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Granada Television: The First Generation
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Granada Television: The First Generation
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by John Finch
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Edited by Michael Cox
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Edited by Marjorie Giles
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Index by Kim Latham
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:304 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Television |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780719065156
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Classifications | Dewey:384.550650941 |
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Audience | Undergraduate | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
Illustrations, black & white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Manchester University Press
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Imprint |
Manchester University Press
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Publication Date |
31 July 2003 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This study is a rich and readable collection of memoirs, some short, some extensive, of those who worked at Granada during the first 30 years of its existence. It captures a climate of creative activity unique in the history of broadcasting, now referred to as the Golden Years of British television. Lords Birt and Macdonald; Sir Denis Forman; Michael Parkinson; Michael Apted; Stan Barstow; Nick Elliot; Victoria Wood; Kenith Trodd; Jack Rosenthal; Anna Ford; Chris Kelly; and Alan Plater are just a few of the many well-known contributors who were responsible for creating the foundations on which Granada's considerable worldwide reputation was based. Programmes such as "World in Action"; "Brideshead Revisited"; "A Family at War"; "Coronation Street"; "What the Papers Say"; and many more are described in this book were pioneers in their respective fields. With a contextualizing introduction, this study should be a valuable resource for all those interested in the intensive early development of the medium and how this relates to television as it is today.
Author Biography
John Finch was a writer, producer and editor at Granada for over twenty years. Michael Cox was an Executive Drama Producer at Granada TV. Marjorie Giles was a Producer at Granada TV throughout most of these thirty years -- .
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