An entertaining and illuminating celebration of televisual history by cultural historian Phil Norman

 For decades, television occupied a unique position in the national imagination. By today's standards the 'box' was tiny, but it dominated the living room in a way its technically superior descendants never quite manage. Has the television lost its power in the internet age? Cultural historian Phil Norman goes in search of such questions as he tells the history of TV through 100 ground-breaking programmes.

 He celebrates the joy of the TV schedule which, in the days of just a few channels, threw up dizzy juxtapositions on a daily basis: an earnest play might be followed by a variety spectacular; a horror anthology that drove children behind furniture followed a sketch show that chewed the carpet. This riotous mix, now slowly disappearing as themed channels and on-demand services take over, gave television a sense of community that no other media could compete with.

 The wonderful variety of programmes in the book includes overlooked gems and justly wiped follies, overcooked spectaculars and underfunded experiments - just as much a part of TV history as the national treasures and stone-cold classics. A History of Television in 100 Programmes revels in the days when television was at the most exciting, creative stage of any medium: a cottage industry with the world at its feet.

A History of Television in 100 Programmes

A super-sweet guide to all your favourite sweets from years gone by.

 A History of Sweets in 50 Wrappers is a colourful and comical history of sweets and chocolates.

 If you ever dreamt of being the Milkybar Kid, if you remember when Snickers were Marathons and Double Deckers had raisins in them, if you ever checked the colour of your next Fruit Pastille before offering it out, this book is for you. It will lead you down memory lane until you reach the corner shop and load up a 10p mix-up bag.

 Fully illustrated, with hundreds of classic wrappers and adverts, A History of Sweets in 50 Wrappers is packed full of memories, fun facts, historical research .

 . and lots and lots of sweets!

A History of Sweets in 50 Wrappers

A tasty trip down memory lane, perfect for crisp fanatics.

 A colourful, witty and irreverent encyclopedia of all the crisps of your youth.

 The authors have been given access to the archives, factories and warehouses of some of the leading crisp manufacturers in the country and have delivered a book that is packed full of fascinating historical research.

 . and lots and lots of crisps.

 A 'Brief History of Crisps' originally featured in 'The Great British Tuck Shop', the ultimate book of sweetie nostalgia.

A Brief History of Crisps

An illustrated guide to chocolate that every self-respecting chocoholic should read.

 Do you remember when a Snickers was a Marathon? And when you could burst in to a sweet shop and ask for 'an Oliver Twist, two Tiffins and a Big Wig, please!' and keep a straight face? Those were the good days: when a Dairy Milk bar was 22p and you'd never seen anything as big as a Wagon Wheel.

 Revisit some of your forgotten favourites and current addictions, as Steve Berry and Phil Norman take you on a tour of cocoa's finest moments. Fully illustrated with hundreds of wrappers, ads and pack shots, 'A Brief History of Chocolate' brings together research from the archives, factories and warehouses of some of the leading chocolate manufacturers in the country to create a book that is packed full of fascinating historical research.

 . and lots and lots of chocolate.

 Warning: may contain nuts

 A 'Brief History of Chocolate' originally featured in 'The Great British Tuck Shop', the ultimate book of sweetie nostalgia.

A Brief History of Chocolate

Spoil your dinner and rot your teeth with the ultimate book of sweetie nostalgia!

 From the creators of the TV Cream website and the authors of TV Cream Toys comes the ultimate in 70s and 80s nostalgia - TV CREAM TUCK SHOP.

 A colourful, witty and irreverant encyclopedia of all the sweets and crisps of your youth. From Mojos to Rainbrow Drops, Space Raiders to Trios, Corona to Kia Ora and everything in between.

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