Mary Portas 6th most influential person in fashion. Portas' first book, "Windows – the Art of Retail Display", was published in five languages by Thames & Hudson. Her second book, "How to Shop with Mary, Queen of Shops", was published by BBC Books in 2007 to accompany the television series. The book was co-authored by Peter Cross, Josh Sims and Melanie Rickey. Her third book, "Mary Portas, Shop Girl, a memoir", was published by Doubleday in 2015. Since 2005, Mary has written a weekly column "Shop!", for the "Daily Telegraph" magazine, reviewing shops across the country. She started writing the column in
Serendipity (TV series) Serendipity (TV series) Serendipity is a short-lived BBC TV series consisting of 10 episodes, which was broadcast from September to November 1973 at Sunday lunch times on BBC1, presented by actress Katy Manning, who had only recently left her role as Jo Grant in the TV series "Doctor Who". It was Manning's first TV presenting role. The series presented a guide to getting started in arts and crafts. The "Radio Times" carried the tag line "Crafts are for everyone" for each episode listing. A book accompanying the series was published, retailing at 40 pence. The first seven episodes of the