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Author Holmes, Su

Title British TV and film in the 1950s : coming to a TV near you / Su Holmes
Published Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Intellect, ©2005

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Contents Publication Details; Contents Page; Ilustractions; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One Broadcasting It: Approaching the Histroical Relations between Cinema and Television; Chapter Two The Cinema Programme Begins: Developing Film ' Specially For Television Purposes and Technique'; Chapter Three Current Release: Text and Audience; Chapter Four The Cinema Programme in the Age of Competition: Picture Parafe; Chapter Five 'As They Really Are, and in Close Up': Film Stars on 1950s Television
Summary This book focuses on the emerging historical relations between British television and film culture in the 1950s. Drawing upon archival research, it does this by exploring the development of the early cinema programme on television - principally Current Release (BBC, 1952-3), Picture Parade (BBC, 1956) and Film Fanfare (ABC, 1956-7) - and argues that it was these texts which played the central role in the developing relations between the media. Particularly when it comes to Britain, the early co-existence of television and cinema has been seen as hostile and antagonistic, but in situating these
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271)
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Subject Television broadcasting -- Great Britain -- 20th century
Television programs -- Great Britain -- 20th century
Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- 20th century
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Television & Video.
Motion pictures
Television broadcasting
Television programs
Televisiespelen.
Films.
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1841509213
9781841509211
Other Titles British TV & film culture of the 1950s coming to a TV near you