The Funny Side of...
Clive Anderson takes us through the evolution of a TV genre through the things that can, will and do go wrong. Programme-makers and presenters point out all the potential pitfalls
The Funny Side of... - Animals
Clive Anderson guides us through the history of television's love affair with animals. Never work with children or animals is an old adage, but TV continues to ignore it.
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The Funny Side of... - Chat
Clive Anderson accompanies us through the most embarrassing chat moments on TV. Contributors include Michael Aspel, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ulrika Jonsson and Nicky Campbell.
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The Funny Side of... - Christmas
Clive Anderson guides us through the best and worst moments in Christmas television, including the Blue Peter Advent crown, Christmas Top of the Pops and The Royle Family.
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The Funny Side of... - Live TV
Clive Anderson guides us through the history of live TV, pointing out all the things that go wrong when the programme-makers have no second chance.
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The Funny Side of... - Politics
Clive Anderson charts the history of television's relationship with politics via the things that can and will go wrong.
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The Funny Side of... - TV Experts
Clive Anderson guides us through the history of television's favourite experts and the pitfalls that attend the role, and offers advice to the would-be experts of the future.
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The Funny Side of... - TV Talent
Clive Anderson guides us through the history of television's talent shows. Where did they come from? How have they evolved? And why do we so frequently end up laughing at them?
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