GallifreyOne 2010 interviews

From the Youtube Channel of centralcolumn:

My interview with Tim Hirst, that's Hirst with an 'I,' the publisher of Paul Castle's book Shooty Dog Thing. Tim, who leads the British publishing house Hirst Books, was a kind guest during my interview with author Paul Castle, and was gracious enough to chime in with his own thoughts on Castle's book and the upcoming Matthew Waterhouse biography, also to be published by Hirst Books this June. For more information, please visit www.hirstbooks.com to see Tim's other projects, including Anneke "Polly Wright" Wills' autobiography! And, of course, the lovely Miss Wills was present during this interview as well!

To finish my interview round with Paul Castle and Tim Hirst, I spoke with Anneke Wills, who playe Polly Wright with the First and Second Doctors in 1966 and 1967. Miss Wills was on hand to promote her two book autobiography. Thank you Paul, Tim, and Anneke for the pleasant and informative conversation!

Anneke Wills - the autobiographies

'Self Portrait' - what can I say: I laughed and I cried. Got goose bumps all over. An amazing story to tell, and what a wonderful way it was told - as if I were an old friend catching up on the gossip of years missed. The highs and the lows; the mundane and the totally eccentric; the loves and the passions, and the betrayals. But what shines through is the devotion of true friends, and the honesty that Anneke speaks. Although I guess there is one warning worth heeding: make sure the jam jar is big enough before you start.





And then I went off to get 'Naked': all the way through the 'Bhagwan years' I was often thinking of the time Anneke's mother had wanted to set the finches free from their cages in Spain - I wondered if, deep down, that Anneke had been frightened to be released from 'her cage', to be completely free, in fear of not being able to survive. I won't pretend to understand the actual details of these years, but the sense of spiritual healing rang true, and sure enough, the strength and belief in herself blossomed - and she survived the freedom in more ways than one. I sobbed my heart out for her, and smiled and cheered for her; and I cried some more, as much for myself as for Anneke. Then to feel the final contentment in her life is truly inspiring - she had Greers books, I have Anneke's.

Both books
Available online
through the official Anneke Wills website
here.

And please visit
Anneke Wills' Facebook page
here
(managed on Anneke's behalf by her publisher, Tim Hirst).


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"Naked" - Anneke Wills

Available online
through the official Anneke Wills website
here.

Looks like Doc2 has found a juicy bit...

Image from Tim Hirst - see, I kept it secret like you asked me too... ;D

Please visit Anneke Wills' Facebook page
here
(managed on Anneke's behalf by her publisher, Tim Hirst)

EDIT: updated

I have a rival shameless plugger...

... seems a certain Mr Hirst has some rather influential friends, and has called on the Doctor himself to advertise the VERY soon to be released 'Naked' second volume of Anneke Wills' autobiography...





Please visit Anneke Wills' Facebook page (managed on Anneke's behalf by her publisher, Tim Hirst) here , or the official Anneke Wills website here .