Ancient Greece on British Television (Screening Antiquity)

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Explores the cultural politics of televisual engagements with the history, literature and archaeology of Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece has inspired tv producers and captivated viewing audiences in the UK for over half a century. By examining how and why political, social and cultural narratives of Greece have been constructed through tv’s distinctive audiovisual languages, and in relation also to its influential sister-medium radio, this volume explores the character and serve as of these public engagements with the written and material remains of the Hellenic past.

Through 10 case studies drawn from feature programmes, educational broadcasts, children’s animation, theatre play productions, dramatic fiction and documentaries broadcast around the decades, this collection offers wide-ranging insights into the importance of ancient Greece on British tv.

Brings experts from the disciplines of Classics and Media Studies together to provide rigorous examples of tips on how to apply the methodologies of Media Studies to Classical Reception
Investigates institutional production contexts, developing technologies, using space and location, style and aesthetics, costume and staging, globalization and localization and audiences
Explores the representation of ancient Greece across a range of forms, including documentary, tv drama, radio, theatre plays, educational tv and children’s animation
Includes an interview with ancient historian Michael Scott and producer-director David Wilson to reflecting particularly on concept to reality
Discusses content broadcast at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4
Contributors include Anna Foka, Lynn Fotheringham, Peter Golphin, Tony Keen, Sarah Miles, Amanda Potter and John Wyver

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