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Tom Mangold is known to millions as the face of BBC TV's flagship current affairs programme Panorama and as its longest-serving reporter. Splashed! is the 'antidote to the conventional journalist's autobiography' - a compelling, hilarious and raucous...

When the 2016 Oscar acting nominations all went to whites for the second consecutive year, #OscarsSoWhite became a trending topic. Yet these enduring racial biases afflict not only the Academy Awards, but also Hollywood as a whole. Why do actors of...

This critical study examines the current state of broadcasting in Britain and attempts to describe the mood of broadcasters in the 1980s and the mood of the audiences they serve. A comparison is made between the operation of the UK's oldest and newest...

Radio in the Global Age offers a fresh, up-to-date, and wide-ranging introduction to the role of radio in contemporary society. It places radio, for the first time, in a global context, and pays special attention to the impact of the Internet,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767916356Author Richard AllemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

Go behind the scenes of the most shocking, hilarious, controversial genre of entertainment: reality television.Reality TV's influence is seismic: twenty-five years ago, the concept didn't exist. Yet today, it is one of the most powerful cultural forces...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262534529Author Michael D. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781787601383Author Jeff BrabecFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint Music Sales LtdPublisher Music Sales Ltd

Rocliffe Notes is a compendium for screenwriters and filmmakers which brings together tips and opinions from over 140 film and TV industry professionals, and provides a step-by-step, common-sense guide on how writers and writer-directors can best present...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947937246Author Jeffrey a BarnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Wisdom of WaltPublisher Wisdom of WaltWeight(grams) 345gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

In Hollywood Remembered, a wide array of Tinseltown veterans share their stories of life in the city of dreams from the days of silent pictures to the present. The 35 voices, many of whom have come to know Hollywood inside-out, range from film producers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948122832Author Jay Jay FrenchFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Rosetta BooksPublisher Rosetta Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637742204Author Bernard HillerFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint Matt Holt BooksPublisher BenBella BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 217mm * 148mm...

This compelling account of a turbulent period in the history of the BBC opens at a time of national decline under the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, and ends during Margaret Thatcher's iconoclastic Conservative premiership. The...

The Voice Coach's Toolkit identifies the primary professional vocal coaching opportunities and the avenues by which a student or early career coach can navigate the vocation.For purposes of this book, the Voice Coach is defined as someone who coaches the...

Now available in a fully revised and updated sixth edition, Sport Management: Principles and Applications tells you everything you need to know about the contemporary sport industry. Covering both the professional and nonprofit sectors, and with more...

Benjamin C. Alamar founded the first journal dedicated to sports statistics, the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. He developed and teaches a class on sports analytics for managers at the University of San Francisco and has published numerous...

A propulsive history chronicling the conception and creation of Disneyland, the masterpiece California theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Snow.One day in the early 1950s, Walt Disney stood looking over 240 acres of...

A propulsive and "entertaining" (The Wall Street Journal) history chronicling the conception and creation of the iconic Disneyland theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Snow.One day in the early 1950s, Walt Disney stood...

"The bible of our industry" -Harlan Hogan. How to sell your voice and make a living from it.Voices are increasingly in demand for commercials, video games, audio books, cartoon characters, announcements, and other spots. This outstanding handbook...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900401128Author Paul RuslingFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint World of RadioPublisher World of Radio

Since the 1930s, the Walt Disney Company has produced characters, images, and stories that have captivated audiences around the world. How can we understand the appeal of Disney products? What is it about the Disney phenomenon that attracts so many...

In this official centennial history of the greatest studio in Hollywood, unforgettable stars, untold stories, and rare images from the Warner Bros. vault bring a century of entertainment to vivid life.The history of Warner Bros. is not just the tale of a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956998705Author Muriel DavisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Mark DavisonPublisher Mark Davison

She's at the Controls gives a socio-historical examination of the roles of women studio professionals in the UK music industry. At the heart of the book are interviews conducted over six years with 30 female studio practitioners at different stages of...

More than just a simple journey through the history of Pokemon, Daniel Dockery offers an in-depth look at the franchise's many branches of impact and influence. With dozens of firsthand interviews, Monster Kids covers its beginnings as a Japanese video...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358213055Author Joshua RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307388759Author Jeanine BasingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 663gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986205064Author Michael CrawfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Progress City Press, L.L.C.Publisher Progress City Press, L.L.C.Weight(grams)...

"I wish I could have had this book when I was starting out in the business. An invaluable reference work." -Alan Poul, producer, WestworldThe legal resources of studios and networks are legendary, often intimidating independent producers, writers,...

"From front offices to college campuses, Jake Fischer takes you on an engrossing tour of the NBA in its latest golden age, when some of the most captivating teams won by losing." -Lee Jenkins, former Sports Illustrated NBA writer An insider account of...

Just how risky is the movie industry? Is screenwriter William Goldman's claim that "nobody knows anything" really true? Can a star and a big opening change a movie's risks and return? Do studio executives really earn their huge paychecks? These and many...

During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, ham radio went from being an experiment to virtually an art form. Because of the few government restrictions and the low monetary investment required, the concept of ham radio appealed to various...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907148Author Craig ModdernoFormat PaperbackPage Count 243Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese ProductionsWeight(grams) 399g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984877864Author Reed HastingsFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 533gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

This book provides a systematic overview of football development from a scientific perspective. The proposed multidimensional framework of assessing the concept of sports development (with a deliberate emphasis on association football) goes beyond the...

When Hammer Films broke box office records in 1957 with `The Curse of Frankenstein', the company not only resurrected the gothic horror film, but also created a particularly British-flavoured form of horror that swept the world. `The British Horror...

For eighty years, Pinewood Studios has made dreams a reality. Billions of people across the globe, of all ages, from all walks of life have read six words on cinema or television screens: 'Made at Pinewood Studios, London, England'. From hosting super...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 Washington Post Bestseller There's Santa Claus, Shakespeare, Mickey Mouse, the Bible, and then there's Star Wars. Nothing quite compares to sitting down with a young child and hearing the sound of John Williams's score as...

Legendary movie producer Larry Kasanoff knows firsthand that massive success requires taking big risks. It means embracing your crazy side: the most unique, boldest, and bravest part of you, and your greatest asset when it comes to creating something...