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A LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR

A riveting journey into the psyche of Britain through its golden age of television and film; a cross-genre feast of moving pictures, from classics to occult hidden gems, The Magic Box is the nation's visual self-portrait in technicolour detail.

'The definition of gripping. Truly, a trove of wyrd treasures.'
BENJAMIN MYERS

'A lovingly researched history of British TV [that] recalls the brilliant, the bizarre and the unworldly.'
GUARDIAN

'A reclamation, not just of a visual 'golden age', but of Britain as a darkly magical place.'
THE SPECTATOR

'A feat of argument, description and affection.' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Young unearths the ghosts of TV past - and Britain's dark psyche.' HERALD
'Highly entertaining . . . [A] fabulous treasure trove.' SCOTSMAN
'Young is a phenomonal sc

The Magic Box

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    A Paperback / softback by Rob Young

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 18 August 2022
      ISBN-13 9780571284603
      978-0571284603
      ISBN-10 0571284604
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      Entertainment Film history, theory or criticism History Social and cultural history Politics, Philosophy & Society Popular culture

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR

      A riveting journey into the psyche of Britain through its golden age of television and film; a cross-genre feast of moving pictures, from classics to occult hidden gems, The Magic Box is the nation's visual self-portrait in technicolour detail.

      'The definition of gripping. Truly, a trove of wyrd treasures.'
      BENJAMIN MYERS

      'A lovingly researched history of British TV [that] recalls the brilliant, the bizarre and the unworldly.'
      GUARDIAN

      'A reclamation, not just of a visual 'golden age', but of Britain as a darkly magical place.'
      THE SPECTATOR

      'A feat of argument, description and affection.' FINANCIAL TIMES
      'Young unearths the ghosts of TV past - and Britain's dark psyche.' HERALD
      'Highly entertaining . . . [A] fabulous treasure trove.' SCOTSMAN
      'Young is a phenomonal sc

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