British Television Drama by Lez Cooke

British Television Drama by Lez Cooke

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This respected history of British television drama is an indispensable guide to key developments in the field since 1930. Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition includes new case studies and illustrations, fresh material on the beginnings of British television drama and a substantial new chapter which brings the history up to 2014.

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British Television Drama by Lez Cooke

This widely-respected history of British television drama is an indispensable guide to the significant developments in the area; from its beginnings on the BBC in the 1930s and 40s to its position in the twenty-first century, as television enters a multichannel digital era. Embracing the complete spectrum of television drama, Lez Cooke places programmes in their social, political and industrial contexts, and surveys the key dramas, writers, producers and directors. Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition includes new images and case studies, new material on British television drama before 1936, an expanded bibliography and a substantial new chapter that explores the renaissance in the quality, variety and social ambition of television drama in Britain since 2002. Comprehensive and accessible, this book will be of value to anyone interested in the rich history of British television and modern drama.

Lez Cooke is Senior Research Officer in the Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. He is the
author of Troy Kennedy Martin (2007), A Sense of Place: Regional British Television Drama, 1956–82 (2012) and Style in British Television Drama (2013). He is on the editorial board of the Journal of British Cinema and Television.

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ISBN 13 9781844576234
ISBN 10 184457623X
Title British Television Drama
Author Lez Cooke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2015-04-09
Number of pages 296
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.