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Raising Laughter - How the Sitcom Kept Britain Smiling in the '70s (Hardcover)
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Raising Laughter - How the Sitcom Kept Britain Smiling in the '70s (Hardcover)
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The 1970s were the era of the three-day week, the Troubles in
Northern Ireland, the winter of discontent, trade union Bolshevism
and wildcat strikes. Through sitcoms, Raising Laughter provides a
fresh look at one of our most divisive and controversial decades.
Aside from providing entertainment to millions of people, the
sitcom is a window into the culture of the day. Many of these
sitcoms tapped into the decade's sense of cynicism, failure and
alienation, providing much-needed laughter for the masses. Shows
like Rising Damp and Fawlty Towers were classic encapsulations of
worn-out, run-down Britain, while the likes of Dad's Army looked
back sentimentally at a romanticised English past. For the first
time, the stories behind the making of every sitcom from the 1970s
are told by the actors, writers, directors and producers who made
them all happen. This is nostalgia with a capital N, an oral
history, the last word, and an affectionate salute to the kind of
comedy programme that just isn't made anymore.
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