{"product_id":"staging-the-real-by-richard-kilborn-9780719056826","title":"Staging the real","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis study traces the evolution of the various categories of \"factual entertainment\" programmes which have come to dominate our screens over the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on issues such as the changes in the broadcasting environment which have given rise to such programmes, the relationship they have to other popular TV genres, and the huge appeal that shows such as \"Big Brother\" have for contemporary audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also seeks to measure the cultural significance of these new formats. Do they reflect a more general cultural malaise, or should we measure their popularity more in terms of the changing expectations which modern audiences bring to TV entertainment?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book considers the origins of these new factual\/documentary formats and assesses the institutional factors which have promoted their growth. Later chapters focus on the inexorable rise of the docu-soap and reality game-docs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaging the Real\u003c\/i\u003e aims to be an informative, stimulating book written in a lucid, accessible style, exploring an important phenomenon in recent broadcasting history. It should be of relevance to all television and media studies students, both at undergraduate and sixth-form level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598499496172,"sku":"9780719056826","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780719056826-staging-the-real.jpg?v=1777967206","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/staging-the-real-by-richard-kilborn-9780719056826","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}