02540cam a22004694a 4500 14163194 BJBSDDR 20240415115626.0 ta 051101s2006 enk b 001 0 eng 2005055273 GBA606376 bnb 013360303 Uk 1403941203 (hbk.) 9781403941206 (hbk.) (OCoLC)ocm62381538 DLC DLC BWKUK BAKER UKM OCLCQ YDXCP COO OCLCQ DLC eng eng pcc e-uk--- n-us--- PN 1992.3 R626a 2006 384.55/0941 Rixon, Paul, 1963- 33835 American television on British screens : a story of cultural interaction / Paul Rixon. Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillian, 2006. vii, 211 pages ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index. List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Theories of Cultural Assimilation Re-evaluating British Television History: From I Love Lucy to Desperate Housewives The Economic Rationale: Push and Pull Factors Broadcasters as Active Mediators The Black Art: Scheduling American Programmes The Discourse of Television Critics 'The Next Generation'? Conclusion Bibliography Index This work explores how American programmes have become an important part of British television culture since the 1950's, moving from schedule fillers to cornerstones and 'must see' attractions. The book analyses popular and industrial discourses, the changing roles of such programmes on British screens and interviews with key British broadcasters. Television broadcasting Great Britain. Television programs United States. Foreign television programs Great Britain. Programas de televisión Estados Unidos 4616 Teledifusión Gran Bretaña 12685 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005055273-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005055273-d.html Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0643/2005055273-t.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK lmm 120507 120507 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-01-17 0 PN 1992.3 R626a 2006 00000170302 2024-01-17 00:00:00 1 2024-01-17 BK