“It’s a satire of the original film, and the book before that,” Bergstrom ... It’s also an antiwar piece.” Barlow’s “39 Steps” has a reputation for being a freewheeling lark ...

Who would have thought The 39 Steps could be so funny? Sure, the 1935 film has its moments of campery - how could it not with Hitchcock in charge? But John Buchan intended his original book to be ...

With all the depressing events occurring in the news, it was a real tonic to visit the Playhouse to watch their hilarious ...

He was staying in a nursing home by the seaside at Broadstairs in Kent and, according to his son, the title of the book came from a flight of wooden steps which led down to the beach from the ...