BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough (1st ed. 2019) (Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture)

Synopsis

This book explores the history of wildlife television in post-war Britain. It revolves around the role of David Attenborough, whose career as a broadcaster and natural history filmmaker has shaped British wildlife television. The book discusses aspects of Attenborough’s professional biography and also explores elements of the institutional history of the BBC—from the early 1960s, when it was at its most powerful, to the 2000s, when its future is uncertain. It focuses primarily on the wildlife ‘making-of’ documentary genre, which is used to trace how television progressively became a participant in the production of knowledge about nature. With the inclusion of analysis of television programmes, first-hand accounts, BBC archival material and, most notably, interviews with David Attenborough, this volume follows the development of the professional culture of wildlife broadcasting as it has been portrayed in public. It will be of interest to wildlife television amateurs, historians of British television and students in science communication.

Copyright:

2019

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783030199821

Related ISBNs:

9783030199814

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

11/22/19

Copyrighted By:

Springer

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Entertainment, Nonfiction, Science, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Language Arts

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.