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His second book Playing the Moldovans at Tennis, published in trade
paperback by Ebury Press has now sold well over 100 thousand copies. The
book was serialised on BBC R4 over Christmas. The story charts his
latest foolhardy attempt to win a bet, which involved tracking down all
the members of the national football team of Moldova and beating them at
tennis one by one. Tony's book was short listed for both the Samuel
Johnson Prize (2000) for non-fiction writing and the Bollinger Everyman
Wodehouse Prize (2000).
He has appeared frequently on TV comedy programmes such as: Have I Got
News For You, They Think It's All Over, Paul Merton, A Bit of Fry and
Laurie and Red Dwarf. He also hosted the BBC1 programme, The Best Show
in the World Ever ... Probably.
Tony Hawks is a regular guest on radio programmes including The News
Quiz, Just a Minute, and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, and recently he
presented his own series on Radio 4, Tony Hawks' Lost Weekends.
Tony is a regular after dinner speaker at corporate events up and down
the country and his warm, dry style and aptitude for ad-libbing makes
him a popular choice as a host for award ceremonies. He has hosted The
PPG Travel Awards with Joanna Lumley, The British Book Awards, The
Property Awards, The Security Excellence Awards, The Houseware Awards,
The Beauty Awards and The Packaging Awards, with many of the satisfied
clients having taken the opportunity to make a return booking. |