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Independent Television in Britain
Bonner, Paul; Aston, Lesley
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Description for Independent Television in Britain
Hardback. This volume covers the years in which ITV faced more challenges than at any time in its history and its regulator, the IBA, was subject to political pressures that brought about its abolition and rebirth as the Independent Television Commission. Num Pages: 556 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFD; JPQB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
A stimulating treatment of an area of public life which is a subject of continuing debate and controversy. This volume covers the years in which ITV faced more challenges than at any time in its history and its regulator, the IBA, was subject to political pressures so extreme that they brought about its abolition and rebirth as the Independent Television Commission. The book gives detailed accounts, based on documents not previously available and interviews with over sixty senior figures in the industry, of the changes and controversies of the period. Highlights include: the conflict with government over the programme Death ... Read more
A stimulating treatment of an area of public life which is a subject of continuing debate and controversy. This volume covers the years in which ITV faced more challenges than at any time in its history and its regulator, the IBA, was subject to political pressures so extreme that they brought about its abolition and rebirth as the Independent Television Commission. The book gives detailed accounts, based on documents not previously available and interviews with over sixty senior figures in the industry, of the changes and controversies of the period. Highlights include: the conflict with government over the programme Death ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
556
Condition
New
Number of Pages
556
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333647738
SKU
V9780333647738
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Ref
99-15
About Bonner, Paul; Aston, Lesley
PAUL BONNER is a former director of Programmes at C4 and Chairman of ITV Network Controllers. He has over 25 years experience in Television and Radio, BBC: Radio 1955, Television Producer/Director (Current Affairs and Documentary Programmes) 1960-1974. In charge of Community (Access) programmes 1974-1977. Then head of Television Science programmes until 1980. First Director of programmes at Channel Four ... Read more
Reviews for Independent Television in Britain
'...a sound and well-documented account of what was the most fraught and perhaps the most critical decade in the continuing story of Independent Television so far.' - Sir Denis Forman, The Times Higher Education Supplement '...this is an important, indeed, essential book for anyone interested in the development of the sometimes bizarre British broadcasting system.' - Times ... Read more