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[Commlist] New book: Biographical Television Drama

Fri Apr 16 11:34:06 GMT 2021



Hannah Andrews is delighted to announce the publication of a new book: /Biographical Television Drama <https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783030646776>./

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This is the first book-length exploration of the relationship between biography and television. Using a range of case studies from across British TV history, it explores how television as an aesthetic and institutional form tells biographical stories. It looks at the relationships between fact and fiction, public and private, cultural and ethical values, and the role of television drama in forging biographical legacy.

Programmes discussed include /Elgar /(1962), /The Bront//ës of Haworth /(1973), /The Alan Clark Diaries /(2004), /The Curse of Steptoe /(2008), /Babs /(2017), /Gentleman Jack /(2019) and, of course, /The Crown / (2016 -).


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