entertained by this hilarious and unique entertainer.
www.marlowetheatre.com /archive.asp?id=125   (101 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - pam ayres, Fiction Books, Records, Audio Books items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pam Ayres on the air (CD 2005) new 2 discs
PAM AYRES (BERTHA and THE RACING PIGEON 1st ED 1979 RARE
Pam Ayres LIVE ON STAGE (CD 1999) 2 CDs as new
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 Pam Ayres on a morphine drip | clagnut/blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Where Arsenal aspire to poetry in motion, Chelsea could be Pam Ayres on a morphine drip and still win.
Although few people realise that Pam Ayres was actually a spy for the British government during the cold war.
All I can say is this, Small Paul: I was at Wembley for the FA Cup Semi Final, when Gazza scored one of the most spectacular goals I have ever seen.
www.clagnut.com /blog/1331   (466 words)

  
 Results for 'poetry' on BuyCentral
Writer entertainer and broadcaster Pam Ayres presents a weekly two hour music and chat programme on...
Warm and witty direct and droll the sharply funny Pam Ayres has been amusing and entertaining her...
In this collection Pam reads over 50 of her best-known and loved poems including such favourites as 'Oh I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth' 'I'm a Starling...me Darling' 'Will I have to be Sexy at Sixty?' and 'St. Tesco'.
www.buycentral.co.uk /qsh/poetry.html   (292 words)

  
 Pam Ayres in Perth :: ABC Western Australia
Pam Ayres in the 720 ABC Perth studios.
In the interview Pam recites a couple of her favourite poems including one about the Wonderbra and another about the platypus.
Pam had just arrived in Perth after a stint on a cruise ship.
www.abc.net.au /wa/stories/s788688.htm   (145 words)

  
 Pam Ayres: 2006 Tour of Australia
Surgically Enhanced is a delightful mix of stories, jokes, poetry and anecdotes, guaranteed to amuse and delight audiences of all ages.
Pam Ayres will begin an extensive national Australian concert tour of 16 shows in October and November of this year.
One of Australia’s best-loved British artists, Pam has been touring Australia regurlarly since 1978.
www.lunchbox-productions.com /show_pamayres/overview.html   (196 words)

  
 Works/Ayres, Pam/RHRH001097   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
'The Works' collects together over 120 of Pam Ayres' best-known and loved poems - as well as all of her newest compositions.
This selection includes all Pam's personal favourites which she has divided into twelve sections covering subjects such as love, motherhood, families, gardening, ecology, travel and animals as well as many more unusual topics like climbing Ayres Rock in Australia, the rigours of keeping sheep and the finer points of the Old Gloucester Sausage.
Pam's unique form of humorous verse takes a new look at the joys and tribulations of daily life.
www.bookworm.com.au /rh001097.htm   (143 words)

  
 PAM AYRES by AYRES, PAM @ Another Bookshop.com - Independent Bookshop online with over 300,000 books, buy books with ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
PAM AYRES by AYRES, PAM @ Another Bookshop.com - Independent Bookshop online with over 300,000 books, buy books with special offers save up to 25% off, from best sellers to the obscure, includes editors choices, recommended books in all categories.
A collection of the poetry of Pam Ayres, this book offers an amalgamation of all her published works.
Her poems take a humorous and honest look at life's pleasures and tribulations and includes such poems as "Oh I Wish I'd Looked After me Teeth" and "Do You Think Bruce Springsteen Would Fancy Me?".
www.anotherbookshop.com /product_info.php?products_id=0563367512   (117 words)

  
 eBay.co.uk - pam ayres, Fiction Books, Records, Audio Books items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pam Ayres LP Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall London 1976
PAM AYRES - SOME OF MY POETRY — 1976 —1ST
Pam Ayres - They Should have asked my Husband - Sealed
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