
The Golden Age of Children's TV
The shows we loved growing-up, the perfect gift
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
'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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- ‘Once Upon a Time, Not So Long Ago . . .’
- ‘Now We Return You to the Test Card and Some Music . . .’
- 1. Saturday (and Sunday) Mornings
- 2. Supermarionation
- 3. Pre-school and Storytelling
- 4. Smallfilms
- Interlude 1: Watch It!
- 5. Lunchtime Shows
- 6. Comedy
- 7. Factual Shows
- 8. Variety and Game Shows
- Interlude 2: Look Out for Look-In
- 9. Drama
- 10. Imports
- 11. That’s Not a Children’s Programme
- 12. The Pre-news Slot
- Acknowledgements