Uncovers the history of experimental television, bringing back forgotten programmes in addition to looking at relatively more privileged artists or programme strands from fresh perspectives.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-203) and index.
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Contents
Introduction: experimental British television / Laura Mulvey -- 'Creative in its own right': the Langham Group and the search for a new television drama / John Hill -- 'And now for your Sunday night experimental drama...': experimentation and Armchair theatre / Helen Wheatley -- A 'new drama for television'?: Diary of a young man / John Hill -- 'The very new can only come from the very old': Ken Russell, national culture and the possibility of experimental television at the BBC in the 1960s / Kay Dickinson -- From art to avant-garde? Television, formalism and the arts documentary in 1960s Britain / Jamie Sexton -- An experiment in television drama: John McGrath's The adventures of Frank / Lez Cooke -- Don't fence me in: The singing detective and the synchronicity of indeterminacy / Catrin Prys -- Visions: a Channel 4 experiment 1982-85 / John Ellis -- Experimenting on air: UK artists' film on television / A.L. Rees -- Experimental music video and television / K.J. Donnelly -- 'Yes, it's war!': Chris Morris and comedy's representational strategies / Brett Mills.