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Interviewing for Radio
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 30.95'Jim Beaman?s Interviewing for Radio is a classic and seminal practice text, brilliantly written and masterful in its content. Nobody working in professional radio can do without it. It is a must for all radio courses and I could not recommend it more highly' - Tim Crook, Head of Radio, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK Interviewing... more...
Analyzing Mad Men
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 40.00AMC's episodic drama Mad Men has become a cultural phenomenon, detailing America's preoccupation with commercialism and image in the Camelot of 1960s Kennedy-era America, while self-consciously exploring current preoccupations. The 12 critical essays in this collection offer a broad, interdisciplinary approach to this highly relevant television... more...
Televisions Top 100
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2011; US$ 55.00Remember the finales of M*A*S*H, Cheers and Seinfeld? Do you know who shot J.R. on Dallas? This entertaining survey recounts these and other memorable events that generated some of American television's biggest audiences when they were first telecast from 1960 to the present. Here you will find the inside stories about the most popular specials,... more...
CONFLICT
A&C Black 2010; US$ 19.49" The recipe book of great television from one of the best TV makers in the world " Jamie Oliver. Story structure is a huge weakness for many factual or reality filmmakers and TV producers, who often concentrate on subject areas and issues rather than dramatic and memorable narrative. Consequently programmes fail to attract the audience or... more...
Writing for Radio
Crowood 2011; US$ 13.11Writing for Radio -- A Practical Guide offers advice and inspiration for anyone thinking of writing or beginning to write for radio. The book focuses mainly on radio drama techniques, with advice from producers and experienced writers, but also covers documentary writing, radio soaps, radio comedy and essential advice on how to begin and maintain... more...
The Television Entrepreneurs
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95Based on extensive interviews with key industry and business figures and drawing on new empirical research into audience perceptions of business, The Television Entrepreneurs draws upon popular business-oriented shows such as The Apprentice and Dragons' Den to explore the relationship between television and business. Raymond Boyle and Lisa Kelly... more...
Heartland TV
NYU Press 2008; US$ 79.00Winner of the 2009 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award. The Midwest of popular imagination is a "Heartland" characterized by traditional cultural values and mass market dispositions. Whether cast positively —; as authentic, pastoral, populist, hardworking, and all-American—or negatively—as... more...
The Sopranos and Philosophy
Open Court 2012; US$ 17.95Tony Soprano and the gang meet classic and modern philosophy in these witty, provocative essays. Covering everything from Aristotle to ziti, 17 wiseguys (three of them gals) explore such irresistible topics as: Is Tony Soprano a good man? Is Carmela a feminist? Morally speaking, who is the worst person on The Sopranos? Is watching the show harmful... more...
Web TV Series
Oldcastle Books 2013; US$ 14.99Up-to-date resources for both new and professional filmmakers, specifically focused on web series productions Today, people can watch television shows, feature films, live sports events, and just about anything they want on their computers, tablets, or phones, and as the new media marketplace continues to grow, so does demand for original content... more...
Young and Restless Life of William J. Bell
Sourcebooks 2013; US$ 14.99The definitive biography of William J. Bell, the creative genius behind the Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful ?now in paperback This fascinating account of legendary soap opera creator, William J. Bell, reveals for the first time the true stories behind the creation and growth of the most popular and iconic soap operas... more...









