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ENTERTAINING TELEVISION
THE BBC AND POPULAR TELEVISION CULTURE IN THE 1950S |
| By: |
Su Holmes |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£85.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0719077915 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780719077913 |
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| Publisher: |
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2008 |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Description: |
An energetic look at BBC Television in 1950s, illustrating how it was at the forefront of popular programming, including the first Reality TV programmes, quiz and game shows, even 'problem' talk shows. -- . |
| Synopsis: |
Entertaining television challenges the idea that the BBC in the 1950s was elitist and 'staid', upholding Reithian values in a paternalistic, even patronising way. By focusing on a number of (often controversial) programme case studies - such as the soap opera, the quiz/ game show, the 'problem' show and programmes dealing with celebrity culture - Su Holmes demonstrates how BBC television surprisingly explored popular interests and desires. She also uncovers a number of remarkable connections with programmes and topics at the forefront of television today, ranging from talk shows, 'Reality TV', even to our contemporary obsession with celebrity.The book is iconclastic, percipient and grounded in archival research, and will be of use to anyone studying television history. -- . |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations, black & white |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Manchester University Press |
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Returnable |