Three ring circus: television drama about, by and for Scotland

John R. Cook

Three ring circus: television drama about, by and for Scotland

John R. Cook

Media and Journalism

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Book abstract: This book brings together academics, writers and politicians to explore the range and nature of the media in Scotland. The book includes chapters on the separate histories of the press, broadcasting and cinema, on the representation and construction of Scotland, the contemporary communications environment, and the languages used in the media. Other chapters consider television drama, soap opera, broadcast comedy, gender, the media and politics, race and ethnicity, gender, popular music, sport and new technology, the place of Gaelic, and current issues in screen fiction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Media in Scotland
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780748628001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

Keywords

Scotland
film and television
drama
media

8 Citations
2 Web publication/site
1 Article

My ten plays for today: John Cook
Cook, J., 20 Nov 2020
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
'Tender Contempt': Dennis Potter's Love-Hate Relationship with 'Play for Today'
Cook, J., 26 Aug 2020
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
'A view from north of the border': Scotland's 'forgotten' contribution to the history of the prime-time BBC1 contemporary single TV play slot
Cook, J. R., 10 Apr 2018, In: Visual Culture in Britain. 18, 3, p. 325-341 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Three ring circus: television drama about, by and for Scotland

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My ten plays for today: John Cook

'Tender Contempt': Dennis Potter's Love-Hate Relationship with 'Play for Today'

'A view from north of the border': Scotland's 'forgotten' contribution to the history of the prime-time BBC1 contemporary single TV play slot

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