Television's Strangest Moments: Extraordinary But True Tales from the History of TV

by Quentin Falk

Overview

Ever since John Logie Baird first publicly demonstrated this now all-pervasive medium in his small Soho laboratory, the history of television has been littered with remarkable but true tales of the unexpected. Ranging from bizarre stories of actors shenanigans to strange but true executive and marketing decisions, and covering over one hundred shows, series and episodes from both behind and in front of the camera in British and American television studios, 'Television's Strangest Moments' is the ultimate tome of TV trivia. Why did the quintessential English sleuth The Saint drive a Swedish car? What happened when Michael Aspel met Nora Batty on the set of the 1960s drama-documentary 'The War Game'? Why is the Halloween chiller 'Ghostwatch' still unofficially banned by the BBC? From live TV suicide to Ricky Martin's disastrous candid camera-style episode involving a young female fan and several cans of dog food, 'Television's Strangest Moments' will keep you hooked when there's nothing worth watching on the box.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849941839
Publisher:	Pavilion Books, Limited
Publication date:	02/25/2014
Series:	Strangest
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	300
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ben Falk is a film and television journalist, whose work has appeared in dozens of British and American publications, including Empire,Total Film and on the BBC and AOL. As an entertainment correspondent both in London and Los Angeles, he has interviewed many of Hollywood’s biggest names and covered The Oscars, Baftas, Cannes and Sundance. This is his second book.