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01.10.03
Radio
Times Guide to TV comedy
The
ultimate guide to television comedy. Second edition, fully revised
and updated
The
Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (by Mark Lewisohn), the definitive
and only guide to every comedy show screened on British television,
is published on October 2.
Five
years on from the widely acclaimed first edition, the guide has
been fully revised and updated to 2003 and now includes more than
3000 shows - sitcom, stand-up, sketch, serial, satire, impressionism,
monologue, animation and more. More than 80 rare photos from the
Radio Times archive have also been included in the book.
Exceeding
a million words over 960 pages, the book details every single comedy
programme shown by British TV channels from 1936 to the present
day, whether produced in Britain or imported, from five-minute shorts
in the 1930s to long-running series attracting headlines in the
new millennium. Every show has its own entry, beginning with essential
facts (cast list, key production credits, broadcast dates/days/times,
etc) and concluding with an
informative synopsis as well as an entertaining and often lively
critique.
Paul Merton described the first book as "thorough, opinionated
and meticulously researched", Ronnie Barker said it was "wonderful
and monumental", while Victoria Wood has contributed the foreword
to the new edition. The Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (the only
all-inclusive encyclopedia of any British television genre) makes
the perfect gift and is an absorbing read for television viewers
of all ages. It is also an indispensable tool for anyone working
in TV and entertainment.
The
Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy (Β£19.99) is published by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Worldwide on October 2 2003.
Editors
notes:
TV and radio historian MARK LEWISOHN is a regular contributor to
Radio Times. His other books include the celebrated biography Funny,
Peculiar: The True Story Of Benny Hill, and several definitive volumes
about the Beatles (including The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions
and The Complete Beatles Chronicle), about whom he is recognised
as the world's leading authority.
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