Television's Strangest Moments

Ever since John Logie Baird first publicly demonstrated this now all-pervasivemedium in his small Soho laboratory, the history of television has been litteredwith remarkable but true tales of the unexpected.Ranging from bizarre stories of actors' shenanigans to strange but trueexecutive and marketing decisions, and covering over one hundred shows,series and episodes from both behind and in front of the camera in British andAmerican television studios, 'Television's Strangest Moments' is the ultimatetome of TV trivia. Why did the quintessential English sleuth The Saint drive aSwedish car? What happened when Michael Aspel met Nora Batty on the set ofthe 1960s drama-documentary 'The War Game'? Why is the Halloween chiller'Ghostwatch' still unofficially banned by the BBC?From live TV suicide to Ricky Martin's disastrous candid camera-style episodeinvolving a young female fan and several cans of dog food, 'Television'sStrangest Moments' will keep you hooked when there's nothing worth watchingon the box.