Entertaining Television

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This book challenges the idea that the BBC in the 1950s was elitist and staid, upholding Reithian values in a paternalistic, even patronizing way. By focusing on a number of (often controversial) program case studies--such as the soap opera, the quiz/ game show, the problem show and programs dealing with celebrity culture--Su Holmes demonstrates how BBC television surprisingly explored popular interests and desires.

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This book challenges the idea that the BBC in the 1950s was elitist and staid, upholding Reithian values in a paternalistic, even patronizing way. By focusing on a number of (often controversial) program case studies--such as the soap opera, the quiz/ game show, the problem show and programs dealing with celebrity culture--Su Holmes demonstrates how BBC television surprisingly explored popular interests and desires. She also uncovers a number of remarkable connections with programs and topics at the forefront of television today, ranging from talk shows and Reality TV to our contemporary obsession with celebrity.The book is iconclastic, percipient and grounded in archival research, and will be of use to anyone studying television history.

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