A New History of British Documentary

A New History of British Documentary is the first comprehensive overview of documentary production in Britain from early film to the present day. It covers both the film and television industries and demonstrates how documentary practice has adapted to changing institutional and ideological contexts.

Author: J. Chapman
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 03/11/2015
Pages: 338
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780230392861

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2015

About the Author
James Chapman is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Leicester, UK, and editor of the Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. His previous work includes The British at War: Cinema, State and Propaganda, 1939-1945 (1998), Licence To Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films (1999) and Past and Present: National Identity and the British Historical Film (2005). He is also co-editor (with Mark Glancy and Sue Harper) of The New Film History: Sources, Methods, Approaches.