1st Edition

The Language of Television Uses and Abuses

By Albert Hunt Copyright 1981
144 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

The first part of this book assesses how television presents viewers with information - contrasting the ‘official reality’ of news and current affairs programmes with the anarchic view of the world put out by such as Morecambe and Wise and the two Ronnies. It challenges the politics of programme schedules and takes care to consider the language used in programs designed for different purposes.... Read more

Foreword Raymond Williams  Introduction  Part 1: The Television We’ve Got  1. Exploring a Hidden Curriculum  Part 2: Report on Three Projects  2. Project One: Open Night  3. Project Two: Sam Spade Meets Johann Kepler  4. Project Three: Spies at Work  Part 3: Towards a Popular Education

Biography

Albert Hunt