An intimate, comprehensive portrait of the late, legendary journalist and news anchor in the words of his family, friends, and colleagues.
Television of the 60s and its attempts to deal with youth culture.
This book focuses on the cultural and gender dimensions of informal survivalism. It provides a fascinating insight into women#x92;s use of soap operas to reconfigure suffering, pleasure, sexuality and embodiment.
This book focuses on the cultural and gender dimensions of informal survivalism. It provides a fascinating insight into women's use of soap operas to reconfigure suffering, pleasure, sexuality and embodiment.
This book analyzes the mythological content of five television franchises within the genre of science fiction, fantasy and horror: The X-Files & Millennium, Babylon 5 & Crusade, Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel, Stargate and Star Trek. The central themes are errand into the wild…
This ethnographic study examines the changing history, personnel and production regime of the BBC?s popular children?s news program, Newsround.
Those who enjoy television police and crime series or cable network dramas are likely familiar with Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Deadwood, The Wire, and Homicide: Life on the Street. But what they may not realize is these engaging and often shockingly candid shows are all based…
This is an accessible exploration of the cult TV show "Lost", looking particularly at its fascinating use of novels, plays, stories, and other literary texts. From the moment that Watership Down made its appearance on screen in season one, speculation about "Lost"'s literary all…
