The Persistence of Television

People, Programmes and Practices that Endure

Jason Jacobs author Frances Bonner author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Publishing:25th Jun '26

£90.00

This title is due to be published on 25th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Persistence of Television cover

Explores the persistence of television forms, genres, and personalities into a ‘post broadcast’ age.

The Persistence of Television examines more than 60 years of television to identify the elements that have entertained and informed viewers from the beginning of mass broadcasting to the present day, proposing that most television viewing is rooted in traditional programming that is still largely received in conventional ways. The book includes the discussion of popular shows such as Doctor Who, Twin Peaks, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and David Attenborough’s nature documentaries. On-screen faces, programmes and genres drawn from British, American and Australian television services are examined to demonstrate how continuity persists in the face of change. There's no denying the excitement or the value of the new, but the authors of this book argue that it runs in tandem with enduring aspects of the already existing.

ISBN: 9781350089693

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

240 pages