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First published in 2004. A collection of the pioneering work from
The Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies.
First published in 2004. A collection of the pioneering work from
The Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies.
In November 2007, Channel 4 will be twenty-five years old. Today,
such TV events as the 'Big Brother/Jade Goody Affair' have put the
channel itself at the centre of public debate. Yet during its
foundation years on British screens, Channel 4 was seen as more
controversial and dangerous than this. Published for Channel 4's
25th anniversary, this book explores the channel's most important
foundation period, under its inspirational first Chief Executive,
Jeremy Isaacs. Charged by Parliament to be innovative,
experimental, and educational, the new channel had to attract
audiences and make a space for new voices. Did it fulfill its
brief? It also assesses the legacy of the channel and asks: has it
changed the nature of British television, and has the enfant
terrible grown up, or is it still a youthful rebel?Dorothy Hobson
had unique access to Channel 4 and the team involved in developing
it, the ITV companies and fledgling independent producers over its
foundation years. Accessibly written, her book uses the words and
stories of those involved, and vividly reviews the new channel's
successes, problems, adversities, as well as audiences' and press
responses to television's new baby and its programmes.
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