British Television: An Illustrated Guide

by Michael Grade (Foreword), Michael Grade (Foreword), Tise Vahimagi (Editor), Great Britain: British Film Institute (Author)

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  1994

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  This is an illustrated guide to British television from 1936 to the present day. Entries on over 1,100 programmes are arranged chronologically to provide a unique reference to our television heritage. Presented decade by decade, the diversity of British television emerges, from A for Andromeda to Z Cars , Steptoe and Son to Absolutely Fabulous , Armchair Theatre to The Onedin Line and Andy Pandy to The Wombles . Each entry is accompanied by a production still, many of them previously unpublished and some the sole remaining visual record of the programme. Introductions to each section offer a fascinating overview of trends and developments, technical, creative, and institutional for the time period considered. The guide is introduced in a foreword by Michael Grade and a detailed index allows the reader to trace the careers of favourite performers, from Tony Hancock's appearance in Gogol's, The Government Inspector , to Sean Connery's apprenticeship in 1950s' BBC drama. This detailed book should provide irresistible reading for all those who have ever been interested in television.