A TV BOX OF DELIGHTS: A GOLDEN AGE OF BRITISH CHILDREN'S TV - Couverture rigide

Marshall, Rodney; Braxton, Mark; Fellowes, Mark; Ferguson, J Z; Flower, D R; Quinn, Paul; Maurice, Michelle; Joyce, Paul; Noon, Tony; Roberts, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 13 : 9798293465491

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Viewers, critics and historians frequently debate the concept – or myth – of a ‘golden age’ of British adult television drama. The same applies when it comes to so-called Children’s TV. For many of us, rose-tinted glasses come into play, particularly when we are thinking back to our formative years. The so-called ‘golden age’ of children’s television almost inevitably becomes the era when we were kids ourselves, something which is perfectly understandable, if unhelpful.

What we can say with a fair degree of certainty is that traditional television does not play the powerful role today that it once did, be that for adult viewers or younger ones. Older children are more likely to seek their entertainment via YouTube, social media, or streaming platforms, rather than from terrestrial television. If there was a golden age of Children’s TV, it is certainly buried in the past, not unlike the ‘shared TV’ experience, where a popular programme was discussed excitedly at school the following day, the playground version of office water-cooler or coffee machine moments.

There is no doubt that the period covered in this volume – the mid-60s to the late-80s – was a rich one in terms of innovative British children’s fiction, with many of those novelists – such as Alan Garner, Leon Garfield, and Helen Cresswell – then coming on board to advise and/or adapt their books into television drama. In addition, there was a creative stream of original TV entertainment flowing, from Supermarionation to stop-motion animation, live action fantasy – time-travel, dystopia, ghost stories, reinterpretations of ancient myths, etcetera – and a new breed of uncompromising contemporary series, such as the landmark Grange Hill (1978-2008) and Press Gang (1989-93) which dared to tackle a wide range of real-life social issues.

This book covers the following series: Thunderbirds; The Herbs; The Owl Service; Catweazle; Ace of Wands; Mr Benn; The Changes; Children of the Stones; Midnight is a Place; Shillingbury Tales; The Box of Delights; Robin of Sherwood; Knights of God; Tube Mice. In addition, general essays explore: foreign language drama; BBC drama of the 1980s.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798293465491
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 268
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