Fifty Key Television Programmes (Paperback)

Dr Glen Creeber

ISBN 10: 0340809434 / ISBN 13: 9780340809433

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2004

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Paperback. Fifty Key Television Programmes offers a comprehensive and invaluable account of television from the perspective of the programmes themselves. "From I Love Lucy" to "The Simpsons", from "The Twlight Zone" to "The X-Files", from the moon landing to the events of September 11th 2001, this book chronicles some of the most fascinating and influential shows and global events ever to hit the small screen. Accessible, stimulating and challenging; each entry will offer a basic guide to the history of the show, its textual and thematic context, its critical and popular reception, while also explaining and frequently reconsidering ways in which it may have been analysed in the past. Each entry is followed by questions designed to develop students' analytical skills and awareness of the key issues raised, while recommended readings and an extensive bibliography enable readers to carry out further research. Written by some of the leading names in the field, this book is an essential and indispensable guide for all those studying, or simply interested in, television and the programmes that have, literally, made television history. Fifty Key Television Programmes offers a comprehensive and invaluable account of television from the perspective of the programmes themselves. This book chronicles some of the most fascinating and influential showsand global events ever to hit the small screen. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fifty Key Television Programmes (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340809434
• ISBN 13: 9780340809433
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This unique study offers a comprehensive and invaluable account of television from the perspective of the programs themselves. From I Love Lucy to The Simpsons, from The Twilight Zone to The X Files, from the moon landing to the events of September 11, the book chronicles some of the most fascinating and influential shows and global events ever to hit the small screen. Each entry will offer a basic guide to the history of the show, its textual and thematic context, and its critical and popular reception, while also explaining and frequently reconsidering ways in which it may have been analyzed in the past.

About the Author

Glen Creeber is Senior Lecturer in Television Studies at Aberystwyth University, UK. He is the editor of Tele-Visions: An Introduction to Studying Television (2006) and co-editor of Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media (2009), among other titles.