Penguin TV Companion
Fourth Edition
Penguin
Paperback
: 24 Nov 2011
£30.00
Synopsis
Who were Lost in Space? Where did The League of Gentlemen live? When did the Eurovision Song Contest begin? And what does a 'gaffer' actually do? The Penguin TV Companion - fully revised, updated and expanded - answers all of these questions, and thousands more.
-- More than 2,300 programmes, with cast lists, transmission dates, detailed synopses and loads more, from Dallas to Downton Abbey, Porridge to Peep Show and The Woodentops to The Wire
-- More than 1,500 entries for major TV people - actors, writers, producers and others, from Des O'Connor to Dermot O'Leary, Joanna Lumley to Nigella Lawson and Harry Corbett to James Corden
-- Technical terms explained; major broadcasters profiled
-- New star ratings, revealing the best, and the worst, of seventy-five years of viewing
-- DVD availability highlighted
The most comprehensive and addictive book on television you could ever want.
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Penguin TV Companion Quiz Nov 2011
Q1. Who was the original George Smiley in the infinitely superior TV series of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy? Alec Guinness
Q2. Where did the League of Gentlemen live? Royston Vasey: its motto is 'You'll Never Leave
Q3. You won't know Alan Dedicoat's face but his voice is very familiar -- Why? He is 'the voice of the balls' for the National Lottery
Q4. What instrument is Patrick Moore, the intensely eyebrowed presenter of the Sky at Night expert at? The xylophone, which he has played on various light entertainment shows over the years
Q6. What does a 'Gaffer' actually do? He's the Chief Electrician on a show
Q7. Who was the winner of the first series of X Factor? Steve Brookstein who is currently writing a tell-all book entitled X Factor Nightmares: The Manipulations. The Greed. The Deceptions about the show
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780241952917
Size : 153 x 234mm
Pages : 1072
Published : 24 Nov 2011
Publisher : Penguin
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Penguin TV Companion
Fourth Edition
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