A New History of British Documentary
A New History of British Documentary is the first comprehensive overview of documentary production in Britain from early film to the present day. It covers both the film and television industries and demonstrates how documentary practice has adapted to ch
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A New History of British Documentary
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A New History of British Documentary James Chapman University of Leicester, UK
© James Chapman 2015
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-0-230-39286-1
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This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chapman, James, 1968– A new history of British documentary / James Chapman. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. 1. Documentary films—Great Britain—History and criticism. 2. Documentary television programs—Great Britain—History and criticism. I. Title. PN1995.9.D6C4345 2015 2014037997 070.1 8—dc23
In memory of Stuart Hall
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Contents
Preface
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Acknowledgements
xii
List of Abbreviations
xiv
Introduction: Critical and Historical Perspectives on British Documentary
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1 Documentary Before Grierson Early British non-fiction film Mitchell and Kenyon: ‘See yourself as others see you’ Battle of the Somme (1916) and the origins of British documentary British Instructional Films and the documentary reconstruction Epics of exploration
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2 Documentary in the 1930s The contexts of documentary Documentary and mass communications Documentary and the projection of Britain Drifters (1929) and the Empire Marketing Board Robert Flaherty and Man of Aran (1934) The GPO Film Unit: The ‘Voice of the Nat
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