Alan G Davies

A Glossary of Applied Linguistics

Applied Linguistics is still a growing field. Key texts and handbooks have appeared in recent years and international applied linguistics conferences and professional associations occur regularly. While Applied Linguistics continues to attract new entrants and to generate new strands of research, th...

Starting to Read ECGs: The Basics

This book is book aims to provide the beginner with a concise, practical and systematic guide to interpreting ECGs. It will serve not only as a starter text but also asan immediate bedside reference manual. Starting to Read ECGs: The Basics begins with fundamentals such as how to perform, record and...

My Favourite People & Me: 1978-1988: 1978-1988

Alan Davies was always a hoarder. Pages from Smash Hits, rolled up gig posters, Cup Final ticket stubs, Woody Allen paperbacks, NME covers and Blondie calendars filled boxes once used to ferry shopping home from supermarkets (back when supermarkets would leave boxes out for the ferrying of shopping)...

Experimenting with Uncertainty: Essays in Honour of Alan Davies (Studies in Language Testing)

This Festschrift brings together 28 invited papers surveying the state of the art in language testing. The papers, by key figures in the field of language testing, cover issues ranging from test construct definition to the design and applications of language tests, including their importance as a me...

My Favourite People and Me 1978-1988

Alan Davies was always a hoarder. Pages from Smash Hits, rolled up gig posters, Cup Final ticket stubs, Woody Allen paperbacks, NME covers and Blondie calendars filled boxes once used to ferry shopping home from supermarkets (back when supermarkets would leave boxes out for the ferrying of shopping)...

Anti-Semitism and the Foundations of Christianity:

Alan Davies Urban Trauma (HarperCollinsComedy)

Alan Davies Urban Trauma features Alan at his very funniest in this sold out live stand-up show recorded at the Duchess Theatre. Join Alan as he renounces Satan, tries to keep his terrorising cats under control, and shares plans to launch "pants in the basket" as an Olympic sport.

EMQs for Surgery

The assessment of medical knowledge is evolving. Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) are fast becoming one of the preferred structured question assessments of how well medical knowledge is applied in the clinical setting, both in medical schools and for subsequent professional examinations. The edito...

Antisemitism and the Foundations of Christianity

How Silent Were the Churches?: Canadian Protestantism and the Jewish Plight During the Nazi Era

How Silent Were the Churches?: Canadian Protestantism and the Jewish Plight During the Nazi Era

Skills Outlooks & Passions

Skills Outlooks & Passions

The Finite Element Method: A First Approach

The Finite Element Method: A First Approach

The Mechanical Eye in Australia: Photography 1841-1900

Alan Davies

…Davies co-wrote and starred in his own radio sitcom, The Alan Davies Show, in 1998. Cassettes of the show were produced and released by the BBC, with episodes broadcast on the digital radio station BBC7. He played Russell Boyd in the BBC comedy A Many Splintered Thing, also in 1998 and 2000....

Bill Bailey

…Bailey has appeared frequently on the intellectual panel game QI since it began in 2003, appearing alongside host Stephen Fry and regular panellist Alan Davies. Other television appearances include a cameo role in Alan Davies' drama series Jonathan Creek as failing street magician Kenny Star...