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The Great British Nostalgia Trip

Why are there so many reboots on TV?

Welcome to the era of the reboot. Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen doing up people鈥檚 living rooms, Ruby Wax interviewing Hollywood stars. New versions of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Blankety Blank, Sex and the City. So why are there so many rebooted formats? Is it because the 90s and 00s were the real golden age of TV after all? Or is competition for viewers now so fierce that commissioners need trusted hits from yesteryear?

Guests: Ruby Wax, broadcaster and writer; Clive Tulloh, Executive Producer of When Ruby Wax Met..., Layla Smith, Head of Objective Media Group; Mark Sammon, Executive Producer of Changing Rooms.

Studio engineer: Nigel Dix

Producer: Hannah Sander

Presenter: Julian Worricker

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28 minutes

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Wed 25 Aug 2021 21:30

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  • Wed 25 Aug 2021 16:30
  • Wed 25 Aug 2021 21:30

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