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Beyond the BBC

Broadcasters and the Public in the 1980s

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  • © 1989

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  1. Tim Madge
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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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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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    2. Public Service Broadcasting and the Public Interest

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 9-19

    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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    2. Hide and Seek: Broadcasters and Audience Research

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 87-98

    3. The People Machine

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 99-123

    4. The Pull of Gravity

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 124-135

    5. Managing Creativity, Managing Management

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 136-157

  5. Boldly to Go

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. Channel Four — Challenges of Commercialism

      • Tim Madge
      Pages 161-183

    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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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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