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  • Life on Mars

    From Manchester to New York

    Edited by Stephen Lacey, Ruth McElroy ...
    Series series Contemporary Landmark Television

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Producing British Television Drama

    Local Production in a Global Era

    by Ruth McElroy, Caitriona Noonan ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book presents a compelling case for a paradigmatic shift in the analysis of television drama production that recentres questions of power, control and sustainability. Television drama production has become an increasingly lucrative global export business as drama as a form enjoys increased prestige. However, this book argues that the growing emphasis on international markets and global ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Contemporary British Television Crime Drama

    Cops on the Box

    Edited by Ruth McElroy ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Television Studies
    Contemporary British Television Crime Drama examines one of the medium’s most popular genres and places it within its historical and industrial context. The television crime drama has proved itself capable of numerous generic reinventions and continues to enjoy some of the highest viewing figures. Crime drama offers audiences stories of right and wrong, moral authority asserted and resisted, and ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • Live From New York

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  • Professional Idiot

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    by Stephen Steve-O Glover, David Peisner ...
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  • The Daily Show (The Book)

    An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests

    by Chris Smith ...
    The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host.For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the ... Read more

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