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Why Docudrama?: Fact-Fiction on Film and TV
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Paperback. Rosenthal notes that docudrama wields more influence than the documentary and that "reality-based stories taken from topical journalism are the most popular drama genre on US and British television today". This collection of essays addresses the dominant questions and controversies of the genre. Editor(s): Rosentahl, Alan. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
When the 1990 English docudrama ""Who Bombed Birmingham?"" cast serious doubt on the guilt of six men convicted of bombing two British pubs in 1974, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared that ""a television programme alters nothing"". But, as Alan Rosenthal concludes, Thatcher was wrong. The film engendered a new inquiry that led to the release of the convicted men. Rosenthal notes that docudrama wields more influence than the average documentary and that ""reality-based stories taken from topical journalism are the most popular drama genre on US and British television today"". This three-part collection of diverse and provocative essays addresses the ... Read more
When the 1990 English docudrama ""Who Bombed Birmingham?"" cast serious doubt on the guilt of six men convicted of bombing two British pubs in 1974, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared that ""a television programme alters nothing"". But, as Alan Rosenthal concludes, Thatcher was wrong. The film engendered a new inquiry that led to the release of the convicted men. Rosenthal notes that docudrama wields more influence than the average documentary and that ""reality-based stories taken from topical journalism are the most popular drama genre on US and British television today"". This three-part collection of diverse and provocative essays addresses the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809321872
SKU
V9780809321872
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