The Golden Age of Children's TV - The shows we loved growing-up, the perfect gift

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.

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'.

Summary

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.

Foreword

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.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Worthington, Worthington Tim
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2024
• EAN: 9781785306402
• ISBN: 978-1-78530-640-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 240 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 592 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism, Radio & television industry, TV tie-in humour, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Nostalgia: general, Film, TV and Radio industries, Film, television, radio genres: Comedy and humour, Media tie-in humour, Educational: Media studies