'What a wonderful ragbag/reticule of odd bits of information. Real fun.'
Ned Sherrin, Loose Ends, BBC Radio 4

'I thought it was going to be just a funny little book. But it’s brilliant. Packed and full of fascinating information.'
Justin Dealey, BBC Radio Three Counties

'We've all said and done things we regret, but on the world stage it can ruin careers, lose fortunes....and spark riots. Now the biggest blunders of all time have been collected in a new book, fittingly entitled Banana Skins. Here we look at some of history's most splendid gaffes..'
Edwards and Damien Fletcher, 'Daily Mirror'

'This is a fabulous book. It's so diverse, going from ancient history right up to the modern day; and with all those pictures, it's amazing for the price.'
BBC West Midlands radio

'There's always something quite delicious about seeing important people messing things up. Banana Skins has a huge range of them - and it's a cracking read.'
Iain Lee on Ned Sherrin's 'Loose Ends', BBC Radio 4.

'It's a nice book, nice size, nice shape, and lots of it. Wonderful stories. That's the glory of these things, the unusual side, the little touches we didn't know.'
Bob Mills. BBC Radio London

'The description of the Mille Miglia really brought back memories of that great, if daunting, motor race.'
Sir Stirling Moss OBE

'Dear Donough, Banana Skins is very good, funny and thought-provoking – the chunky format is excellent. xx Joanna'
Joanna Lumley

'Donough O'Brien has chronicled his stories of falls from grace with style and sensitivity. He strikes notes of humour, balance and even sympathy which were missing from the media reporting of these sagas in their heyday, but he pulls no punches.'
Jonathan Aitken

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