Try free for 30 days
-
The Lick of Love
- How Dogs Changed My Life
- Narrated by: Julian Clary
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $27.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also picked
-
Alanatomy
- The Inside Story
- By: Alan Carr
- Narrated by: Alan Carr
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In his first novel, Look Who It Is!, Alan told his story ('oh and what a life') with his unique twist of natural, observational and tongue-in-cheek humour that made him famous. Alan Carr described his life story in his own words, from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise as one of Britain's best-loved comedians. And now he is ready to divulge the next chapter in bursts of hilarious Technicolor.
-
-
A truly funny honest update
- By jackie b on 13-05-2019
-
Oh Miriam!
- Stories from an Extraordinary Life
- By: Miriam Margolyes
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From being escorted off the Today programme (for saying what we were all thinking) to declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave; from Tales of the Unexpected to Graham Norton's sofa, she is our most loved and most outspoken national treasure. Oh Miriam! takes you inside both her head and her heart. Buckle up for the most irrepressible, hilarious and moving listen of 2023.
-
-
Grandmother to the neglected
- By evan w on 24-09-2023
-
Lord of the Mince
- Julian Clary Live
- By: Julian Clary
- Length: 57 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lord of the Mince is classic Julian Clary. A brilliant and hysterical mix of innuendo and cutting edge bitchiness! He takes us on a journey along the boulevards and back passages of his life, all the while sending the audience into raptures!
-
Little Me
- My Life from A-Z
- By: Matt Lucas
- Narrated by: Matt Lucas
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hello there. Welcome to my autobiography. Throughout this audiobook I talk about my life and work, including Little Britain, Come Fly with Me, Bridesmaids, Les Miserables, Alice in Wonderland and, of course, Shooting Stars. The thing is, this is a bit different to most memoirs you may have listened to, because it comes in the form of an A-Z. Anyway, I hope you buy it at least twice. Thank you.
-
-
Very entertaining 👏
- By Deb on 05-02-2024
-
Too Much
- By: Tom Allen
- Narrated by: Tom Allen
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Too Much, with his trademark wit and insight, Tom Allen takes a funny and moving look at how he's been thrown into adulthood, as he finally leaves the family home and starts a relationship with a new boyfriend. He shares his unwillingness to move on from the arrested development of millennial life. But ultimately, he has to grow up fast in the wake of the unexpected death of his father in late 2021.The audiobook becomes an emotional ode to his beloved dad and how you learn to navigate grief.
-
-
What more could you ask for?
- By Carla Mercer on 19-11-2022
-
Who Am I, Again?
- By: Lenny Henry
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In 1975, a gangly black 16-year-old from Dudley, decked out in floppy bow tie and Frank Spencer beret, appeared on our TV screens for the first time. So began the transformation from apprentice factory worker to future national treasure of Sir Lenny Henry. In his long-awaited autobiography, Lenny tells the extraordinary story of his early years and sudden rise to fame.
-
Alanatomy
- The Inside Story
- By: Alan Carr
- Narrated by: Alan Carr
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In his first novel, Look Who It Is!, Alan told his story ('oh and what a life') with his unique twist of natural, observational and tongue-in-cheek humour that made him famous. Alan Carr described his life story in his own words, from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise as one of Britain's best-loved comedians. And now he is ready to divulge the next chapter in bursts of hilarious Technicolor.
-
-
A truly funny honest update
- By jackie b on 13-05-2019
-
Oh Miriam!
- Stories from an Extraordinary Life
- By: Miriam Margolyes
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From being escorted off the Today programme (for saying what we were all thinking) to declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave; from Tales of the Unexpected to Graham Norton's sofa, she is our most loved and most outspoken national treasure. Oh Miriam! takes you inside both her head and her heart. Buckle up for the most irrepressible, hilarious and moving listen of 2023.
-
-
Grandmother to the neglected
- By evan w on 24-09-2023
-
Lord of the Mince
- Julian Clary Live
- By: Julian Clary
- Length: 57 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lord of the Mince is classic Julian Clary. A brilliant and hysterical mix of innuendo and cutting edge bitchiness! He takes us on a journey along the boulevards and back passages of his life, all the while sending the audience into raptures!
-
Little Me
- My Life from A-Z
- By: Matt Lucas
- Narrated by: Matt Lucas
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hello there. Welcome to my autobiography. Throughout this audiobook I talk about my life and work, including Little Britain, Come Fly with Me, Bridesmaids, Les Miserables, Alice in Wonderland and, of course, Shooting Stars. The thing is, this is a bit different to most memoirs you may have listened to, because it comes in the form of an A-Z. Anyway, I hope you buy it at least twice. Thank you.
-
-
Very entertaining 👏
- By Deb on 05-02-2024
-
Too Much
- By: Tom Allen
- Narrated by: Tom Allen
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Too Much, with his trademark wit and insight, Tom Allen takes a funny and moving look at how he's been thrown into adulthood, as he finally leaves the family home and starts a relationship with a new boyfriend. He shares his unwillingness to move on from the arrested development of millennial life. But ultimately, he has to grow up fast in the wake of the unexpected death of his father in late 2021.The audiobook becomes an emotional ode to his beloved dad and how you learn to navigate grief.
-
-
What more could you ask for?
- By Carla Mercer on 19-11-2022
-
Who Am I, Again?
- By: Lenny Henry
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In 1975, a gangly black 16-year-old from Dudley, decked out in floppy bow tie and Frank Spencer beret, appeared on our TV screens for the first time. So began the transformation from apprentice factory worker to future national treasure of Sir Lenny Henry. In his long-awaited autobiography, Lenny tells the extraordinary story of his early years and sudden rise to fame.
-
How Y'all Doing?
- Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived
- By: Leslie Jordan
- Narrated by: Leslie Jordan
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had “gone viral,” he had no idea what that meant or how much his life was about to change. On Instagram, his uproarious videos have entertained millions and have made him a global celebrity. Now, he brings his bon vivance to the page with this collection of intimate and sassy essays.
-
-
This made me happy.
- By Tasch on 12-11-2023
-
That's Another Story
- The Autobiography
- By: Julie Walters
- Narrated by: Julie Walters
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Julie Walters has been described as the nation's most popular actress and comedienne. She has been delighting us on screen and on stage for over 25 years and - thanks to her undoubted talent, infectious spirit and self-deprecating humour - we have taken her to our hearts. Now she tells us her own story, in her own words. She was born in 50s Birmingham, daughter of an austere Irish Catholic mother.
-
-
Absolutely wonderful
- By Anonymous User on 13-06-2023
-
How to Survive Family Holidays
- By: Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall, Hilary Whitehall
- Narrated by: Hilary Whitehall, Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
No one family has more experience of travelling together than the Whitehalls. Indeed they've been allowing us a window to their escapades for the past five years in the hit Netflix show Travels with My Father, and in this hilarious book, they have now decided to pool their advice for fellow travellers. To lay out the pitfalls of family holidays. The dos and don'ts, the highs and lows. In doing so, they are sharing some of their best anecdotes.
-
-
Witty
- By Sally on 10-02-2024
-
The Heroin Diaries: 10 Year Anniversary Edition
- A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star
- By: Nikki Sixx
- Narrated by: Nikki Sixx, Sophie Kargman, Ross Marquand
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In honor of the 10-year anniversary of The Heroin Diaries, Nikki Sixx’s definitive and bestselling memoir on drug addiction is now available on audio for the first time, read by Nikki Sixx! This shocking, gripping, and at times darkly hilarious memoir explores Nikki’s yearlong war with a vicious heroin addiction. Now more than ever, with opioid addiction ravaging our country and rising by 20 percent in the past year alone, Nikki’s story is now more relevant than ever.
-
-
Best book ever.
- By Anonymous User on 16-08-2019
-
Out of the Corner
- A Memoir
- By: Jennifer Grey
- Narrated by: Jennifer Grey
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this beautiful, close-to-the bone account, Jennifer Grey takes listeners on a vivid tour of the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood as the daughter of Broadway and film legend Joel Grey, to the surprise hit with Patrick Swayze that made her America’s sweetheart, to her inspiring season eleven win on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.
-
-
Sincere and Honest Read
- By Anonymous User on 17-02-2024
-
How to be Champion
- An Autobiography
- By: Sarah Millican
- Narrated by: Sarah Millican
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Part autobiography, part self-help, part confession, part celebration of being a common-or-garden woman, part collection of synonyms for nunny, Sarah Millican's debut audiobook delves into her super normal life with daft stories, funny tales and proper advice on how to get past life's blips - like being good at school but not good at friends, the excitement of IBS and how to blossom postdivorce.
-
-
Brilliantly Millican
- By Harriet on 09-10-2017
-
Will She Do?
- Act One of a Life on Stage
- By: Eileen Atkins
- Narrated by: Eileen Atkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Will She Do? is the story of a girl from a council estate in Tottenham, born in 1934 to an electric-meter reader and a seamstress, who was determined to be an actress. Candid and witty, this memoir takes her from her awkward performances in working-men's clubs at six years of age as dancing 'Baby Eileen', through the war years in London, to her breakthrough at 32 on Broadway with The Killing of Sister George, for which she received the first of five Tony Award nominations.
-
-
An unvarnished view of a life in the theatre
- By Graeme H on 02-06-2022
-
Rising to the Surface
- By: Lenny Henry
- Narrated by: Lenny Henry
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Rising to the Surface traces Lenny Henry's career through the '80s and '90s. The 16-year-old who won a talent competition now has to navigate his way through the seas of professional comedy, learning his craft through sheer graft and hard work. We follow Lenny through a period of great creativity—prize-winning TV programmes, summer seasons across Britain, the starring role in a Hollywood film, stand-up gigs in New York and a gala wedding to Dawn French. But with each rise, there is a fall, the most traumatic being the death of his mother.
-
-
Boston!
- By Obileekenobi on 01-03-2023
-
Holding the Man
- By: Timothy Conigrave
- Narrated by: Stephen Phillips
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The mid-'70s: at an all-boys Catholic school in Melbourne, Timothy Conigrave falls wildly and sweetly in love with the captain of the football team. So begins a relationship that weathers disapproval, separation and ultimately death. With honesty and insight, Holding the Man explores the highs and lows of any partnership and the strength of heart both men have to find when they test positive for HIV. This is a book as refreshing and uplifting as it is moving - a funny and sad and celebratory account of growing up gay.
-
-
Heartbreakingly Beautiful
- By Elias on 05-11-2018
-
Between the Stops
- The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
- By: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
'Between the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus (mostly top deck, the seat at the front on the right), a double-decker that plies its way from Dulwich, in South East London, where I was living, to where I sometimes work - at the BBC, in the heart of the capital. It's not a sensible way to write a memoir at all, probably, but it's the way things pop into your head as you travel, so it's my way'.
-
-
Best book in years
- By Anonymous User on 26-10-2020
-
Big Mouth
- By: Matt Preston
- Narrated by: Matt Preston
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
For a man who has been firmly in the public eye for the past decade or more, Matt Preston has been very, very quiet about his past and private life. There are reasons for this. Now, in Big Mouth, Matt opens up about his early years for the first time—the good and the bad, the tragic and the ecstatic. Like the man himself, it's a story that's joyous, funny and larger than life. It's also, perhaps unexpectedly, filled with pathos and emotional depth, set to a pulsating 1980s soundtrack.
-
-
Love the narration of this book by Mat Preston himself!
- By Anonymous User on 12-12-2023
-
The Life and Loves of a He Devil
- By: Graham Norton
- Narrated by: Graham Norton
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Graham Norton has been entertaining audiences and having fun with some of the world's biggest stars for nearly 20 years. He is loved across the nation for his delight in the peculiar and for his ability to find humour and a common ground in all that life brings.
-
-
Truely entertaining and memorable
- By HarperSeed on 02-04-2015
Publisher's Summary
From one of Britain's best-loved comedians comes this wonderfully funny, sharp and touching memoir and a celebration of the bond between man and dog - an autobidography, if you will.
The Lick of Love takes us on a tour of Julian's colourful life - and wherever life has taken him, Julian has had a dog by his side. Fanny the Wonder Dog, who came into Julian's life when he was somewhat adrift, propelled him up the ranks of the alternative comedy circuit and onto television. Valerie, the whippet cross-breed escorted Julian through his 40s, the Germaine Greer to his Bernard Manning. Albert, a jaunty geezer type who was sent to acclimatise Julian to middle age and helped him seduce his now husband, before being joined by naughty but nice Gigi, an unpredictable fur bullet of a dog. These canine characters have been there, bearing witness, on and off stage.
Whether writing about encounters in seedy London nightclubs, finding success on television with Sticky Moments, the death of his partner, that Normant Lamont joke, a narrow squeak with a thwarted eastern European plot to kidnap him, his move to the country, or finally settling down, falling in love and getting married, Julian's unique voice is heard throughout. Ultimately, The Lick of Love is the story of a fascinating life and a love letter to the dogs that have played a loving and near constant part of it. Told with humour and great honesty, this promises to be one of the best memoirs of the year.
Whatever else is going on, it is the water bowl in the kitchen, the dog hair on my jumper, the knowing gaze from the dog in the basket beside me that comforts me and tells me that all is well. - JC
Critic Reviews
"I loved The Lick of Love. It's often insightful, sometimes hilarious, frequently filthy - I'm a cat person, but if anything were ever to convince me to get a dog, it would be this." (Joanne Harris)
"[W]ise and perceptive, and funny and moving. Each dog you meet marks a different chapter of your life and Julian writes about it so BEAUTIFULLY." (Joanna Cannon)
More from the same
What listeners say about The Lick of Love
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- tamzyn bielecka
- 19-01-2024
JC gets kisses from all my furs (past&present)
I love the way Julian tells a story he draws you in repeats the important pieces and rolls you back round like a warm Jammi roll!!! and ohhh the doggy goodness gives me all the feels. thanks
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Linda Hagen
- 08-03-2023
Wonderful
Enjoyed this so much - a man who loves dogs is a man I respect. Laugh out loud sometimes cry sometimes
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Dawn B.
- 22-03-2023
Fabulous , wish he would do a sequel
Definitely needs a sequel of sorts, love love love it, please write another as soon as
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Donna Keane
- 07-12-2022
Hilarious and moving
I've always loved Julian and I love him even more after listening to him telling his own story of his life with his doggy companions. So heartfelt and compassionate, yet hilarious as well. Julian Clary in top form.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Linda
- 14-03-2023
Couldn’t put it down!
I often jump between several books I have on the go, but this was so wonderful I listened all the way through. Julian is a master storyteller and I absolutely love his humor.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Sheree Treloar
- 11-11-2021
It was like watching a movie…
…. so descriptive and beautiful. If you are a dog lover, you will love this book! I didn’t want it to end. A brilliant man with a f@*k you attitude to the norm! Just my cup of tea. Hilarious, enjoy!
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anonymous User
- 07-01-2023
Brilliant!
I absolutely loved this book. Julian is a wonderful story teller. Sensitive, observant and laugh out loud funny. His love of dogs and his family is heart warming. Highly recommend
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Janet Catesby
- 15-01-2024
doggie love
A lovely story of much loved dogs.
Julian is both funny and serious and his history of the Noel Coward
house was interesting.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Robert J Peck
- 17-10-2021
Lots of fun.
Spending a few hours with this book bouncing through the house brought a great deal of pleasure. Part book, part dog and part ASMR.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- sue
- 28-10-2021
I didn’t want it to end
How uplifting to hear Julian reading his kind, funny book about his dogs. I enjoyed The Bolds, read by him. He is authentic and entertaining. I’d recommend his book to any adult.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!