This volume brings fresh perspectives to the study of James Bond.

The book is split into three sections, addressing the enduring appeal of popular genres, the notion of 'quality' in television drama, and analysing a range of programmes past and present.

From the highs (and lows) of connoisseurship to the frustrations and rewards of a mother encouraging her child to eat, the essays in this volume explore the complex and infinitely varied ways in which food matters to all of us.

This book takes you to hidden corners and secret sights in this city of contrasts, exploring fascinating locations unknown even to most residents, and revealing unexpected aspects of some familiar local landmarks.

Jonathan Bignell presents a wide-ranging analysis of the television phenomenon of the early twenty-first century: Reality TV, exploring its cultural and political meanings, explaining the genesis of the form and its relationship to ...

This is a guide to more than 700 of the most famous and academically successful schools in England, Scotland and Wales - state and independent, preparatory and senior, day and boarding - as well as many that are less well-known but that ...

To coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the first ITV broadcast, this accessible book offers a range of perspectives on the complex and multifaceted history of Britain's first commercial broadcaster."--BOOK JACKET.

Saints and Avengers uses case studies to look, for example, at the adventure series' representations of national identity and the world of the sixties and seventies.

This collection of papers examines the evolving relationship between the motion picture industry and television from the 1940s onwards.

This is the first book to provide a thorough examination of the British 'B' movie, from the war years to the 1960s.