Abstract
This article surveys BBC Scotland’s “forgotten” contribution to the history of the prime-time contemporary TV play slot on BBC1, including its contributions to The Wednesday Play (BBC TV, 1964-70) and its later leading involvement with The Play on One (BBC TV, 1988-91), following the demise of the London-produced Play for Today slot (BBC TV, 1970-84). The article argues that Scotland’s contribution to TV drama has been historically a rich one and that it is important to remember this today as BBC Scotland struggles to compete with BBC Wales in the wake of the latter’s designation as a national “Drama Hub”.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 325-341 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Visual Culture in Britain |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 19 Mar 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- Scotland
- television drama
- BBC
- Single play
- 1960s
- 1980s
- nations and regions
- Thatcherism