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Beyond the BBC

Broadcasters and the Public in the 1980s

Palgrave Macmillan

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  1. Tim Madge
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 1-5

  3. Opening and Closing Doors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    3. Origins

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 20-34

    4. Theory and Practices

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 35-49

    5. Making Programmes

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 50-65

    6. The audience is out there

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 66-83

  4. Standing Alone: the BBC in the 1980s

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    3. The People Machine

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 99-123

    4. The Pull of Gravity

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 124-135

  5. Boldly to Go

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    3. Beyond the Fringes

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 184-206

    4. The Continuity of Change

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 207-217

    5. Postscript

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 218-222

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 223-229
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About this book

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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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Beyond the BBC

  • Book Subtitle: Broadcasters and the Public in the 1980s

  • Authors: Tim Madge

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20163-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Tim Madge 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-39712-1Published: 01 September 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-20163-1Published: 01 September 1989

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 229

  • Topics: Industries

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