Beyond the BBC
Broadcasters and the Public in the 1980s
Published on 1. September 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 229 pages
978-0-333-39712-1 (ISBN)
Description
This critical study examines the current state of broadcasting in Britain and attempts to describe the mood of broadcasters in the 1980s and the mood of the audiences they serve. A comparison is made between the operation of the UK's oldest and newest public television broadcasting systems.
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Edition
1989 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XIII, 229 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-39712-1 (9780333397121)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-20163-1
Schweitzer Classification
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09/1989
Palgrave Macmillan
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Content
Part 1 Opening and closing doors: public service broadcasting and the public interest; origins; theory and practices; making programmes; the audience is out there. Part 2 Standing alone - the BBC in the 1980s: hide and seek - broadcasters and audience research; the people machine; the pull of gravity; managing creativity, managing management. Part 3 Boldly to go: Channel 4 - challenges of commercialism; beyond the fringes; the continuity of change.