Channel 4 and the British Film Industry, 1982-1998

Laura Mayne is a Lecturer in Film and Media at the University of Hull

• FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart One: Film PolicyChapter 1: Getting into filmChapter 2: A matter of taste: Commissioning filmsPart Two: Films on FourChapter 3: Can television be cinema?Chapter 4: The aesthetics of early Films on FourPart Three: Productive RelationshipsChapter 5: Channel 4’s film financing modelChapter 6: A Tale of two film companiesChapter 7: Short films and shallow gravesPart Four: International CrossingsChapter 8: Channel 4 in EuropeChapter 9: Channel 4 and IndiewoodConclusion: Archives and the broadcaster’s memoryAppendix: Channel 4 features 1982-1998BibliographyIndex

"With this book, Laura Mayne offers a compelling assessment of the role that the iconic British television network, Channel 4, played in British film culture from its inception in the 1980s up until the late 90s. Pooling from a wealth of primary materials and written in engaging prose, this is a detailed, accessible, and much-needed work of British media historiography."