American Television on British Screens

A Story of Cultural Interaction

By: P. Rixon

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Hardcover | 22 August 2006 | Edition Number 1

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Since the 1950s British broadcasters have used American programmes as schedule fillers, cornerstones and as 'must see' attractions. However, many critics, broadcasters and scholars alike have tended to malign, ignore or sideline the contribution such programmes have made to British television. Through analysis of popular and industrial discourses, the changing roles of such programmes on British screens and interviews with key British broadcasters, this work explores how American programs have become an important part of British television culture.

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' American Television on British Screens offers a breadth of points of investigation, highlighting the many processes involved that shape the meanings of US imports in Britain. It provides valuable overviews of the existing literature and good points of departure to investigate, in more detail, how American programmes are incorporated into British television culture.' - Elke Weissmann, Critical Studies in Television

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Media Studies Arts & Entertainment Film, TV & Radio Television Industry & Industrial Studies Media, Entertainment, Information & Communication Industries Radio & Television Industry Cultural Studies Popular Culture Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects

Interdisciplinary Studies Communication Studies Specific Films Film Theory & Criticism

List of Tables	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Theories of Cultural Assimilation	p. 8
Re-evaluating British Television History: From I Love Lucy to Desperate Housewives	p. 32
The Economic Rationale: Push and Pull Factors	p. 59
Broadcasters as Active Mediators	p. 83
The Black Art: Scheduling American Programmes	p. 106
Discourse of Television Critics	p. 135
The Next Generation?	p. 162
Conclusion	p. 184
Bibliography	p. 191
Index	p. 206
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