Jeff Evans - Rock & Pop On British TV
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Why are there no decent music programmes on Telly? Why can't they bring The Tube/Top of the Pops back?
In a world where music is available on demand, 24/7, The Story Of Rock & Pop On British TV takes you back to your youth - whenever that was - and the days when pop on TV was an eagerly anticipated, greedily consumed and thrilling part of growing up in Britain
This terrific book - the definitive study of British music television - covers six decades of music on TV, from Six-Five Special and Oh Boy! to today, via shows like Ready, Steady, Go!, TOTP, Whistle Test, So It Goes, The Tube, The White Room, Later and more.
Jeff Evans is an award-winning journalist and author whose books include The Penguin TV Companion and Midsomer Murders: the Making of an English Crime Classic. His work has appeared in many magazines and newspapers including the Radio Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian and the Sunday Mirror. He also writes about beer and is the author of So You Want to Be a Beer Expert? and CAMRA's Beer Knowledge, among numerous books.
Jeff will be our guide through the history of music television. Expect some warm memories and some surprises.
This will appeal to all, come and join us.
Mark,