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BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough
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BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough Paperback / softback - 2019

by Jean-Baptiste Gouyon

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Paperback / softback. New. 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.
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  • Title BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough
  • Author Jean-Baptiste Gouyon
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 261
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palgrave MacMillan
  • Date 2019-09-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9783030199814
  • ISBN 9783030199814 / 3030199819
  • Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.27 x 5.83 x 0.57 in (21.01 x 14.81 x 1.45 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Ecology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 301

From the publisher

This book explores the history of wildlife television in post-war Britain. It revolves around the role of David Attenborough, whose career as a broadcaster and natural history filmmaker has shaped British wildlife television. The book discusses aspects of Attenborough's professional biography and also explores elements of the institutional history of the BBC--from the early 1960s, when it was at its most powerful, to the 2000s, when its future is uncertain. It focuses primarily on the wildlife 'making-of' documentary genre, which is used to trace how television progressively became a participant in the production of knowledge about nature. With the inclusion of analysis of television programmes, first-hand accounts, BBC archival material and, most notably, interviews with David Attenborough, this volume follows the development of the professional culture of wildlife broadcasting as it has been portrayed in public. It will be of interest to wildlife television amateurs, historians of British television and students in science communication.

From the rear cover

This book explores the history of wildlife television in post-war Britain. It revolves around the role of David Attenborough, whose career as a broadcaster and natural history filmmaker has shaped British wildlife television. The book discusses aspects of Attenborough's professional biography and also explores elements of the institutional history of the BBC--from the early 1960s, when it was at its most powerful, to the 2000s, when its future is uncertain. It focuses primarily on the wildlife 'making-of' documentary genre, which is used to trace how television progressively became a participant in the production of knowledge about nature. With the inclusion of analysis of television programmes, first-hand accounts, BBC archival material and, most notably, interviews with David Attenborough, this volume follows the development of the professional culture of wildlife broadcasting as it has been portrayed in public. It will be of interest to wildlife television amateurs, historians of British television and students in science communication.

About the author

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".

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