Beyond the BBC - Softcover

Madge, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333397126 ISBN 13: 9780333397121

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1989

Synopsis

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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Synopsis

This critical study is the end product of a two-and-a-half year research project, which originated from comments made in the Annan Committee Report on broadcasting advisory councils. This report stated that widespread concern had been expressed by various bodies about the state of modern television broadcasting. It concluded that one of the presents weaknesses of broadcasters was their remoteness from members of the viewing public. This book tested the assertions made by the Annan Committee by examining the broadcasting advisory councils of the BBC and Channel 4, by observing them in action and by attempting to assess how their deliberations were being used, if at all, by programme makers. The author attempts to describe the mood of broadcasters in the 1980s and the mood of the audiences they seek to serve. A comparison is made between the operation of the UK's oldest and newest public television broadcasting systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333397126
• ISBN 13: 9780333397121
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242