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

'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 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 takes us 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 and 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.

About the author

Tim Worthington

Product details

• Authors: Worthington Tim
• Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9781785308437
• ISBN: 978-1-78530-843-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 260 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism, Performing arts: comedy, TV tie-in humour, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Nostalgia: general, Film, TV and Radio industries, Media, Information & Communication Industries, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Film, television, radio genres: Comedy and humour, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Genres / Children's, Media tie-in humour