| The Classic Serial on Television and Radio 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Giddings, Robert (Author), Selby, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312235984 ISBN-13: 9780312235987 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: The classic serial, invented by BBC Radio Drama 60 years ago, survived and adapted itself to television, the arrival of color, and the global market in what has become a flood of classics with all channels competing for ratings and overseas sales. This book traces these developments and analzes the genre's response to social, economic, technical, and cultural changes, which have re-shaped it into the form we recognize today. The book contains considerable interview material with performers and media professionals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - General - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.456 |
| LCCN: 00030893 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.86" W x 8.8" (1.11 lbs) 241 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic serial, invented by BBC Radio Drama sixty years ago, survived and adapted itself to television, the arrival of colour and the global market in what has become a flood of classics with all channels competing for ratings and overseas sales. This richly detailed book traces these developments and analyses the genre's response to social, economic, technical and cultural changes, which have re-shaped it into the form we recognise today. The book contains considerable interview material with performers and media professionals. |
