Category: Box sets / DVD
SHUTTING UP SHOP: BYE-BYE, BBC STORE by Richard He...
Posted by CSTonline | Jun 16, 2017 | BBC, Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Public Service Broadcasting, Publishing, Technology, UK TV | 1
ODE TO ADAM AND JOE by Richard Hewett
Posted by CSTonline | May 8, 2017 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Comedy, Commercial TV, UK TV | 0
SKY DIVING: THE END OF ADVENTUROUS COMMISSIONING A...
Posted by CSTonline | Feb 17, 2017 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Costume/Historical Drama, Drama, Game Shows, HBO, Netflix, Quality TV, Streaming | 0
TV 101: TIPS FOR TEACHING TELEVISION by Lorna Jowe...
Posted by CSTonline | Jan 13, 2017 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Commercial TV, Drama, Teaching, UK TV, US TV | 2
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...
Read MoreSHUTTING UP SHOP: BYE-BYE, BBC STORE by Richard Hewett
Jun 16, 2017 | BBC, Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Public Service Broadcasting, Publishing, Technology, UK TV | 1
I said it wouldn’t work, didn’t I? Yes, friends, after less than two years in operation, the BBC...
Read MoreODE TO ADAM AND JOE by Richard Hewett
May 8, 2017 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Comedy, Commercial TV, UK TV | 0
A long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Friday nights were (all too briefly) enlivened by a...
Read MoreMY SERENDIPITOUS ARCHIVE by Pat Holland
What do the following programmes have in common? The Antiques Roadshow from Peterborough (BBC1);...
Read MoreSKY DIVING: THE END OF ADVENTUROUS COMMISSIONING AT OSTERLEY by John Ellis
Feb 17, 2017 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Costume/Historical Drama, Drama, Game Shows, HBO, Netflix, Quality TV, Streaming | 0
Big changes are taking place at Sky, even before the much anticipated buyout of non-Murdoch...
Read MoreTV 101: TIPS FOR TEACHING TELEVISION by Lorna Jowett
Jan 13, 2017 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Commercial TV, Drama, Teaching, UK TV, US TV | 2
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
Jun 16, 2016 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Technology | 0
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....
Read MoreRESTRICT THE AIRWAVES, CUT THE INTERNET: OR WHY WE NEED THE RETURN OF BROADCASTING by Elke Weissmann
May 12, 2016 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Drama, ECREA, Social media, Teaching, UK TV | 0
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
Mar 31, 2016 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Commercial TV, Genres, Social media, Streaming, UK TV | 0
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
Mar 24, 2016 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Cable, Commercial TV, Streaming, Technology, UK TV, Youtube | 0
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...
Read MoreA MAD MEN POTPOURRI by Gary Edgerton
Mar 17, 2016 | Blogs, Box sets / DVD, Cable, Conferences/events, Quality TV, US TV | 0
Mad Men [is] arguably the dominant TV drama of its time. — Time critic James Poniewozik, 24 June...
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