BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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This book explores the history of wildlife television in post-war Britain. It will be of interest to wildlife television amateurs, historians of British television and students in science communication.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-09-25
Mått148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt378 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture
Antal sidor261
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030199814

Tillhör följande kategorier

Film inom Kultur
Media och underhållning inom Ekonomi och ledarskap
Djurböcker inom Djur och natur
Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Medievetenskap inom Samhalle och politik
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhalle och politik

Jean-Baptiste Gouyon is Associate Professor in Science Communication at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies, UK, and Research Associate of the Science Museum, in London, UK. A historian of science in visual media, his research is on science in films, on television, and in museums. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Public Understanding of Science, where he edits the rubric “historical moments in public understanding of science”.

1. Introduction.- 2. Live from Alexandra Palace, wildlife comes to television.- 3. David Attenborough: the early years. Fashioning zoological expertise on screen.- 4. Wildlife television, empathy and the end of the British Empire.- 5. Wildlife television and progressivism in 1960s Britain. Rise of the professional broadcaster and downfall of the amateur naturalist filmmaker.- 6. Showcasing science, showcasing nature on BBC2.- 7. From Oxford to Bristol and back. the invention of scientific wildlife television.- 8. Oxford Scientific Films. From fieldcraft to filmcraft.- 9. Life on Earth and beyond. Producing the wildlife blockbuster.- 10. Afterword.