Entertaining Television - The Bbc and Popular Television Culture in the 1950s

Informationen zum Autor Su Holmes is Reader in Television Studies at the University of East Anglia Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroduction 1 Public Service and the Popular: Debates and Developments 2 'Neighbours to the Nation': 'Soap Opera', the BBC and (Re)visiting The Grove Family (1954-57) 3 'The "Give-Away" Shows - But Who is Really Paying?' Rethinking Quiz and Game Shows on 1950s British Television4 The Problem Show - 'An.... Unmarried mother sat in a wing-backed chair on TV last night...'BBC Television asks Is This Your Problem? (1955-57)5 From 'Serialitis' to 'Torture, Treacle, Tears and Trickery': Framing Television Fame6 Conclusion: 'There's nothing really better than what you're used to, is there?'Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Su Holmes, Holmes Su
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2013
• EAN: 9780719088490
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8849-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1950 to c 1959, C 1945 To C 1960