Do Not Adjust Your Set: The Early Days of Television - Hardcover

Dunn, Kate

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719554802 ISBN 13: 9780719554803

Publisher: John Murray, 2003

Synopsis

In a world where most programmes are recorded and perfected before they reach our screens, it is hard to imagine an era when every radio and TV programme went out live. The actors and actresses who worked in the BBC's first television studios at Alexandra Palace had - literally - to think on their feet, running from set to set, often while changing costume and making cuts to their scripts at the same time.



In 'Do Not Adjust Your Set', Dame Eileen Atkins, Wendy Craig, the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne and other old broadcasting hands recall the frenetic conditions in which such television classics as 'Dixon of Dock Green' and 'Z Cars' were made and the extraordinary hazards they had to deal with.

About this title

About the Author

Kate Dunn comes from a theatrical family that spans four generations. As well as working extensively in repertory, Kate has appeared in the West End, on television and on tour both nationally and internationally. She has recently completed a Ph.D in Drama. She lives in Bristol.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719554802
• ISBN 13: 9780719554803
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256