This is the history of one of Britain's favourite pastimes, watching television, in a year by year trip down memory lane from the Coronation in 1953 up to the present day. The book reveals the stories behind hundreds of programmes and discloses what happened to the stars of yesteryear. Hilary Kingsley is the author of Soap Box and the television columist for the Daily Mirror. Geoff Tibballs worked at Central Television for 14 years.