Using a different television show of the time as its starting point for each chapter Watching Neighbours Twice a Day… is part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of 90s television and culture. Behind his front door are a plethora of prodigiously talented performers, all ready and eager to entertain. Read any history of the Nineties in Britain and you will read about Britpop, Blair, the birth of the Premier League and the rise of new lads. The book was super disappointing though - written through the eyes of 90s TV shoes, which whilst was a good trip down memory lane, loses its appeal after the first few pages if you’re really not that fussed about TV.

I also really enjoyed the chapters written by Rose and Lou (Josh and Rob’s respective wives) and by the Widdicombe and Beckett parents – as well as by childfree producer Michael. I love the Parenting Hell podcast – and have bought (with my own money, which doesn’t happen very often! But overall a great feel of the music, politics, sport and most importantly shows that I grew up with. Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you. I think it helps further if you were a child or teenager in the 90's but I think you'd enjoy it regardless.

Overall it’s a fun, escapist read – and whilst funny, self-deprecating and not always 100% positive about all aspects of parenthood – the love for their families shines out from Rob and Josh. I would have been able to pick Josh Widdicombe out in a line up for a fair few years – but I only feel like I’ve got to know him intimately since listening to the twice weekly podcast he does with Rob Beckett. Whether it's moments of unmatched euphoric joy or realising you took going to the toilet in peace for granted, this book is a reminder that everyone figures it out along the way. He co-hosts The Last Leg on Channel 4 and Hypothetical on Dave and has appeared on everything from Have I Got News For You to A League of Their Own to Blankety Blank.

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.Using a different television show of the time as its starting point for each chapter, this title is part-childhood memoir, part-comic history of 90s television and culture. I was waiting for the time when Josh would mention Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett as examples of people on TV you might not be able to stand – as he’d mentioned it on the ‘Parenting Hell’ podcast – so I felt part of an ‘in-joke’ when I read that. The only elements I wasn’t keen on were the football (too much of it if you’re not a fan) and occasionally the sentences weren’t structured properly.

To be honest, I checked out NetGalley first – but neither of them featured – but as the amazing podcast content is free, I didn’t begrudge actually paying for books for once! And on points of factual accuracy: nobody ever died of a drug overdose on Grange Hill (Zammo, the school heroin addict never died while Danny Kendall’s death in the series was not drug-related). Like Lou I have bowel problems – not the same one, but still ‘anal wouldn’t help’ (this is a reference from the book – not me being completely weird when writing this blog post! Don't panic - dad and comedian George Lewis is here with all the seriously useful practical and emotional advice that you need to keep you (and your partner) sane! Not that you need to be a podcast subscriber or listener to find the book entertaining – it totally stands on its own two feet.I can only imagine how much people will love it now they can read our moaning in book form rather than having to hear it coming from our annoying accents. Josh re-lives his childhood through the TV programmes and adverts he watched which brings back a lot of memories and laughs about some I did not watch being far older than Josh. I live in Jersey, also part of South West, and we had Oscar Puffin but Gus covered during his holidays. And even better, it's packed with useful tips, inside knowledge and hilarious real-life stories from dads who know exactly what it's like to take your first steps as a new father - this book will get you totally prepared for the biggest thing to even happen in your life!

is stand-up sensation and star of Channel 4’s ‘The Last Leg’, BBC2’s ‘Mock The Week’and Channel 4’s ‘Stand Up For The Week’, Josh Widdicombe’s highly anticipated debut DVD. And, happily, Josh’s household was so far behind that his memories of 1990s computer games sit happily with my memories of 1980s ones. It also includes major TV events such as Princess Diana’s funeral, Euro 96 and the 97 election coverage, while featuring topics such as lad culture, Britpop, eclipse fever, adverts, teletext and the impending Millennium.Delivered with his unique style and trademark wit, Josh proves that even the most mundane aspects of life can be turned into unbelievable accounts with hilarious consequences. I respect the fact that is the main focus but if you start the book talking about growing up and how shows effected you growing up and sort of autobiographical it should continue like that and not sore of fizzle out.