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The quiz show /

Despite its enduring popularity with both broadcasters and audiences, the quiz show has found itself marginalised in studies of popular television. This book offers a unique introduction to the study of the quiz show, while also revisiting, updating and expanding on existing quiz show scholarship. R...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holmes, Su
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2008.
Colección:TV genres.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Game On; 1. Genre and the Quiz Show; 2. Quiz Show Histories; 3. Quiz Show Theory: Approaching the Programme Text; 4. Knowledge in the Quiz Show; 5. The Quiz Show and 'Ordinary' People as Television Performers; 6. 'Asking the Audience': Quiz Shows and Their Viewers; Conclusion: 'Not the Final Answer . . .'; Bibliography; Index.