{"product_id":"9781785306402-golden-age-of-childrens-tv","title":"The Golden Age of Children's TV","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe shows we loved growing-up, the perfect gift\u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sincere love, detailed memory and deep knowledge make this dive into children's TV history truly joyful' - \u003ci\u003eSAMIRA AHMED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I love this book. It's important, invaluable and oddly emotional' - \u003ci\u003eGRACE DENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A fabulous deep dive into an Atlantis of nostalgia' - \u003ci\u003eDAVID QUANTICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tim Worthington is the acknowledged master of this kind of entertaining but authoritative media scholarship' - \u003ci\u003eSTUART MACONIE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nostalgic Look at Brilliant British Telly!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor decades, British children's TV was surely the finest entertainment in the world. \u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThunderbirds \u003c\/i\u003eto\u003ci\u003e The Clangers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Peter\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMagpie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCamberwick Green\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTiswas\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCaptain Pugwash\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Roundabout\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, there was a huge variety on offer for kids - and adults - to enjoy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, in \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age of Children's TV\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Worthington \u003cb\u003ebrings back the joy of those times and the programmes we loved\u003c\/b\u003e, 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, \u003cb\u003ediscover everything you never knew about the programmes you loved\u003c\/b\u003e as well as the gossip from behind-the-scenes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with affection but also with a wry appreciation of the shortcomings of the times, this is the \u003cb\u003ehugely engaging and entertaining story of a key part of our pop culture\u003c\/b\u003e, from a time long before streaming and the internet, when we sat down together to watch brilliant British telly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53538315501942,"sku":"9781785306402","price":19.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36341118.jpg?v=1761208506","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781785306402-golden-age-of-childrens-tv","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}