Still Got it, Never Lost it: My Story

By Louie Spence(Paperback)

'I did everything my sisters did, that's how my dancing days started -- they went dancing, I went dancing and I just kept on dancing.'

Opinion Polls and the Media: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion

(Hardback)

A collection of original essays drawing together international research on the media's use of opinion polls, covering both theoretical and methodological approaches.

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$136.77NZD

Comedy and Error: They Really Were Marvellous Times

By Simon Day(Paperback)

Simon Day, star of the Fast Show and Bellamy's People, tells the shocking, sometimes sad and hilariously funny story of his life so far

Mad Men on the Couch: The Psychology of the Hit TV Show

By Stephanie Newman(Paperback / softback)

Public Television in the Digital Era: Technological Challenges and New Strategies for Europe

By Petros Iosifidis(Paperback / softback)

By looking at a range of different European Public Television (PTV) broadcasters, this book investigates the challenges that these broadcasters encounter in a competitive digital broadcasting environment and reveals the different policies and strategies they are adopting in order to remain accountable, competitive and efficient.

Television Criticism

By Dr Victoria O'Donnell(Paperback / softback)

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$86.87NZD

The Harms of Crime Media: Essays on the Perpetuation of Racism, Sexism and Class Stereotypes

(Paperback / softback)

A scan of today's television programming reveals numerous media stories, factual and fictional, featuring some aspect of crime. These depictions can stray far from reality, especially with respect to gender, race, and class. This collection offers a sociological analysis of race, class, and gender stereotypes within crime media. Essays discuss particular examples of inequalities and stereotypes, consider the implications of....

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The Humanism of Doctor Who: A Critical Study in Science Fiction and Philosophy

By David Layton(Paperback / softback)

From 1963 to 1989, the BBC television program Doctor Who followed a time-traveling human-like alien called "The Doctor" as he sought to help people, save civilizations, and right wrongs. Since its 2005 revival, Doctor Who has become a pop culture phenomenon surpassing its "classic" period popularity and reaching a larger, more diverse audience. Though created as a family program, the....

The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice

By M G Lord(Hardback)

Lord takes a probing look at the life and career of Elizabeth Taylor, whose numerous film roles were branded as startlingly feminist, from her breakout role in "National Velvet" to her Oscar-winning performance in "Butterfield 8."

Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America

By Leslie Knope(Paperback)

Fictitiously attributed to Leslie Knope, a character on the NBC television show, Parks and recreation, that is set in the fictional Indiana town, Pawnee.

The Boardwalk Empire A-Z: The Totally Unofficial Guide to Accompany the Hit HBO Series

By John Wallace(Paperback)

This indispensible accompaniment to the show is brimming with fascinating details about the series, covering the historical background, how the 1920s was reconstructed, the realities of filming, biographies of key members of the cast and crew, and much, much more.

The Aesthetics of Violence in Contemporary Media

By Gwyn Symonds(Paperback)

Uses studies for the empirical audience reception data, together with discussions of the different representations of violence to look at violence in the media as an art form in of itself. By looking at "The Simpsons", "Bowling for Columbine" and Norma Khouri's "Forbidden Love", just to name a few, it cross-analyzes violence in multiple media.

Investigating Heroes: Essays on Truth, Justice and Quality TV

(Paperback)

Premiering in September of 2006, the weekly NBC television series Heroes was an immediate commercial and critical hit, lasting four successful seasons. Heroes follows a group of interrelated characters who discover they have superhuman powers, with each successive episode exploring how these people react to and utilize their powers for good or for evil. This collection of essays explores a....

The Fugitive

By David P Pierson(Paperback / softback)

A social, cultural, historical, and institutional analysis of the classic original series, The Fugitive.

Arrested Development and Philosophy: They've Made a Huge Mistake

(Paperback)

A smart philosophical look at the cult hit television show, Arrested Development Arrested Development earned six Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, critical acclaim, and a loyal cult following - and then it was canceled.

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings: The Dresses, the Drama, the Secrets Unveiled

By Jim Nally & Firecracker Films(Paperback)

BIG FAT GYPSY WEDDINGS delivered ratings almost as enormous as the frothy, bejewelled frocks its subjects wear. This book offers a window into the secret and surprising world of Gypsies and Travellers in Britain today.

Down in the Hole: The Unwired World of H.B. Ogden

By Joy Delyria & Sean Michael Robinson(Hardback)

Highly anticipated since its initial online appearance and immediate viral proliferation, first-time authors and ersatz Victorian scholars Joy DeLyria and Sean Michael Robinson have painstakingly created a satirical and fictional world based on the characters and narrative of television's most beloved drama, "The Wire." To be published in time to celebrate "The Wire"'s tenth anniversary, "Down in the Hole:....

Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography

By Elisabeth Sladen(Hardback)

An autobiography of Elisabeth Sladen, the actress behind Sarah Jane Smith, "Doctor Who's" most popular companion.

Contemporary Theatre, Film & Television

(Hardback)

This popular series brings you extensive biographical and career information on more than 20,000 professionals currently working in the entertainment industry, including performers, choreographers, directors, technicians, writers, composers, producers, executives, designers, critics and more.....

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How We Survived in UHF Television: A Broadcasting Memoir, 1953-1984

By Kathryn Flynn Putnam & William Lowell Putnam(Paperback)

This personal narrative is co-authored by two of the best-known names in American television broadcast management: William Lowell "Bill" Putnam and Kathryn Elizabeth "Kitty" Putnam. During the first two decades of Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) television, when the established VHF (Very-High Frequency) stations dominated the TV marketplace, the Putnams built and operated three successful UHF outlets: WWLP-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts; WKEF-TV....