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Documentary Television in Canada: From National Public Service to Global Marketplace

Book information

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9780773570054
DOI
10.1515/9780773570054
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2125691 bytes)
Pages
200\201
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-09-26 20:00:57

Description

Since the inception of Canadian television in the early 1950s, documentary television, consistently a favourite among viewers, has been misunderstood and often maligned by its critics. More popular, and arguably more innovative, than its cinematic counterpart or than dramatic Canadian television, Canadian documentary television has decisively shaped the form and function of public service television in this country. David Hogarth traces its history back to its roots in radio in the 1930s and 1940s and examines the variety of forms of documentary television that developed in the decades that followed, focusing on newsmagazines, science programs, historical essays, docudramas, and verité investigations.

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