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What's Tha Up To?

Memories of a Yorkshire Bobby

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By: Martyn Johnson
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"I've turned boys into men and policemen into coppers," said the Sergeant. "Policemen have got brains, but coppers, they've got brains and common sense."

No two days were ever the same for bobby-on-the-beat Martyn Johnson. Come rain or come shine, he patrolled his patch with a sharp eye for troublemakers and a kind word for those in need of a friend. Whether he was pursuing unlikely coal thieves, tracking down peacocks gone AWOL or investigating mysterious flying saucers over Sheffield, PC Johnson faced every new challenge with a smile and a healthy dose of his copper's common sense.

In his charming and funny memoir, read by the author, Martyn Johnson recalls the rogues, cheats, and scoundrels - as well as the many friends - who made his life on the beat so unforgettable.

©2010 Martyn Johnson (P)2012 Hachette Digital Europe Great Britain Social Sciences Sociology Urban Funny
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a superb tale of one mans adventure through life. i laughed and cried. reccomended highly.

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the content was interesting but the narration sounded a bit slow in places, i think some people are natural story tellers and others are not. i think it was ok but could have had more depth in the storytelling narrating. the book gives ts a good indication of how the police were back in the day before the government interfered in how the police practice. I am going to get the next book to see what happens next in his career. overall i have enjoyed this book.

i found this very interesting

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I was brought up in Darnall and Attercliffe in the 50's & 60's, and that's just how it was, great listen!

how times have changed

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Amusing and interesting to hear about life on the beat in the good old days before politics ran the police force!! All the more authentic being read by the author himself! Bought the second book, hoping there is a 3rd!

ee by gum - what a great listen!

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Where does What's Tha Up To? rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I don't buy many memoirs/biographies but bought this one as I live in Sheffield and know Attercliffe common and tinsley. the areas he used to patrol.

What was one of the most memorable moments of What's Tha Up To??

as the book is made up of anecdotes there are a lot both happy and sad. difficult to choose just one.

What does Martyn Johnson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

martyn is telling his own police story so naturally the words and accents are correct.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

there were many.

Any additional comments?

it is a book about people, the way they lived when he first became a policeman in the nineteen sixties, the friendships he made and the people he helped.
I enjoyed the book bringing back memories of the firm where I worked and telling the history of a pub I used to go to with other office workers.

a policemans lot.

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