Foreword Bernard Weatherill Part 1: Televising the Commons 1. Televising the British House of Commons: Issues and Developments Bob Franklin Part 2: The Organization of Commons Television: The Broadcasters’ Perspectives 2. ‘As Long as a Piece of String’: The Role of the Supervisor of Broadcasting John Grist 3. Putting the House on Television Glyn Mathias 4. The Committees and the Cameras: Romeo and Juliet or Cinderella and Prince Charming? James Leaton Gray Part 3: Assessments: The Politicians’ Perspectives 5. Televising the Commons: A Back Bencher’s View Austin Mitchell 6. A Sceptic’s Judgement of Televising the Commons Roger Gale 7. Televising the Commons: The View from the Third Party Charles Kennedy and Caroline Culey Part 4. Assessments: Academic Investigations 8. Televising the Commons: A Full, Balanced and Fair Account of the Work of the House Brian Tutt 9. Audience Reactions to Parliamentary Television Moira Bovill, Robin McGregor and Mallory Wober 10. Business as Usual: The Impact of Television Coverage on Press Reporting of the Commons Alastair Hetherington and Kay Weaver 11. Commons Television in the Regions: Creative Broadcasting in a Constrained Environment Bob Franklin 12. The Implications of Parliamentary Broadcasting for Politicians Guy Cumberbatch, Brian Brown and Julia Skelton Part 5: Assessments: The Experience from Abroad 13. The American Experience: C-SPAN and the US Congress Brian Lamb 14. Televising the Bundestag Heribert Schatz 15. Europe on the Move: The Travelling Parliament Roadshow Tony O’Donnell
Biography
Bob Franklin
