BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jean-Baptiste Gouyon.
• Authors: Gouyon, Jean-Baptiste
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (261 pages)
• Subjects: Popular works; Documentary films; Motion pictures; Animal ecology; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- General; Social Science -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Documentary films; Cultural studies; Film, TV & radio; Animal ecology; Language Arts & Disciplines -- General; Society & culture: general; Culture--Study and teaching; Ethnology-Europe
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030199821
• Related ISBNs: 9783030199814
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.