Channel 4 : The Early Years and the Jeremy Isaacs Legacy

Dorothy Hobson

ISBN 10: 1845116135 / ISBN 13: 9781845116132

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Okt 2007, 2007

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Neuware - In November 2007, Channel 4 will be twenty-five years old. Today, such TV events as the 'Big Brother/Jade Goody Affair' have put the channel itself at the centre of public debate. Yet during its foundation years on British screens, Channel 4 was seen as more controversial and dangerous than this. Published for Channel 4's 25th anniversary, this book explores the channel's most important foundation period, under its inspirational first Chief Executive, Jeremy Isaacs. Charged by Parliament to be innovative, experimental, and educational, the new channel had to attract audiences and make a space for new voices. Did it fulfill its brief It also assesses the legacy of the channel and asks: has it changed the nature of British television, and has the enfant terrible grown up, or is it still a youthful rebel Dorothy Hobson had unique access to Channel 4 and the team involved in developing it, the ITV companies and fledgling independent producers over its foundation years.Accessibly written, her book uses the words and stories of those involved, and vividly reviews the new channel's successes, problems, adversities, as well as audiences' and press responses to television's new baby and its programmes.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Channel 4 : The Early Years and the Jeremy Isaacs Legacy
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Okt 2007
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845116135
• ISBN 13: 9781845116132
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 138H x 16D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 138 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 322 grams

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Synopsis

In 1982, Channel 4 burst onto British television screens. Charged by Parliament to appeal to tastes and interests not generally catered for by ITV, to be innovative, experimental, and educational, the new channel had to attract audiences and make a space for new voices. Did it fulfill its brief? Published on the 25th Anniversary of Channel 4, this book tells the story of its early years under Jeremy Isaacs, its inspirational--and fundamental--first Chief Executive. It also assesses the legacy of the channel and asks: has it changed the nature of British television, and has the enfant terrible grown up, or is it still a youthful rebel?

About the Author

Dorothy Hobson is Senior Lecturer in Media & Cultural Studies, University of Wolverhampton. Between 1982 and 1999 she was broadcasting consultant for various broadcasting and cultural organisations. She is a Fellow of the Royal Television Society and her many publications include ''Crossroads'': The Drama of a Soap Opera' (1982); and 'Soap Opera' (2003).