British Television

Catalog description

Survey of broadcasting in Great Britain from the creation of the BBC through current times. Broadcasting as part of the cultural landscape of a people. Comparison and rivalries of public and commercial broadcasting. Channel 4 and other experiments. Such TV writers as Dennis Potter, Alan Bennett, Monty Python, Mike Leigh and others. Swinging London and pop music on the telly. BBC and its controversies. US and UK exchanges of action shows and sit-coms, then and now. TREM 2222W Communication Research