Introduction: History on television in Europe : the past two decades / A. Gray & E. Bell -- 'Once Upon A Time...': Visual Design and Documentary Openings / J.Corner -- History on Television: The Problem of Sources / L. Cigognetti & P. Sorlin -- Combatting 'A Message Without a Code': Writing the 'History' Documentary / B. Winston -- Contexts of Production: Commissioning History / A. Gray -- Beyond The Witness: The Layering of Historical Testimonies on British Television / E. Bell -- Staging Historical Leaders on French Television: The Example of Napoleon Bonaparte / I. Veyrat-Masson -- Landscape and Memory: British Television Documentaries about the Battle of Somme / E. Hanna -- Mediated Collective Memory and the Political Process Towards Democracy in Spain: An Analysis of the Spanish TV Historical Documentary Series La Transicion/ S. Hernandez Corchete -- Television Fiction, A Domain of Memory: Retelling the Past on Dutch Television / S. de Leeuw -- Facing the truth, pain and reconciliation / A. Blaney -- Women and War / M. Rohringer -- History in Popular Television Drama: The Flemish past in Wij, Heren van Zichem / A. Dhoest -- 'I Feel Completely Beautiful For the First Time In My Life': Bodily Re-Enactment and Reality Documentary / J. de Groot -- (Re)Constructing Biographies: German Television Docudrama and the Historical Biography / T. Ebbrecht -- Flog It!: Nostalgia and Lifestyle on British Daytime Television / I. Kleinecke-Bates -- Who Do You Think You Are? Family History and Memory on British Television / A. Holdsworth -- Conclusion: Broader themes and televisualization / E. Bell and A. Gray.
Summary:
"This fascinating essay collection examines the representation of history on television in Europe from a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective, including case studies from Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Yugoslavia"--Provided by publisher.
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