• 1985
Television

Summary A look at the creation, logistics, and impacts of television worldwide. View more details

  • 1985

Television

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Ian Holm Fred W. Friendly Les Brown George Gerbner

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8.8

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 11, 1985

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Granada Television

Summary A look at the creation, logistics, and impacts of television worldwide. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Feb 11, 1985

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Granada Television

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Jerry Foster in Television (1985) Jane Fonda in Television (1985) Peter Hoffman in Television (1985) Marvin Zindler in Television (1985) Josephine Antosz and Veronica Smart in Television (1985) Chris Hargreaves in Television (1985) Dan Landers in Television (1985) Cliff Robertson in Television (1985) Paul Klein in Television (1985) Dan Landers in Television (1985) John Pulman in Television (1985) Peter Dimmock in Television (1985) Queen Elizabeth II in Television (1985)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Feb 11, 1985
Visions of Power
An examination of how TV affects and manipulates viewers.
Episode 2 • Feb 18, 1985
The Race for Television
How pioneers around the world tried to be the first to invent TV.
Episode 3 • Feb 25, 1985
We Bring You Live Pictures
A look at the popularity of sports, royal events, and other footage that's broadcast live.
Episode 4 • Mar 04, 1985
News Power
Examines how the news grew in importance as the ability to transmit live feeds developed - and how worldwide newsrooms emulate the U.S. market. Includes insight on the McCarthy hearings, the election and death of JFK, race riots, and more.
Episode 5 • Mar 11, 1985
News: The Power of Pictures
Examines how the news is more impactful and can be used to manipulate when people see moving images. Touches on the Vietnam war, political assassinations and attempts, protests, the unseating of Richard Nixon, and more.
Episode 6 • Mar 18, 1985
The Story Machine
Dramas, crime shows, soap operas, and telenovelas are examined.
Episode 7 • Mar 25, 1985
Play Power
A look at television plays, from the days of live TV to the era of the docudrama.
Episode 8 • Apr 01, 1985
The Rise and Fall of the Documentary
An examination of how documentaries struggled, then flourished once filming techniques were perfected, but eventually declined thanks to docudramas and a yet-to-be-named new genre known as reality television.
Episode 9 • Apr 08, 1985
Chewing Gum for the Eyes
A look at music, variety, game shows, and talk shows.
Episode 10 • Apr 15, 1985
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
A look at how violence, sex, and depravity on TV are thought to corrupt, but education can uplift the young and disadvantaged.
Episode 11 • Apr 22, 1985
Canned Laughter
The history and development of television comedy is examined, from its origins in American vaudeville and radio shows, through the social comment sit-coms to the ultimate send-ups in such productions as "Soap".
Episode 12 • Apr 29, 1985
The Selling of the President
The medium's revolutionary effect on the business of electioneering around the world, with politicians being taught how to maximize their television appeal, and image replacing issues as the key vote-catcher.
Episode 13 • Apr 29, 1985
The Third Age of Broadcasting
Looks to the medium's future in a satellite and cable world where the viewer may be spoilt for choice in terms of quantity of channels. But what of the quality of programmes, of standards and mandatory public service content of the schedules, with satellites crossing frontiers and national regulations a thing of the past?
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