BOOK ORDERS
Six of One are delighted to announce that the compelling new book from society co-founder David Barrie is available to order
What’s it all About is a thoughtful and provocative work that invites readers to look
at The Prisoner and its messages with renewed curiosity and vigour.
There have been many Prisoner publications over the years but few have confronted the ‘big’ questions, let alone attempted to provide answers. In development for over 5 years and based on decades of research and reflection, this book is a tour de force and one you will not want to miss.
At around 600 pages, this is a dense volume and includes the obvious 17 chapters plus additions, with a foreword from Catherine McGoohan and contributions from Robin Llywelyn of Portmeirion and essays by Norma West, (the observer, 'Dance of the Dead'), and Roger Parkes, (writer, 'A Change of Mind').
Furtther information on the book is show below:
There have been many books written on the topic of The Prisoner. Whether discussing individual episodes, the concepts behind the series or discussing the creator and star of the show, Patrick McGoohan. The publication of What’s It All About? The Prisoner: Question Everything written by David Barrie, may be the first to encompass all those areas and more.
David has been intrigued by the programme since first seeing its filming in Portmeirion. Members will be well aware of the deep love of the programme that David has along with his extensive knowledge and insight of everything ‘Prisoner’ related.
What’s it All About? The Prisoner: Question Everything takes a deep dive into every episode discussing the themes, commenting on the script and looking beyond the scenes of the programme.
Is this the ultimate book on the subject? A bold claim to make for a topic that has had so much written about it since its first airing. If anyone is best placed to write the definitive book, it is David Barrie. Fascinated from the first episode, the question he often hears is, ‘What is it all about?’ Like the show’s main protagonist, he has spent many years searching for the answers.
This book represents a lifetime of investigating, questioning and seeking out those involved in the series from writers to actors and directors; he has genuinely questioned everything; from the messages in the story through to the personality of the man behind it all, Patrick McGoohan.
Over the years, David has interviewed many who have been involved with the programme; actors, writers, directors and many others involved in the programme, all offering their experiences and anecdotes of their time on the show. He also considers bigger themes that were part of the zeitgeist at the time of the programme airing, questioning, discussing and not afraid to tackle the big subjects.
Patrick McGoohan had an overriding mantra, ‘question everything,’ and that is exactly what David Barrie has done in this book, encouraging readers to do the same with his Points2Ponder at the end of each episode chapter.
Take a journey through every episode with input from those involved with the programme and David’s astute insight and deliberation taking the reader far beyond the series.
If you have ever been intrigued by the programme, wondered who Number 6 is, or are fascinated by how much social commentary can be presented in a television drama, this book is for you, complete with many black and white and colour photographs providing the reader with chances to see behind the scenes.
Is it the definitive book on The Prisoner? Read it and make up your own mind.
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