Table of Contents

Part 1: Television Today 1. Media Literacy 2. The Political Landscape 3. Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) 4. The Widescreen World of Digital Technology Part 2: Working in Television 1. Production Jobs 2. Technical Jobs 3. Working in a Television Studio 4. Working in Postproduction Part 3: Television Theory 1. Genre and Format 2. Schedule and Audience 3. Approaches to Narrative 4. Factual Television: Tabloid TV? 5. Drama 6. News and Current Affairs: The public sphere 7. Sport 8. Music Video and Postmodernism Part 4: Idea to Image 1. Factual Programming 2. Fictional Programmes 3. Practical Programme Making 4. Television Framing and Shot Size 5. Television studio 6. Postproduction 7. Television Compliance Part 5: Future Shock 1. Overview 2. Programme Making in the Future