Rob Temple

WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023: PUZZLES AND HUMOURThe perfect quiz book to get you in the Christmassy mood, to play at the office Christmas lunch or to pop into a stocking.Q1: In Britain, it's estimated that 800 million of what traditional Christmas treat are eaten each year?*Q2: Which actor gives the voiceover at the beginning of Love Actually?*Q3: True or False: Queen Elizabeth II wore a Santa hat for her 1996 Christmas Day televised speech.*We Brits can't get enough of a quiz - and never has this been more true at Christmastime. So if you're stumped for office party small talk, trying to make it through Christmas dinner with the in-laws, or simply a quiz connoisseur after puzzles with some festive flair, you can't go wrong with the VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS CHRISTMAS QUIZ BOOK. Inside you'll find all sorts of tickly teasers, complex conundrums, worrisome word searches and much more on topics ranging from nostalgic Christmas adverts and beloved TV specials to toys through the a

A handful of years ago, I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. I used to love an adventure, but when I hit my thirties I started

Have you ever . . . *Watched in horror as someone helps themselves to the last roast potato?*Broken out in hives at the suggestion that you 'Introduce yourself...'?*Watched so much Brexit-related news

A handful of years ago I moved with my wife to a house on a quiet street in a quiet town and lay quietly in a room for a long time. I used to love an adventure, and I had jobs on magazines (remember

DO YOU SUFFER FROM VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS ABROAD?If you...*Carry emergency teabags in your money belt*Quietly tut at badly formed 'queues'*Cleverly avoid blisters by wearing socks with your sandals...t

In his new mildly-amusing-if-you-like-that-sort-of-thing book, Rob Temple tackles classic "Brits abroad" dilemmas, including the impossibility of finding a decent cup of tea, queuing anarchy at popula

There's an epidemic sweeping the UK. Symptoms include: acute embarrassment at the mere notion of "making a fuss," extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a brisk handshake, and

There's an epidemic sweeping the UK. Symptoms include: acute embarrassment at the mere notion of "making a fuss;" extreme awkwardness when faced with any social greeting beyond a bri