Watching Neighbours Twice a Day...: How '90s TV (Almost) Prepared Me For Life: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Watching Neighbours Twice a Day is a nostalgic blend of personal anecdotes, humor, and cultural history of 90s television. It discusses the end of an era, the last time when watching television was a shared experience, and the rise of the internet. The book is praised for its warmth, wit, and Widdicombe's charm, and is described as a must-read for fans of 90s television and culture.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2022
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

The Sunday Times Bestseller


A delightful blend of nostalgia, humor, and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe can deliver.


James Acaster


Brilliantly observed


Romesh Ranganathan


Beautifully written, cleverly crafted, and charmingly funny.


Adam Hills


Retro heaven


Alan Carr


A 90s TV throwback dream


Katherine Ryan


Watching Neighbours Twice a Day... is part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of 90s television and culture.




Using a different TV show of the time as its starting point for each chapter, it discusses everything from Josh's strange, rural childhood, to the BBC convincing him that Michael Parkinson had been possessed by a ghost, to Josh's belief that Mr. Blobby is one of the great comic characters, to what it's like being the only vegetarian child west of Bristol.


It tells the story of the end of an era, the last time when watching television was a shared experience for the family and the nation, before the internet meant everyone watched different things at different times on different devices, headphones on to make absolutely sure no one else could watch it with them.


Annoyingly very funny


Sean Walsh


Warmth, wit, and Widdicombe - with big laughs and pure nostalgia at its heart


Danny Wallace


Brilliantly funny and nostalgic


Russel Kane


If you read only one book by Josh Widdicombe this year, make it this one


Jack Dee

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 127 x 196 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788704366