Half a century ago Blue Peter set sail. In the early days no one at the BBC realized what a success it would be, but over the decades it has provided some of television's most iconic moments. 50 years later, it is still at the core of children's programming at the BBC. Beautifully illustrated with many rare and previously unpublished photographs, this is the official celebration of a national treasure. Read the fascinating inside stories of this amazing programme, from its evolution to the people and animals who captured the imagination and entertained and educated millions of the nation's youth across generations. Revive memories of presenters, pets, makes, appeals, special assignments, famous guests, badges and more, and let this wonderful book delight and entertain you just as the programme did when you were young.

"Blue Peter" 50th Anniversary Book

Richard Marson

Octopus Publishing Group

Inside Updown The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs

Humor & Entertainment

Television

Kaleidoscope Publishing

Inside Updown: The Story of " Upstairs Downstairs "

"Blue Peter": Inside the Archives

"The most detailed single book ever published on the making of a TV show." -- Steven Phillips   This "Ultimate Edition" of Inside Updown is a rare instance in which the revised and updated edition is clearly superior to the original versions. This is a hefty & handsome edition, large format, over 4 pounds, and over 400 pp. Color and b&w illustrations throughout. Marson rewrote and expanded much of his original prose, added many illustrations, did additional interviews, and even includes a section of the never-made Upstairs Downstairs movie with the complete screenplay.   As you would expect in a book like this, there is a detailed episode guide. However, Inside Updown also unearths all of the pre-broadcast history while providing contemporary critical comment. There is a chapter on Simon Williams, a chapter on Jean Marsh, a chapter on the producer and script editor, a chapter and episode guide on the spinoff, a chapter on the show's designers, and much more. Most admirable is the attention paid to the writers of the show and the collaborative/feisty relationship between writer and script editor. This is certainly a book about one television show, but it also provides invaluable perspectives on the process of making television in the UK in the 1970's.

Inside Updown: The Ultimate Edition

Blue Peter Annual 2007

Children's Books

Pedigree Books

<p> For more than a decade, John Nathan-Turner, or JN-T as he was more often known, was in charge of every major artistic and practical decision affecting the world's longest-running science fiction programme, Doctor Who. Richard Marson brings his dramatic, farcical, sometimes scandalous, and often moving story to life with the benefit of his own inside knowledge and the fruits of over 100 revealing interviews with key friends and colleagues, those John loved and those from whom he became estranged. The author has also had access to all of Nathan-Turner's surviving archive of paperwork and photos, many of which appear here for the first time. </p> <p> 381 pp. Color and b&amp;w illustrations.</p>

The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-Turner

Miwk Publishing Ltd

Totally Tasteless: The Life of John Nathan-Turner

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