Fig. 1: Sir Humphrey Burton Sir Humphrey Burton, 90 in March and now publishing his long-awaited autobiography In My Own Time , is that rare beast: a television executive liked by programme-makers. Twice the Head of BBC TV’s Music & Arts department, amongst so many other distinctions, Sir Humphrey’s fingerprints remain visible across television more than three decades after departing it. Let me test that claim.
For your discretion: the following may include spoilers regarding the ending of the BBC serial Line of Duty . On 2 nd May 2021, on a Sunday night, the BBC serial Line of Duty (2012-) ended its 6 th series in a finale which was watched by an average of 12.8 million viewers a record for the World Productions-produced BBC police corruption drama.
Oooohhh… BBC One’s Line of Duty (2012-2021 maybe sort of) was a bit good wasn’t it? Wasn’t that captivating television? And, even better, turn over to BBC Four at the end and you can enjoy its spiritual predecessor Between the Lines (1992-1994) and appreciate how far the humble long, thin, narrow mark has come on television across the last few decades. A schedule more crammed with lines than any other.
The Centre for Television Histories (University of Warwick) was established in 2015 with the aim of developing new, innovative, impactful research in the field of television history.
Edited by Dr Simone Driessen, Bethan Jones, Dr Benjamin Litherland. It has become increasingly clear that fandoms and participatory culture are sites of controversy, conflict and even complicity, complicating earlier assessments that sought to celebrate creativity, collegiality, and community.
Edited by Emily Strand, MA and Amy H. Sturgis, PhD Vernon Press The generations-spanning, multimedia franchises Star Trek and Star Wars will form the focus for this edited collection of scholarly essays.
The Black Lives Matter Protest invigorated many of us to think about our respective curricula. I was probably not the only one aware of the limitations of what I offered to students in terms of including non-dominant voices. Most of my teaching has focused on British, American and sometimes European television and film.
The pandemic meant that for a year the usual summer exodus to foreign holiday destinations has been banned, and holidays in the UK were also unlawful until recently. It was all rather reminiscent of the Holiday at Home campaign of the 1940s, prompted by the need to reduce travel, save resources and close some seaside resorts because of fears of invasion.
Interested authors are invited to submit abstracts to contribute chapters for inclusion in the edited collection Reimagining the Victim in Post-1970s Horror Media . Editors: Madelon Hoedt, Marko Lukic While the analysis of the horror genre, particularly its contemporary articulations, uncovers a myriad of different topics (new (and old) theoretical paradigms, alternative interpretations of familiar narratives and tentative
In the year 2020, humanity suddenly faced a serious challenge that threatened its existence. It turned out that the modern world is not yet ready for serious biological challenges. Many people had to reconsider their views on their existence, their ways of survival, and a lot of other things. Many countries have moved to an isolated existence, closing themselves off from others.
The research project ’Reaching Young Audiences: Serial Fiction and Cross-Media Storyworlds for Children and Young Audiences’ (RYA) seeks to provide detailed knowledge about the production and reception of film, TV and online fiction for children, tweens and teens through in-depth analysis of the current strategies for creating engaging fiction for young audiences and extensive qualitative case studies of their media use.