{"product_id":"the-magic-box-viewing-britain-through-the-rectangular-window-hardcover","title":"The Magic Box: Viewing Britain Through the Rectangular Window - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting journey into the psyche of Britain through its golden age of television and film from the late 50s-late 80s. A cross-genre feast of moving pictures, from classics to occult hidden gems, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Box\u003c\/i\u003e is the nation's visual self-portrait in technicolour detail.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eI found myself thinking more and more about how for the post-war generation, the television had replaced the village storyteller...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Growing up in the 1970s, Rob Young's main source of stories was the wooden box with the glass window in the corner of his grandparents' living room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before the age of DVDs and Blu-ray discs, YouTube and commercial streaming services, watching television was a vastly different experience. You switched on, you sat back, and you watched. There was no pause or fast forward button. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The cross-genre feast of moving pictures that were produced in Britain between the late 1950s and late 1980s - from \u003ci\u003eThe Village of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBagpuss\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDay of the Triffids\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorzel Gummidge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e - contributed to a national conversation and collective memory. It played out tensions between the past and the present, dramatized the fractures and injustices in society and acted as a portal for magical and occult notions. It expressed something about the nature and character of Britain, it's uncategorisable people and its buried histories. It became a golden age that influenced an entire generation of filmmakers and television producers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Box\u003c\/i\u003e, Rob Young explores the strange and wonderful ways British identity has been portrayed on the screen, discovering a telemetric folklore of the British Isles.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286604071161,"sku":"9780571284597","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MVFOZldGdCtXeGY1VEN5cnB0RnF5QT09.webp?v=1769107318","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-magic-box-viewing-britain-through-the-rectangular-window-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}