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The Cult TV Book
I.B.Tauris 2010; US$ 25.00Cult TV is a very exciting area of contemporary television. "The Cult TV Book" is the companion reference to this TV phenomenon, whose shows push the boundaries and offer biting commentaries on society today. Cult TV is also changing. Where being cult used to mean being marginal with a small, loyal fan base, cult TV is now key to the television... more...
TV Goes to Hell
ECW Press 2011; US$ 10.95As a natural heir to the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Supernatural has risen to prominence with a strong cult following, and this series of essays from contributors around the globe investigates the genre-bending series’ cultural footprint both in the United States and abroad. The writings explore topics such as folklore,... more...
Revolution Televised
University of Minnesota Press 2004; US$ 57.00In Revolution Televised, Christine Acham offers a complex reading of African American television history, finding within programs like Sanford and Son and Good Times opposition to dominant white constructions of African American identity. Revolution Televised deftly illustrates how black television artists operated within the constraints of the television... more...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Original Radio Scripts
Pan Macmillan 2012; US$ 11.49March 1978 saw the first ever transmission of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on BBC Radio 4; the beginning of a cult phenomenon. This 25th Anniversary edition of the scriptbook includes a previously unpublished Hitchhiker script, 'Sheila's Ear'; a new introduction by producer Geoffrey Perkins; and a Who's Who of all those involved in the radio... more...
The Leno Wit
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 15.99Discusses Jay Leno's unique sense of humor, from his days as a New England schoolboy to his role as the top-rated late-night TV talk-show host, and examines some of the challenges and conflicts he faced to make it to where he is today. more...
Making Radio
Allen & Unwin 2011; US$ 45.45The essential handbook for anyone training to work in commercial, public or community radio, with extensive coverage of the role of digital technologies in all aspects of the industry. more...
Reading Sex and the City
I.B.Tauris 2008; US$ 19.95HBO's hit series "Sex and the City" has a huge international fanbase and has picked up major awards. This critical celebration of the life and times of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha looks at the series as a new departure for TV comedy drama. It discusses its position in an increasingly complex television landscape and pioneers... more...
Arab Women in Arab News
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 32.50This book addresses east-west understandings of Arab women as portrayed through translated media. The vast majority of media studies on Arab women are western-based. They study the effect of western stereotypes in western media depictions of Arab women. There is a vast scholarly literature tracing western stereotypes of Arab women from medieval times... more...
A TV Guide to Life
Penguin Group US 2008; US$ 14.00Read Jeff Alexander's posts on the Penguin Blog. A couch potato?s book of wisdom? 100% commercial free! Some say that entire generations of Americans are being raised by the television?like that?s a bad thing. Not so, says author Jeff Alexander, long-time television writer, advocate of education by television, and recapper for the popular website... more...









