"Written to mark the centenary of Paul Rotha, documentarist 1907-1984." Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-296) and index.
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.
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