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BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough, 1st ed. 2019
Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture Series
Author: Gouyon Jean-Baptiste
Language: EnglishKeywords
post-war Britain; BBC; David Attenborough; archives; interviews; television; British; filmmaker; documentary; animals; broadcasting
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1. Introduction.- 2. Live from Alexandra Palace, wildlife comes to television.- 3. David Attenborough: the early years. Fashioning zoological expertise on screen.- 4. Wildlife television, empathy and the end of the British Empire.- 5. Wildlife television and progressivism in 1960s Britain. Rise of the professional broadcaster and downfall of the amateur naturalist filmmaker.- 6. Showcasing science, showcasing nature on BBC2.- 7. From Oxford to Bristol and back. the invention of scientific wildlife television.- 8. Oxford Scientific Films. From fieldcraft to filmcraft.- 9. Life on Earth and beyond. Producing the wildlife blockbuster.- 10. Afterword.