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  TV ON TRIAL: THE RESULT
 
 

Thank you to all who took part in TV on Trial. More than 12,000 people voted to decide which decade represented television's "golden age".

In the end, it was the era of Fawlty Towers, Play For Today, The Sweeney and Love Thy Neighbour that triumphed.

The Results

  • 1970s: 31%

  • 1980s: 23%

  • 1990s: 18%

  • 1960s: 14%

  • 2000s: 11%

  • 1950s: 3%

 HAVE YOUR SAY: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE RESULTS?

TV on Trial Homepage

 
 
TELEVISION TIMELINE
Trace six decades of British TV history
  Television Timeline
VIDEO PLAYER 
Watch 26 classic TV clips from six decades
Blackadder III

 

 TV ON TRIAL HOMEPAGE

 HAVE YOUR SAY
Email us and join the debate

 SPOT THE THEME TUNE
Test your memory of classic TV themes

 TV ON TRIAL QUIZ
Six decades, ten questions



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