The Singapore Grip. "A colony run by idiots" JG Farrell

A rather interesting TV series coming soon on BBC that takes viewers back to 1939. The years leading up to the invasion. I've seen the trailer and it's an eye opener to how Malaya and Singapore looked in colour. The trailer seems rather interesting and it probably admits that the British colony in the far east were run by "idiots" according to the trailer. The Singapore Grip is a satirical book about the events following Japan's entry into the 2nd world war by invading South East Asia and swiftly occupying Singapore. The story centres on a British family who control one of the colony's leading trading companies. The title derives from a slang phrase describing the sexual technique sometimes used by prostitutes.
That's an interesting technique that I'm sure you will be googling to find out more :)

The book that the TV series is based on. Written by JG Farrell.