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The Golden Age of Children's TV
The shows we loved growing-up, the perfect gift
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'“Sincere love, detailed memory and deep knowledge make this dive into children's TV history truly joyful”' - Samira Ahmed '“I love this book. It's important, invaluable and oddly emotional”' - Grace Dent '“A fabulous deep dive into an Atlantis of nostalgia”' - David Quantick '“Tim Worthington...
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An entertaining and informed history of children's television from 1958 to 1985: a celebration of a unique and hugely influential shared cultural experience and an analysis of what it said about the nation then, and what it means to us now.
An entertaining and informed history of children's television from 1958 to 1985: a celebration of a unique and hugely influential shared cultural experience and an analysis of what it said about the nation then, and what it means to us now.
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'“Sincere love, detailed memory and deep knowledge make this dive into children's TV history truly joyful”' - Samira Ahmed
'“I love this book. It's important, invaluable and oddly emotional”' - Grace Dent
'“A fabulous deep dive into an Atlantis of nostalgia”' - David Quantick
'“Tim Worthington is the acknowledged master of this kind of entertaining but authoritative media scholarship”' - Stuart Maconie
A Nostalgic Look at Brilliant British Telly!
For decades, British children's TV was surely the finest entertainment in the world. From Thunderbirds to The Clangers, Blue Peter to Magpie, Camberwick Green to Tiswas, and Captain Pugwash to The Magic Roundabout, there was a huge variety on offer for kids - and adults - to enjoy.
Now, in The Golden Age of Children's TV, Tim Worthington brings back the joy of those times and the programmes we loved, sharing a deep-dive behind the scenes of key programmes, how they came about and the stories behind the shows. From Saturday morning telly to teatime favourites, discover everything you never knew about the programmes you loved as well as the gossip from behind-the-scenes.
Written with affection but also with a wry appreciation of the shortcomings of the times, this is the hugely engaging and entertaining story of a key part of our pop culture, from a time long before streaming and the internet, when we sat down together to watch brilliant British telly.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781785306402
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 October 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Black and White Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 164.0mm
Height: 242.0mm
Weight: 580g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Tim Worthington is a pop culture authority and expert on cult TV. He has written several books including a history of radio comedy and a guide to BBC records. He has written for publications from the Guardian to Doctor Who Magazine and has been a contributor to, and writer for, TV shows such as of The Story of The Magic Roundabout, The Best of Bad TV and Banned in the Eighties. He is one of the editors of the TV Cream website and hosts the nostalgia podcast 'Looks Unfamiliar'.
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