JAN 30 - The Golden Age of Children's TV: Tim Worthington & Justin Lewis in conversation with Andy Miller
JAN 30 - The Golden Age of Children's TV: Tim Worthington & Justin Lewis in conversation with Andy Miller
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Thursday January 30th
Dead Ink Bookshop
6-8pm
A nostalgic look at Brilliant British Telly in the company of three encyclopaedic aficionados of 20th Century culture.
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.
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'.
Justin Lewis has an encyclopaedic knowledge of popular music and a deep understanding of what makes it such a passion for so many people, as well as a lively and sharp sense for what can sometimes make it eccentric and absurd. He has been an editor, writer and contributor to various print and online music publications for more than 30 years, including the Guinness Book of Hit Singles and The Rough Guide to Rock. His latest book is Don't Stop the Music : A Year of Pop History, One Day at a Time - From 1894 to the Present.
Andy Miller is a writer, editor and cultural enthusiast; the host of the Backlisted podcast, author of The Year Of Reading Dangerously and an acclaimed study of the Kinks’ Village Green Preservation Society. His writing has appeared in the Times, the Telegraph, the Guardian, the Idler, Esquire and Mojo. He has worked with Charlie Brooker, Stewart Lee, Count Arthur Strong, Sacha Baron Cohen and many others.
Finally - this event will be accompanied by a small exhibition of paintings by bookshop manager Michael Lacey, who is also a bit obsessed with old telly, which you'll be able to tell from the paintings, which feature Morph, Bully from Bullseye and assorted vintage TV idents.
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