Toby Benjamin
Toby Benjamin co-authored three sell-out editions of the celebrated ‘Spirit of Talk Talk’ book, 'My Eyes Have Seen The Glory' Spurs Legends, and 'Withnail and I' From Cult to Classic.
Toby's 'Withnail and I' book out on Titan in Sept '23. Foreword by writer / director Bruce Robinson & in-depth interviews with cast & crew.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Withnail-I-C...
'Spirit of Talk Talk.' Rocket 88 ( 1st Edition 2012, 2nd 2015, 3rd 2019, reprint 2023)
‘Wonderfully evocative.’ The Independent.
www.talktalkbook.com
'My Eyes Have Seen The Glory' Tottenham Hotspur Legends. Published 2019 Lambert and Mooney.
This well received book was the result of six years work interviewing forty Spurs legends.
Toby is currently writing / illustrating a picture book for
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