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Staging the Real'' is a lively, stimulating account of recent developments in factual TV programming, including ''Big Brother''. Primarily aimed at Media Studies students, it will also be of interest to the more general reader.



Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction – Staging the real
1. New forms of the factual
2. The changing factual landscape
3. Playing the 'reality' card
4. Performing the real: The rise and fall of the docu-soap
5. Faking the real: Sleight of hand in the factual domain
6. Staging the real: New modes of reality formatting
Staging the real – Concluding remarks
Bibliography

Staging the Real

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 9/11/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719056826, 978-0719056826
      ISBN10: 0719056829

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Staging the Real'' is a lively, stimulating account of recent developments in factual TV programming, including ''Big Brother''. Primarily aimed at Media Studies students, it will also be of interest to the more general reader.



      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements
      Introduction – Staging the real
      1. New forms of the factual
      2. The changing factual landscape
      3. Playing the 'reality' card
      4. Performing the real: The rise and fall of the docu-soap
      5. Faking the real: Sleight of hand in the factual domain
      6. Staging the real: New modes of reality formatting
      Staging the real – Concluding remarks
      Bibliography

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