Solange Davin is a freelance researcher specializing in audience studies.Rhona Jackson is programme leader for media studies, broadcast media, and media writing at the University of Derby, United Kingdom.

"A stimulating collection of well-researched critical essays which are likely to be of interest both to those who study and teach television and to the intelligent viewer."- Liz Roberts, Media Education Journal

• Introduction - Page 7 - Solange Davin and Rhona Jackson Chapter 1: 'Our Common Cultural Heritage: Classic Novels and English Television' - Page 15 - Len Platt Chapter 2: 'Aspects of the Soap Opera and Other Stories' - Page 25 - Dorothy Hobson Chapter 3: 'Shakespeare on the American Television and the Special Relationship between the UK & the USA' - Page 37 - Curtis Breight Chapter 4: 'Television as History: Hisotry as Television' - Page 49 - Anne Wales Chapter 5: 'The story you are about to see is true": Dragnet, Film Noir and Postwar Realism' - Page 61 - R. Barton Palmer Chapter 6: 'The Skilled Viewer' - Page 75 - Rhona Jackson Chapter 7: 'The Culture of Post-Narcissism: Post-Teenage, Pre-Midlife Singles Culture in Seinfeld, Ally McBeal and Friends' - Page 89 - Michael Skovmand Chapter 8: 'Television's Vanishing Terms? Traditional Aesthetics and Television Drama in the Age of Reality TV' - Page 101 - Felix Thompson Chapter 9: 'I've been searching my soul tonight': the Ally McBeal Effect' - Page 115 - Jill Barker

Solange Davin is a freelance researcher specializing in audience studies.Rhona Jackson is programme leader for media studies, broadcast media, and media writing at the University of Derby, United Kingdom.

"A stimulating collection of well-researched critical essays which are likely to be of interest both to those who study and teach television and to the intelligent viewer."- Liz Roberts, Media Education Journal

• Introduction - Page 7 - Solange Davin and Rhona Jackson Chapter 1: 'Our Common Cultural Heritage: Classic Novels and English Television' - Page 15 - Len Platt Chapter 2: 'Aspects of the Soap Opera and Other Stories' - Page 25 - Dorothy Hobson Chapter 3: 'Shakespeare on the American Television and the Special Relationship between the UK & the USA' - Page 37 - Curtis Breight Chapter 4: 'Television as History: Hisotry as Television' - Page 49 - Anne Wales Chapter 5: 'The story you are about to see is true": Dragnet, Film Noir and Postwar Realism' - Page 61 - R. Barton Palmer Chapter 6: 'The Skilled Viewer' - Page 75 - Rhona Jackson Chapter 7: 'The Culture of Post-Narcissism: Post-Teenage, Pre-Midlife Singles Culture in Seinfeld, Ally McBeal and Friends' - Page 89 - Michael Skovmand Chapter 8: 'Television's Vanishing Terms? Traditional Aesthetics and Television Drama in the Age of Reality TV' - Page 101 - Felix Thompson Chapter 9: 'I've been searching my soul tonight': the Ally McBeal Effect' - Page 115 - Jill Barker

Solange Davin is a freelance researcher specializing in audience studies.Rhona Jackson is programme leader for media studies, broadcast media, and media writing at the University of Derby, United Kingdom.

"A stimulating collection of well-researched critical essays which are likely to be of interest both to those who study and teach television and to the intelligent viewer."- Liz Roberts, Media Education Journal

• Introduction - Page 7 - Solange Davin and Rhona Jackson Chapter 1: 'Our Common Cultural Heritage: Classic Novels and English Television' - Page 15 - Len Platt Chapter 2: 'Aspects of the Soap Opera and Other Stories' - Page 25 - Dorothy Hobson Chapter 3: 'Shakespeare on the American Television and the Special Relationship between the UK & the USA' - Page 37 - Curtis Breight Chapter 4: 'Television as History: Hisotry as Television' - Page 49 - Anne Wales Chapter 5: 'The story you are about to see is true": Dragnet, Film Noir and Postwar Realism' - Page 61 - R. Barton Palmer Chapter 6: 'The Skilled Viewer' - Page 75 - Rhona Jackson Chapter 7: 'The Culture of Post-Narcissism: Post-Teenage, Pre-Midlife Singles Culture in Seinfeld, Ally McBeal and Friends' - Page 89 - Michael Skovmand Chapter 8: 'Television's Vanishing Terms? Traditional Aesthetics and Television Drama in the Age of Reality TV' - Page 101 - Felix Thompson Chapter 9: 'I've been searching my soul tonight': the Ally McBeal Effect' - Page 115 - Jill Barker