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.

<p><b>'Sincere love, detailed memory and deep knowledge make this dive into children's TV history truly joyful' - <i>SAMIRA AHMED</i><br> 'I love this book. It's important, invaluable and oddly emotional' - <i>GRACE DENT</i><br> 'A fabulous deep dive into an Atlantis of nostalgia' - <i>DAVID QUANTICK<br></i></b><b>'Tim Worthington is the acknowledged master of this kind of entertaining but authoritative media scholarship' - <i>STUART MACONIE</i></b><br><br><b><i>A Nostalgic Look at Brilliant British Telly!</i></b><br><br>For decades, British children's TV was surely the finest entertainment in the world. <b>From <i>Thunderbirds </i>to<i> The Clangers</i>, <i>Blue Peter</i> to <i>Magpie</i>, <i>Camberwick Green</i> to <i>Tiswas</i>, and <i>Captain Pugwash</i> to <i>The Magic Roundabout</i></b>, there was a huge variety on offer for kids - and adults - to enjoy.<br><br>Now, in <i>The Golden Age of Children's TV</i>, Tim Worthington <b>brings back the joy of those times and the programmes we loved</b>, 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, <b>discover everything you never knew about the programmes you loved</b> as well as the gossip from behind-the-scenes.<br><br>Written with affection but also with a wry appreciation of the shortcomings of the times, this is the <b>hugely engaging and entertaining story of a key part of our pop culture</b>, from a time long before streaming and the internet, when we sat down together to watch brilliant British telly.</p>