Mrs Slocombe's Pussy Growing up in Front of the Telly

Name: Mrs Slocombe's Pussy Growing up in Front of the Telly
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ISBN: 9780002258890

ISBN-10: 0002258897

ISBN-13: 9780002258890

Edition: 2000

Authors: Stuart Jeffries

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In this tribute to teleheaven, Jeffries explores the way our lives have been coloured by looking at the world through the cathode ray tube, and how the addiction to a little flickering box in the corner has shaped our lives since the late 1950s.

Book details

Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 378
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.66" long
Weight: 1.320
Language: English

Introduction: The Way Dandy Nichols Sat
1967: Bill and Ben's Hats: (Children's TV)	p. 1
1970: Gordon Banks's Stomach: (Sport)	p. 39
1974: Olivia Newton-John's Waterloo: (Game Shows)	p. 79
1976: Mrs. Slocombe's Pussy: (Comedy)	p. 95
1981: Sebastian Flyte's Teddy Bear: (Costume Drama)	p. 133
1982: Jack Duckworth's Glasses: (Reality)	p. 159
1987: The World as it Appears: (Intellectual TV)	p. 199
1988: A Twentysomething-Thirtysomething: (America)	p. 213
1991: The Absence of War: (News)	p. 241
1995: Wet, Cold and Dentally Challenged: (Britain)	p. 289
1998: The Age of Anxiety: (Home Improvements and shopping)	p. 311
Why Sideshow Bob Tried to Destroy Television	p. 337
TVography	p. 349
Bibliography	p. 367
Index	p. 373
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