Popular Television Drama: Critical Perspectives

Couverture
Jonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey
Manchester University Press, 21 oct. 2005 - 230 pages

'Popular television drama: critical perspectives' is a collection of essays examining landmark programmes of the last forty years, from 'Doctor Who' to 'The Office', and from 'The Demon Headmaster' to 'Queer As Folk'. Contributions from prominent academics focus on the full range of popular genres, from sitcoms to science fiction, gothic horror and children's drama, and challenge received wisdom by reconsidering how British television drama can be analysed.

Each section is preceded by an introduction in which the editors discuss how the essays address existing problems in the field and also suggest new directions for study. The book is split into three sections, addressing the enduring appeal of popular genres, the notion of 'quality' in television drama, and analysing a range of programmes past and present.

Popular television drama: critical perspectives will be of interest to students and researchers in many academic disciplines that study television drama. Its breadth and focus on popular programmes will also appeal to those interested in the shows themselves.

 

Table des matières

Editors introduction
11
the comic art of housework
34
Dads Army and myths
51
Editors introduction
71
The Prisoner authorship
93
Can kinky sex be politically correct? Queer As Folk
110
childrens television and the case of The Demon
125
Editors introduction
145
the contrasting fortunes
166
The new social realism of Clocking Off
183
some reflections on the relationship
198
directions and redirections
215
Index
222
Droits d'auteur

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À propos de l'auteur (2005)

Jonathan Bignell is Reader in Television and Film at the University of Reading, and Director of the Centre for Television Drama Studies Stephen Lacey is Professor of Drama, Film and Television at the University of Glamorgan

Informations bibliographiques

TitrePopular Television Drama: Critical Perspectives
G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
Popular Television Drama: Critical Perspectives, Jonathan Bignell
RédacteursJonathan Bignell, Stephen Lacey
ÉditeurManchester University Press, 2005
ISBN0719069335, 9780719069338
Longueur230 pages
  
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