Title: Televising history : mediating the past in post-war Europe /
Authors: Bell, Erin, 1975-; Gray, Ann, 1946-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Historical television programs Europe History and criticism.; Documentary television programs Europe History and criticism.; Documentary-style television programs Europe.; Television and history Europe.; History on television; Documentary television programs; Historical television programs; History on television; Television and history
Abstract: "This fascinating essay collection examines the representation of history on television in Europe from a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective, including case studies from Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Yugoslavia"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Introduction / E. Bell & A. Gray -- PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES. 'Once Upon A Time...': Visual Design and Documentary Openings / J.Corner -- History on Television: The Problem of Sources / L. Cigognetti & P. Sorlin -- Combatting 'A Message Without a Code': Writing the 'History' Documentary / B. Winston -- Contexts of Production: Commissioning History / A. Gray -- Beyond The Witness: The Layering of Historical Testimonies on British Television / E. Bell -- PART TWO: TELEVISED HISTORY AND NATIONAL IDENTITY. Staging Historical Leaders on French Television: The Example of Napoleon Bonaparte / I. Veyrat-Masson -- Landscape and Memory: British Television Documentaries about the First World War / E. Hanna -- Mediated Collective Memory and the Political Process Towards Democracy in Spain: An Analysis of the Spanish TV Historical Documentary Series La Transicin/ S. Hernandez Corchete -- PART THREE: TELEVISED HISTORY, MEMORY AND IDENTITY. Television Fiction, A Domain of Memory: Retelling the Past on Dutch Television / S. de Leeuw -- Public Service Truth-Telling? Reality Bites and the BBC in Northern Ireland / A. Blaney -- Women and War / M. Rohringer -- History in Popular Television Drama: The Flemish past in Wij, Heren van Zichem / A. Dhoest -- PART THREE: HISTORY PROGRAMMING: FORM, GENRE, TECHNIQUE. 'I Feel Completely Beautiful For the First Time In My Life': Bodily Re-Enactment and Reality Documentary / J. de Groot -- (Re)Constructing Biographies: German Television Docudrama and the Historical Biography / T. Ebbrecht -- Flog It!: Nostalgia and Lifestyle on British Daytime Television / I. Kleinecke -- Who Do You Think You Are? Family History and Memory on British Television / A. Holdsworth.