{"product_id":"ancient-greece-on-british-television-fiona-hobden-9781474412599","title":"Ancient Greece on British Television","description":"\u003cp\u003eAncient Greece has inspired television producers and captivated viewing audiences in the United Kingdom for over half a century. By examining how and why political, social and cultural narratives of Greece have been constructed through television's distinctive audiovisual languages, and in relation also to its influential sister-medium radio, this volume explores the nature and function of these public engagements with the written and material remains of the Hellenic past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough 10 case studies drawn from feature programmes, educational broadcasts, children's animation, theatre play productions, dramatic fiction and documentaries broadcast across the decades, this collection offers wide-ranging insights into the significance of ancient Greece on British television.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features and benefits \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst multi-authored collection of essays on the topic of ancient Greece on television \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrings experts from the disciplines of Classics and Media Studies together to offer rigorous examples of how to apply the methodologies of Media Studies to Classical Reception\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores the representation of Ancient Greece across a range of forms, including documentary, television drama, radio, theatre plays, educational television and children's animation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the use of mass media forms in formal and informal teaching and learning contexts, and evaluates the role of the academic in broadcasting \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates institutional production contexts, developing technologies, the use of space and location, style and aesthetics, costume and staging, globalization and localization and audiences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes an interview with ancient historian Michael Scott and producer-director David Wilson to reflecting particularly on concept to reality \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses content broadcast on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributors include Anna Foka, Lynn Fotheringham, Peter Golphin, Tony Keen, Sarah Miles, Amanda Potter and John Wyver\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Hobden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474412599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474412599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Fiona Hobden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123876163839,"sku":"9781474412599","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e42ac6b-52f3-4df4-a115-41f8b5b4a151.jpg?v=1687433408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-greece-on-british-television-fiona-hobden-9781474412599","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}