Category: Box sets / DVD
R.I.P. DAVID CASSIDY (12.4.50 – 21.11.17) by Kim Akass
I woke up this morning to multiple messages from friends saying how sorry they were that David...
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SHUTTING UP SHOP: BYE-BYE, BBC STORE by Richard Hewett
I said it wouldn’t work, didn’t I? Yes, friends, after less than two years in operation, the BBC...
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ODE TO ADAM AND JOE by Richard Hewett
A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Friday nights were (all too briefly) enlivened by a...
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MY SERENDIPITOUS ARCHIVE by Pat Holland
What do the following programmes have in common? The Antiques Roadshow from Peterborough (BBC1);...
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SKY DIVING: THE END OF ADVENTUROUS COMMISSIONING AT OSTERLEY by John Ellis
Big changes are taking place at Sky, even before the much anticipated buyout of non-Murdoch...
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TV 101: TIPS FOR TEACHING TELEVISION by Lorna Jowett
I am often asked for my recommendations on what works in terms of teaching television at HE level....
Read MoreWHERE DO I POINT THIS THING? by Geoff Lealand
I guess we have all had the experience of pointing a remote device at the wrong point of focus, and wondered why nothing was appearing on the screen. Or having sat on the TV remote accidentally, to create mayhem on the screen....
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RESTRICT THE AIRWAVES, CUT THE INTERNET: OR WHY WE NEED THE RETURN OF BROADCASTING by Elke Weissmann
There’s been quite a bit of trending lately on Facebook about saving the BBC. I’ve done my fair...
Read MoreA WOMAN’S WOMAN. ‘MUTUAL MUSES’ IN JESSICA JONES AND HAPPY VALLEY by Kenneth Longden
Netflix’s Jessica Jones and the BBC’s Happy Valley, on the surface, may seem to provide different viewing experiences, yet they share certain distinctions beyond the obvious element of both series depicting leading female...
Read MoreWATCHING TELEVISION, A MATTER OF LIFE COURSE by Ksenia Frolova
My PhD research examines how television is viewed in the family context, with a particular focus on technology and parenting. The study is based on a survey, in which 152 participants took part, and 12 qualitative...
Read MoreFROM CHANGING CHANNELS TO LAUNCHING APPS: OBSERVATIONS ON THE SMART TV MARKET by JP Kelly
After many happy years basking in its warm, electronic glow, my once-reliable television set recently emitted its final diodes of light. An ominous dark patch in the upper left corner of the screen had been growing larger over...
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A MAD MEN POTPOURRI by Gary Edgerton
Mad Men [is] arguably the dominant TV drama of its time. — Time critic James Poniewozik, 24 June...
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