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book		The BBC radiophonic workshop : the first 25 years: the inside story of providing sound and music for television and radio 1958-1983 / remembered by Desmond Briscoe and those whose versatility and unremitting voluntary enthusiasm have made an idea a reality ; realised by Roy Curtis-Bramwell. London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1983. Call No: 19BBC BRI Author: Briscoe, Desmond; Curtis-Bramwell, Roy CorpAuthor: BBC Source: UK Place: London Publisher: British Broadcasting Corporation PubDate: 1983 PhysDes: 175 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 25 cm Subject: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; TELEVISION. UK; DOCTOR WHO [TV] (UK, 1963-1989) ISBN: 0563201509 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info
book		Both sides of the camera : a souvenir book of television programmes and the people who make them / edited by Marie Donaldson ; designed by Robert Claxton London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1960. Call No: 71(41) THO Author: Donaldson, Marie Place: London Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson PubDate: 1960 PhysDes: [124] p. : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm Subject: TELEVISION. UK LON: 5182069 More info
Interim book		British Television Drama : A History / Lez Cooke London: bfi Publishing, 2003. Call No: 71(41) COO Author: Cooke, Lez Source: UK Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2003 PhysDes: 227 p.: ill. ; 23cm Subject: TELEVISION. UK; DRAMAS. UK Notes: Select Bibliography: p. 211 Index: p. 216 More info
Interim book		Broadcast in colour : cultural diversity and television programming in four countries / by Harvey May Brisbane, Queensland: Australian Film Commission, Creative Industries Research and Applications Centre, Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy, 2002. Call No: 205.1 MAY Author: May, Harvey Source: AT Place: Sydney; Brisbane, Queensland Publisher: Australian Film Commission; Creative Industries Research and Applications Centre; Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy PubDate: 2002 PhysDes: 72 pages : 30cm. Series: Screen Industry, Culture and Policy Research Series Subject: CULTURE AND THE CINEMA; PROGRAMME POLICY; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA; TELEVISION. UK; TELEVISION. NEW ZEALAND; TELEVISION. USA; ETHNIC GROUPS ON TV. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINALS ON TV Summary: 'Examines the cultural diversity policies and practices and their impact on television programming in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, with a focus on drama. The study looks at the relationship between multicultural history and policy, and the developments made in the representation of a culturally diverse population on each nation's television screens' - taken from executive summary Notes: Includes appendix of acronyms ISBN: 0958015244 Contents: Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Executive summary -- Key findings -- 1. Charting the waters -- 2. The United States: affirmative action, 'quotas' abd diversity rights -- 3. The United Kingdom: policy remits for diversity and an 'everyday' multiculturalism -- 4. New Zealand: Biculturalism and targeted subsidies -- 5. Australia: the shift to cultural diversity -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix -- About the Screen Industry, Culture and Policy Research series More info
title clippings file		DEF II: LIQUID TELEVISION : (UK/US, 1991) Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: DEF II: LIQUID TELEVISION (UK/US, 1991) More info
book		Doctor Who : A critical reading of the series London: bfi Publishing, 2005. Call No: 79DOC NEW Author: Kim Newman Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2005 PhysDes: 19 cm; 138 cm Series: BFI TV Classics Subject: DOCTOR WHO [TV] (UK, 1963-1989); TELEVISION. UK Summary: From 1963 to 1989, for the most part at teatime on Saturdays on BBC1, Doctor Who was a British TV institution. The series had its roots in British science fiction but grew to take in many other influences: historical drama, Hammer horror, satire, conspiracy thriller, even pantomime. Over the years, it developed a uniquely eccentric style, at once cosily familiar and cosmically terrifying, and many of its characters, creatures and objects have become iconic – the Doctors and his assistants, the TARDIS, the Time Lords, and a panoply of monsters and villains: Cybermen, Ice Warriors, the Master, and, of course, the Daleks…. Kim Newman’s comprehensive study follows the Doctor’s travels through time and space, placing Doctor Who in the context of science-fiction television, and traces the history of the show through its outstanding stories and its recurring themes, from its highs (Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker) to its lows (K-9, Bonnie Langford, and cancellation) and suggests why the programmer has become an enduring television masterpiece and a cultural phenomenon. [Taken from back cover.] ISBN: 1844570908 More info
festival catalogue		The fifth celtic film and television festival : Cardiff, Wales, April 1984 / The celtic film and television festival Wales: [s.n.], 1984. Call No: FESTIVAL CATALOGUE SHELVES Place: Wales Publisher: [s.n.] PubDate: 1984 PhysDes: 1 v. : ill. ; 30 cm Subject: FESTIVALS. WALES; FOREIGN FILMS USE: IMPORT OF FILMS; SHORT FILMS; TELEVISION AND THE CINEMA. EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; TELEVISION. UK; DOCUMENTARY FILMS Notes: The Fifth Celtic Film and Television Festival includes a selection of feature length films, short films, documentaries and television programs. The festival program has an emphasis on film and television from Celtic nations such as Wales, Ireland, Scotland and France. The catalogue also includes numerous black and white stills and film synopses. NB. The festival catalogue is in English, French and Welsh languages. More info
Interim book		Film and television catalogue / Canal+ Image UK Pinewood Rd, Bucks, Ivers: Canal+ Image UK, Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 027(41) FIL CorpAuthor: Canal+ Image UK Source: UK Place: Pinewood Rd, Bucks, Ivers Publisher: Canal+ Image UK PhysDes: 180 p. Subject: UNITED KINGDOM; PRODUCTION. UK; TELEVISION. UK More info
Old collection book		Fragments : Janet Hills 1919-1956 / Janet Hills Stroud: H., M. and C. Hills, [1956]. Call No: F81HIL HIL Author: Hills, Janet Source: UK Place: Stroud Publisher: H., M. and C. Hills PubDate: [1956] PhysDes: 143 p., [6] leaves of plates : ports. ; 22 cm. Subject: TELEVISION. UK Notes: Poems; newspaper articles; film and television criticism from The Times educational supplement; short stories Language: English More info
Interim book		General catalogue : BBC TV programmes 1962. Call No: FT027(41) BBC "1962" PubDate: 1962 Subject: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; FILMOGRAPHIES; TELEVISION. UK Notes: catalogue More info
Interim book		Missing, believed wiped : searching for the lost treasures of British television / Dick Fiddy London: British Film Institute, 2001. Call No: 721.304.31(41) FID Author: Fiddy, Dick Source: UK Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2001 PhysDes: 146p. : ill. ; 25 cm Subject: UNITED KINGDOM; TELEVISION. UK ISBN: 0851708668 More info
book		The office : A critical reading of the series London: bfi Publishing, 2005. Call No: 79OFF WAL Author: Ben Walters Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2005 PhysDes: 19 cm; 184 p. Series: BFI TV Classics Subject: TELEVISION. UK; OFFICE, THE [TV] (UK, 2001); GERVAIS, RICKY Summary: When The Office first aired in July 2001, it attracted a tiny audience and BBC2’s lowest approval rating of the year (apart from women’s bowls). Some viewers even failed to identify the series as a comedy – and not without reason. Set in the banal environs of a Slough paper merchants and presented in deadpan ‘docusoap’ style, the series was built around neither one-liners nor farcical set-ups, but the painfully-observed minutiae of everyday life. Not much happened, and what did – the self-serving posturing of middle-manager and would-be entertainer David Brent, and the simmering flirtation between employees Tim and Dawn – was often excruciatingly uncomfortable to watch. Yet two series and a feature-length special later, The Office has broken DVD sales records, won dozens of awards, played in over sixty countries and been remade by a major American network. In the first full-length study of the show, Ben Walters traces its unorthodox journey to the screen, drawing on extensive interviews with those most closely involved in its production, from novice writer-directors Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais to BBC2 Controller Jane Root. The book also explores the series’ unusually potent effects from its attention to the discontents of contemporary working life to its sophisticated melding of docusoap and sitcom conventions. [Taken from back cover.] ISBN: 1844570916 More info
book		On television / Stuart Hood London: Pluto, 1983. Call No: 409.1 HOO Author: Hood, Stuart, 1915 Edition: 2nd ed Place: London Publisher: Pluto PubDate: 1983 PhysDes: 133 p. ; 20 cm Subject: TELEVISION. UK; FALKLAND ISLANDS ON TV; CABLE TV. UK; CHANNEL FOUR; PUBLIC BROADCASTING. UK; AUDIENCES. UK; COMMERCIAL TV, UK Notes: "Stuart Hood on television" -- Cover; Bibliography: p. [131]-133 ISBN: 0861047028 (pbk.) LON: abn84006821; 3015255 More info
book		Open the box : about television / by Jane Root London: Comedia Pub. Group, 1986. Call No: 408.1(41) ROO Author: Root, Jane Place: London Publisher: Comedia Pub. Group PubDate: 1986 PhysDes: 126 p. : ill. ; 21 cm Series: Comedia series ; no. 34 Subject: TELEVISION. UK; NATIONAL IDENTITY AND TV. UK; AUDIENCES. UK Notes: "A Channel four book"--Cover; Bibliography: p. 122-123 ISBN: 0906890780 (pbk.) : ¦4.95 ($7.50 U.S.) LON: bnb90689078; 4280321 More info
book		Our friends in the north : A critical reading of the series London: bfi Publishing, 2005. Call No: 79OUR EAT Author: Michael Eaton Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2005 PhysDes: 19 cm ; 134 p Series: BFI TV Classics Subject: TELEVISION. UK; OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH [TV] Summary: Our Friends in the North (1996) is the kind of epic drama that has ensured the BBC’s worldwide reputation for seriousness and excellence. In nine parts, it tells the life stories of four friends – Mary, Nicky, Geordie and Tosker – from adolescence to middle age. Their personal triumphs and crises unfold against the backdrop of massive social and political change in Britain – in particular the rise of Thatcherism and the decline of Socialist ideals. Technically outstanding, Our Friends in the North is truly a ‘state of the nation’ drama, exploring its major themes alongside more specific ones (domestic violence, corruption in the police and local government, inequities in the criminal justice system) while developing its central characters with exceptional subtlety and finesse. Michael Eaton traces the history of Our Friends in the North: its origins in Peter Flannery’s 1982 play for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the long road to TV adaptation. Eaton, himself a screenwriter, has conducted lengthy interviews with Flannery, Executive Producer Michael Wearing and other key personnel, and this book provides a unique insight into the often labyrinthine ways in which TV drama is commissioned and produced. He goes on to locate the series in the genealogy of quality television drama, and he reflects on whether Our Friends in the North could ever be made today. Did the series bring to an end the Golden Age of British TV drama 0 and, if so, what have we lost in the process? [Taken from back cover.] ISBN: 1844570924 More info
book		Quality popular television : Cult TV, the industry and fans / Mark Jancovich & James Lyons (eds) London UK: bfi Publishing, 2003. Call No: 725.3 JAN CorpAuthor: BFI Publishing Place: London UK Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2003 PhysDes: 23 cm, 204 pp Subject: NBC TELEVISION NETWORK; TELEVISION. UK; ELLEN [TV] (US, 1995-); STAR TREK - THE NEXT GENERATION [TV] (US, 1987-1994); BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV] (US, 1997-2004); VIOLENCE ON TV; INTERNET AND TV Summary: Why are some contemporary television shows so compelling? The Sopranos, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends and ER are examples among many of a new era of the 'must-see' programme. These shows and others like The X-Files and Ally McBeal, have a compulsiveness, a depth of characterisation and 'back-story' that puts much of mainstream cinema to shame. Quality Popular Television examines this new category of mostly US-Produced 'cult' television and the reasons for its emergence. Looking at shows as diverse as Ally McBeak, Martial Law, Buffy, Lois and Clark, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Ellen, the book identifies the particular qualities necessary for success and how they relate to issues such as the economics of network scheduling, the growth of the internet and contemporary debates about television audiences. [Taken from back cover.] ISBN: 0851709419 More info
Interim book		Selling television : British television in the global market place / Jeanette Steemers London: bfi Publishing, 2004. Call No: 203(41) STE Author: Steemers, Jeanette Place: London Publisher: bfi Publishing PubDate: 2004 PhysDes: 252 p. ; 24 cm Subject: TELEVISION. UK Notes: Bibliography; Index ISBN: 184457055X More info
Old collection book		Teaching tv sitcom / withen by Cary Bazalgette, Jim Cook and Andy Medhurst ; with addition material by Arthur Horwood and Gillian Swanson ; edited by Jim Cook and Nicky North London: BFI Education, 1985. Call No: 53 BAZ Author: Bazalgette, Cary; Cook, Jim; Medhurst, Andy Place: London Publisher: BFI Education PubDate: 1985 PhysDes: ii, 98 p. ; 30 cm. + 10 strips of transparences Subject: SITUATION COMEDY; TELEVISION. UK; TEACHING MATERIALS; WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY LADS? [TV] (UK, 1973-74); PORRIDGE [TV] (UK, 1973-77); HI-DE-HI [TV] (UK, 1980-88); YOUNG ONES, THE [TV] (UK, 1982-84); GEORGE AND MILDRED [TV] (UK, 1976-79); RISING DAMP [TV] (UK, 1974-78); SHELLEY [TV] (UK, 1979-1992); AGONY [TV] (UK, 1979-81) More info
Interim book		Telefantasy / Catherine Johnson London: British Film Institute, 2005. Call No: 735.1 Author: Johnson, Catherine Source: British Film Institute Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2005 Series: 181 p ; 23 cm Subject: TELEVISION. UK; PRISONER, THE [TV] (UK, 1967-1968); STAR TREK; STAR TREK [TV] [...] (US, 1966-69, 1987-); X-FILES, THE [TV] (US, 1993-); BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV] (US, 1997-2004) Summary: Telefantasy offers the first book-length study to consider the place of fantasy, science-fiction and horror dramas in the history of British and US television. Looking at two periods (the 1950s and the 1960s and the 1990s through to the 2000s) when telefantasy has been particularly prevalent on television, this book provides detailed historical accounts of the production of key "telefantasy" programmes: the Quatermass serials, The Prisoner, Star Trek, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). [Taken from back cover]. ISBN: 184570762 More info
Interim book		Television industries / Douglas Gomery & Luke Hockley (eds) London: British Film Institute, 2006. Call No: 20 TEL CorpAuthor: British Film Institute Source: UK Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2006 PhysDes: 25 cm ; 130 p. Subject: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; TELEVISION. UK Summary: Television Industries provides a comprehensive introduction to the inner workings of the television industry, focusing on the key features of the contemporary television landscape: television as a business, the technologies of television, the infrastructures of the industry, programme development and production practices, scheduling, budgeting and selling advertising air time, television’s policy and regulatory frameworks, and the culture of television. The book includes both overview articles of aspects of the television industry and in-depth case studies of channels and programmes, ranging from BBC Worldwide to Discovery International, and from The Simpsons to Restoration. Contributions, written by a team of leading international scholars, are extensively cross-referenced to guide the reader through the complexities of this fast-changing industry. Television Industries is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how television programmes are shaped, produced and sold, and the central role of television in the global media economy. [Taken from back of cover]. ISBN: 1844571076 More info
subject clippings file		TELEVISION. UK Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: TELEVISION. UK More info
journal article		Television under the Tories in Metro (2000) iss.121/122 p.158-160 Author: Rowe, David PhysDes: Book review; Illustration(s) Subject: STATE AND TV. UK; TELEVISION. UK Summary: A review of 'Television under the Tories', by Peter Goodwin. More info
book		Treachery? : the power struggle at tv-am / Michael Leapman London: Allen & Unwin, 1984. Call No: 19TVA LEA Author: Leapman, Michael Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Allen & Unwin PubDate: 1984 PhysDes: 211 p. ; 22 cm Subject: TV-AM; TELEVISION. UK Summary: Examines the beginnings of the UK television station TV-am. ISBN: 0047910410 More info
book		The TV crime drama / Sue Turnbull [Edinburgh]: Edinburgh University Press, c2014. Call No: 734 TUR Author: Turnbull, Sue Source: UK Place: [Edinburgh] Publisher: Edinburgh University Press PubDate: c2014 PhysDes: vii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Series: TV genres Subject: ADAPTATIONS. DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN; AUDIENCE RECEPTION; CRIME DRAMAS; CRIME DRAMAS. AUSTRALIA; CRIME ON TV; CRITICISM, TV.; DETECTIVES ON TV; POLICE ON TV; PROGRAMME GENRES; PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TV; RATINGS. USA; TELEVISION; TELEVISION. UK; TELEVISION. USA; WOMEN ON TV; CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION [TV] (US/CA, 2000-); DRAGNET [TV] (US, 1951-59, 1967-70); HILL STREET BLUES [TV] (US, 1980-87); LAW AND ORDER [TV] (US, 1990-); POLICE STORY: COP KILLER [TV] (US, Larry Shaw, 1988); SOPRANOS, THE [TV] (US, 1999-) Summary: "What are the characteristic features of the crime drama as a television genre? What is the relationship between crime in the real world and the representation of crime on television? What are the merits of TV crime drama as a genre? The TV Crime Drama offers a genealogical account of the television crime drama, from its origins in popular culture of the 19th and 20th century to its most recent manifestations, as a genre enjoying transnational circulation and popularity. Exploring the key features of this genre in terms of format and style, it pays particular attention to the role of the investigators, the police, the private investigators and the specialists in forensic science and psychology, as well as the debates which have circulated about the role and representation of women. Covering classic series such as The Sweeney and Dragnet as well as contemporary crime dramas including The Wire, The Killing and Luther, this book is an essential read for students and scholars in television studies." -- BOOK BLURB Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index ISBN: 9780748640874 More info
Interim serial		Vertigo London: Vertigo UK Ltd, 1994. Call No: Vol. 1, Iss. 4 - Winter 1994/95; Vol. 1, Iss. 5 - Autumn/Winter 1995; Vol. 1, Iss. 6 - Autumn 1996; Vol. 2, Iss. 1 - Spring 2001; Vol. 2, No. 2 - Spring 2002; Vol 2, Iss. 3 - Summer 2002; Vol. 2, Iss. 4 - Spring 2003; Vol. 2, Iss. 6 - Spring 2004; Vol. 2, Iss 9; Autumn/Winter 2005; Vol. 3, Iss. 8 - Spring 2008; Vol. 4, Iss. 2 Spring 2009 Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Vertigo UK Ltd PubDate: 1994 Subject: TELEVISION. UK; UNITED KINGDOM; INDUSTRY, FILM. UK; POLITICAL FILMS Notes: Donated by Bill Routt. ISSN: 09687904 Missing Issues: incomplete Indexed In: FIAF More info

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