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Films of fact : a history of science in documentary films and television / Timothy Boon

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: eng Publication details: London : Wallflower Press, 2008Description: x, 312 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781905674374 (pbk)
  • 1905674376 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.436
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 B724f 2008
Contents:
Science, nature and filmmaking -- Technology, science and modernity: the world of documentary -- Documentaries and the social relations of science -- Science, films and war -- The fate of documentary science film genres since 1945 -- The growth of television and the representation of science -- Television science genres 1955-65 -- The fate of genres in television since 1965.
Summary: Britain has long been recognised for its proud contribution to documentary cinema, yet its tradition of scientific and medical documentaries remains poorly documented. This is the first in-depth history of the genre.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1995.9 B724f 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000170079

"Written to mark the centenary of Paul Rotha, documentarist 1907-1984."

Science, nature and filmmaking -- Technology, science and modernity: the world of documentary -- Documentaries and the social relations of science -- Science, films and war -- The fate of documentary science film genres since 1945 -- The growth of television and the representation of science -- Television science genres 1955-65 -- The fate of genres in television since 1965.

Britain has long been recognised for its proud contribution to documentary cinema, yet its tradition of scientific and medical documentaries remains poorly documented. This is the first in-depth history of the genre.

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