Mark thomas has worked as a comedian for over twenty years. Extreme rambling walking israels separation barrier for fun. The show and accompanying book and film has its sights trained on israels wall in the occupied west bank. One of the few standups still to carry the political standard of alternative comedy, mark thomas is essentially an observational comic only his observations tend to revolve around the crusading anticorporate, antigreed investigations he undertakes.
Thomas is an associate professor in the department of sociology at york university. Jan 01, 2011 an extremely enjoyable book, the seriousness of the subject leavened by mark thomas humour and inherent understanding of the foolishness of what he is trying to undertake, which in turn mirrors the surrealityfoolishness of israels attempt to turn the fantasy of a border into a concrete and barbed wire reality. The inspiration for this show came to him while he was in the west bank to promote extreme rambling, his book. Comedian mark thomas found his idea of rambling along the israeli barrier in the west bank even more fraught than it sounds mark thomas fri. Image courtesy of mark thomas last month, mark thomas, the english activistcomedian, was in dublin performing his new live show extreme rambling. As an artist, he regularly uses comedy, theatre, and opera to up his ante and to raise political consciousness about among the audiences. The resulting show makes you laugh, shudder and think. Interview with the extreme rambling writer, mark thomas the. Apr 08, 2011 m ark thomas was born in 1963 and raised in london.
Jun 01, 2011 mark thomas decides to combine his two great loves, walking and talking, and travel the length of the wall in an attempt to understand a bit more about the conflict and its effect on everyday people. Rambling in palestine by carey davies siraj center. Raja shehadeh, whose 2007 book palestinian walks recounts how he has seen much of. Good fences make good neighbours, but what about bad ones. Mark thomas author of as used on the famous nelson mandela. Extreme rambling by thomas, mark penguin random house south.
He is best known for his campaigning channel 4 series, in which he employed, michael moorestyle, televisual stunts to get his message across. Mark thomas the israeli security wall is going to be some 700 miles long when completed and will surround most of the west bank. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. Apr 11, 2011 mark thomas reads from his account of walking the israeli west bank wall. The data thats presented here could not have been gathered in any other way and is inimitable that is, it cannot be redundant because no one else has. Mark s new book about his rambling in the west bank.
An extremely enjoyable book, the seriousness of the subject leavened by mark thomas humour and inherent understanding of the foolishness of what he is trying to undertake, which in turn mirrors the surrealityfoolishness of israels attempt to turn the fantasy of a border into a concrete and barbed wire reality. Never one to take the easy option, mark decided to go rambling in the middle east and walked the entire length of the israeli separation barrier crossing between the israeli and the palestinian side. Apr 07, 2011 marks new book about his rambling in the west bank. Apr, 2011 last month, mark thomas, the english activistcomedian, was in dublin performing his new live show extreme rambling. Extreme rambling is a politically charged traveloguereportage about the impact the barrier israel has built to cordon off the west bank. In these six episodes, the ideas include applying the bedroom tax to mps second homes, renationalising the railways, stopping farmers from spraypainting. Mark thomas reads from extreme rambling pt1 youtube. Marks new book about his rambling in the west bank. View books by mark thomas on lovereading, the uks number one book recommendation website.
Extreme rambling ebook by mark thomas rakuten kobo. Lee extreme rambling walking israels separation barrier. The premise of mark thomass book is that he takes the very british pastime of rambling and applies it to walking the length of the divide between israel and palestine. Extreme rambling by thomas, mark penguin random house. His new book, extreme rambling, comes out on 14th april. He is best known for political stunts on his show, the mark thomas comedy product on channel 4. Apr 22, 2011 comedian mark thomas found his idea of rambling along the israeli barrier in the west bank even more fraught than it sounds mark thomas fri 22 apr 2011 19. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Anyone who thinks they know anything about the palestinian conflct should read this book. Mark thomas decides to combine his two great loves, walking and talking, and travel the length of the wall in an attempt to understand a bit more about the conflict and its effect on everyday people.
By book s end, its clear the palestinians along the wall are considered junk rather than people by those who build, maintain and roughly police the wall thats described here by mark thomas. Walking israels barrier for fun 2011, ebury press the israeli barrier was 415km long when mark thomas decided in 2009 that he was going to walk the length of it in order to write this fascinating book. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. Buy extreme rambling by mark thomas from waterstones today. Bestselling author mark thomas finds a very british way of trying to comprehend the middle eastern problem the israeli security wall is going to be some 700 miles long when completed and will surround most of the west bank. Yeah, even many books are offered, this book can steal the reader heart consequently much. Mark thomas as only he could decided the only way to really get to grips with this huge divide was to use the barrier as a route map. Thomas describes himself as a libertarian anarchist. Looking for extreme rambling mark thomas paperback. As used on the famous nelson mandela mark thomas 63. Extreme rambling walking israels separation barrier for. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free.
Dear reader, next you are hunting the extreme rambling walking israels separation barrier for fun mark thomas addition to entry this day, this can be your referred book. Join facebook to connect with mark thomas and others you may know. Books from mark thomas, emma kennedy, jon richardson, andy. Rambling in both senses of the word is a great british tradition and mark throws himself into both on his extreme journey, trusting in the power. Extreme rambling ebook por mark thomas 9781407030708. Mark thomas in this fifth series, comedian and activist mark thomas travels to theatres around the country to compile a peoples manifesto using policies suggested by his studio audience. The israeli separation barrier is probably the most iconic. Can you ever get away from it all with a good walk. Mark thomas biography childhood, life achievements. His activist, campaigning brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations. Mark goes rambling along the wall that is being built between the west bank and israel, looking at the behaviour of the israelies and what it is doing to the palestinians. In 1996, channel 4 gave him his own series, the mark thomas comedy product, and.
Mark thomas, comedian and political activist life and. However, recently he has been invited to give evidence at various government select committees. Seen by some as a cynical land grab and others as an apartheid barrier, opinions on it are hugely divided. He first became known as a guest comic on the bbc radio 1 comedy show the mary whitehouse experience in the late 1980s.
It brought the house down, in what thomas described at the time as one of the best heckles he has ever had. Mark thomas decided the only way to really get to grips with this huge divide. There is probably no shortage of powerful people who have wished. Mark thomas as only he could decided the only way to really get to grips with this huge divide was to use the barrier as a route map, to walk the wall, covering the entire distance with little more in his armoury than kendal mint cake and a box of blister plasters. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and. Extreme rambling walking israels separation barrier. Mark thomas reads from his account of walking the israeli west bank wall. With sometimes selfdepracating humor, thomas reveals ridiculous, yet often sad. Interview with the extreme rambling writer, mark thomas.
Mark thomas announced he was publishing a book about rambling, its likely many of his fans were a bit bemused. This two and a half hour show is about comedian mark thomass attempt to walk the entire length of the israeli barrier in. The comedian mark thomas is clearly a man who relishes a challenge. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The israeli separation barrier is probably the most iconic divider of land since the berlin wall. The content and theme of this book essentially will be next to your heart. Extreme rambling and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Marks prose is lively, the narrative moves along at an appropriate level for a book about rambling and despite the horrible things he sees on his journey, he never resorts to the easy option of finger pointing and blame. I missed british comedian mark thomas walking the wall performance when i was at the edinburgh festival in august, but i have done the next best thing, read extreme rambling, the book of his walk.
Paperback april 1, 20 by mark thomas author visit amazons mark thomas page. Extreme rambling mark thomas paperback musicmagpie store. M ark thomas was born in 1963 and raised in london. Mark clifford thomas born 11 april 1963 is an english comedian, presenter, political satirist and journalist from south london. Apr 02, 2011 it brought the house down, in what thomas described at the time as one of the best heckles he has ever had. Seen by some as a cynical land grab and others as an apartheid barrier, opinions. Mark thomas as only he could decided the only way to really get to grips. He was educated at boarding school and went on to be a standup.
Extreme rambling is a brilliant politically charged traveloguereportage about the impact of the barrier israel has built to cordon off the west bank, a wall the international court of justice has found to be illegal. For fun, by mark thomas has been published by ebury priced. Kindle edition by mark thomas author visit amazons mark thomas page. With the annual glasgow comedy beanfeast having its last laughs, there are a bunch of opportunities to seek solace in book form. Read extreme rambling walking israels separation barrier. With sometimes selfdepracating humor, thomas reveals ridiculous, yet often sad, shocking and horrifying facts as he walks both sides of the wall, judged to be illegal by the international court of justice. Rambling is walking british fashion, a to b, not necessarily by the most direct route, on foot. Mark thomas on walking israels west bank barrier comedian mark thomas found his idea of rambling along the israeli barrier in the west bank even more fraught than it sounds mark thomas. Gonzo rambling is what i was after though without recourse to soaking the kendal mint cake in acid and where thompson relied on drink and. Explore books by mark thomas with our selection at. Extreme rambling by mark thomas penguin books australia.