{"product_id":"9781837050758","title":"Still Laughing","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Robert Sellers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain | c 1980 to c 1990 | Film, TV \u0026amp; radio | Television | Performing arts: comedy | Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 | Social \u0026amp; cultural history | TV \u0026amp; society | Nostalgia: general\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e July 2026 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 8 Plates, colour; 25 Illustrations, colour \u003cbr\u003e234mm x 156mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill Laughing is a lively, deeply nostalgic exploration of a golden age of the 1980s British sitcom. From Only Fools and Horses, Blackadder and Yes Minister to Red Dwarf and The Young Ones, Robert Sellers revisits the comedies that defined a turbulent decade shaped by Thatcherism, social change and the arrival of Channel 4.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs politics grew sharper, so too did sitcom. Bread and Desmond’s captured working-class and Black British life with new confidence, while Executive Stress, Girls on Top and Birds of a Feather showcased complex, ambitious roles for women. Alternative comedy broke through, reshaping the tone of television humour for good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill Laughing explores these famous shows, bringing back a host of memories in the process. It also spotlights the shows we’ve forgotten – in most cases for good reason. Rich with behind-the-scenes insight and sharp commentary, it is a joyful appraisal of a transformative era in British comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Nostalgia with a capital N: an oral history, the last word, but also a slice of TV history and an affectionate salute to those shows that so many of us grew up with.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57257212739959,"sku":"9781837050758","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781837050758.jpg?v=1783072016","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781837050758","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}