The making of Channel 4
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The making of Channel 4
(Routledge library editions, . Television ; v. 3)
Routledge, 2013, c1999
Available at 2 libraries
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  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Reprint. Originally published: London : F. Cass, 1999
Includes index
Set ISBN for "Television": 9780415821995
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Channel 4 had been a matter of controversy for years even before it came on the air in November 1982. There were lengthy debates about what its role would be and the part to be played by the ITV companies and the growing number of independent television producers. There was also political controversy over the profile of the new channel, some wishing to see it as "their" channel in response to the apparent political hegemony of Margaret Thatcher. The result was sharp conflicts, not only over programming but, as the channel became established, over its relationships with the ITV companies and its regulatory body, the IBA. These controversies in the making of Channel 4 are revisited in this volume. The opening article by Edmund Dell, the channel's first chairman, describes and explains his sometimes stormy relationship with Jeremy Isaacs, the chief executive, while the witness seminar and the other articles offer the views of Channel 4 commissioning editors and representatives from the IBA, the ITV companies, the independent producers, the Home Office and the BBC.
Table of Contents
Chronology. Foreword Anthony Smith Introduction Peter Catterall 1. Controversies in the Early History of Channel 4 Edmund Dell 2. Channel 4 - A View from Within John Ranelagh 3. Establishing the Regulatory Framework of Channel 4 Shirley Littler 4. A Defence of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Lord Thomson of Monifieth 5. Witness Seminar: The Origins of Channel 4 Peter Catterall 6. Channel 4 - News and Current Affairs, 1981-87 Liz Forgan 7. Channel 4 - The Educational Output, 1981-89 Naomi Sargant
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