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Richard Haynes BBC Sport in Black and White Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media

Uses new archival findings to provide a 'behind-the-scenes' glimpse into televised sport Explores well-known television programmes such as Sportsview, Grandstand and Provides new insight into the BBC, one of the major institutions of British cultural life This book provides the first detailed account of the formative decades of BBC televised sport when it launched its flagship programmes Sportsview, Grandstand and Match of the Day. Based on extensive archival research in the BBC’s written archives and interviews with leading producers, editors and commentators of the period, it provides a ‘behind-the-scenes’ narrative history of this major institution of British cultural life. In 2016 the BBC celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its television coverage of England’s World Cup victory. Their coverage produced 1st ed. 2017, X, 347 p. one of the most oft-played moments in the history of television, ’s famous line: ‘Some people are on the pitch, they think it’s all over … it is now!’ as Geoff Hurst Printed book scored England’s fourth goal, securing England’s 4-2 victory. It was a landmark in English football as well as a watershed in the BBC’s highly professionalised approach to televised Hardcover sport. How the BBC reached this peak of television expertise, and who was behind their 109,99 € | £99.99 | $139.99 success in developing the techniques of televised sport, is the focus of this book. [1]117,69 € (D) | 120,99 € (A) | CHF 130,00 eBook 93,08 € | £79.50 | $109.00 [2]93,08 € (D) | 93,08 € (A) | CHF 104,00 Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy Error[en_EN | Export.Bookseller. MediumType | SE]

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