Science, Entertainment and Television Documentary
The shift from traditional documentary to “factual entertainment” television has been the subject of much debate and criticism, particularly with regard to the representation of science. New types of factual programmes, mixing documentary techniques with
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Science, Entertainment and Television Documentary
Vincent Campbell
Science, Entertainment and Television Documentary
Vincent Campbell Leicester University of Leicester Leicestershire United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-38537-6 ISBN 978-1-137-38538-3 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-38538-3
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I have many people to thank for contributing to this book, including the range of people from a variety of different disciplines who made useful comments and suggestions to me when I presented early ideas from this book. This includes participants at conferences of MeCCSA, the ISSEI, International Science in Society, ASLE-UKI, BAFTSS and Cosmographies. Amongst others, I would particularly like to thank Vian Bakir, Helen Hughes and Anna Claydon not only for their comments on the early versions of this work, but also for providing opportunities to present some of my ideas. I would also like to thank the University of Leicester Study Leave Scheme which enabled me to get this book underway, and for the staff at Palgrave for their support and guidance. I would like to thank my family—my father Alan, my niece Rhiannon and my mother- and fatherin-law Braith and Stephen—for their support. Finally, I would like to particularly thank my darling wife, Penelope, for her unwavering encouragement, support and patience during the writing of this book.
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Introduction: The Changing Landscape of Television Science The ‘Rotting Carcass of Science TV’? A Brief History of Science Documentary on T
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