That\u2019s right, bookworms \u2013 Ghosts: Brought to Life \u2013 The Making of a Classic is coming to our shelves this October, promising to give fans a behind-the-scenes look into the beloved comedy series.<\/p>\n
While the last we saw of the series was its 2023 Christmas special, the joy continues in the new book release which has been collated and written by the show\u2019s creators and stars \u2013 Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond.<\/p>\n
Pinned to be \u201cthe ultimate celebration of the comedy favourite\u201d, the book will include in-depth interviews with the actors, directors and crew, as well as some of the insider secrets from behind the curtain. What scenes were left in the edit? How many bloopers were there? That\u2019s all set to be revealed along with episode guides, character profiles and more.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>On the announcement of the book, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond (aka The Ghosts), said: \u201cMaking Ghosts really was an extraordinary amount of fun, and we\u2019re so excited to share the joy (and occasional pain) of that process with fans of the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cRevisiting those stories and characters has brought back many brilliant memories of that unique location and superb crew, and we can\u2019t wait to take readers on a personal tour of our beloved Button House in all its ghost-filled glory.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Katy Follain, Head of Bloomsbury General, said: \u201cWe are over the moon to be immersing ourselves back in the world of the ghosts of Button House, who we adore. This is such a fun and remarkable book about the inner workings of the series \u2013 one that will help fill that Ghosts-shaped hole in fans\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n This, of course, isn\u2019t the first Ghosts book, with Ghosts: The Button House Archives having been released in October 2023 to coincide with the final series of the hit sitcom. This new novel, Brought To Life, will be part of an extensive marketing campaign but also, will include a number of events with the stars of Ghosts so keep your eyes peeled for further details on those.<\/p> Most recently, Ghosts was among the big winners at this year\u2019s Comedy.co.uk<\/a> Awards, winning awards for both Returning TV Sitcom and Comedy of the Year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019d like to thank everyone for voting for us for these fantastic awards,\u201d said\u00a0series\u00a0co-creator and star Jim Howick. \u201cIt\u2019s always such an honour to receive them, especially as they\u2019re voted on by the fans, so thank you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n Ghosts is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Taskmaster is available to stream on Channel 4. <\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Comedy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong>\u00a0For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Another dose of Ghosts, anyone? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":53450,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/ghosts-team-reunites-to-announce-peek-behind-the-scenes-in-new-book-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/ghosts-team-reunites-to-announce-peek-behind-the-scenes-in-new-book-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/ghosts-team-reunites-to-announce-peek-behind-the-scenes-in-new-book-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/ghosts-team-reunites-to-announce-peek-behind-the-scenes-in-new-book-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/ghosts-team-reunites-to-announce-peek-behind-the-scenes-in-new-book-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/ghosts-team-reunites-to-announce-peek-behind-the-scenes-in-new-book-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/ghosts-team-reunites-to-announce-peek-behind-the-scenes-in-new-book-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Another dose of Ghosts, anyone?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/53449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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