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Creating TV Formats: From Inception to Pitch takes the reader through a step-by-step process of how to generate ideas, develop story lines and characters and hook an audience, whilst staying aware of the realities of the media landscape.

Beginning with a discussion about what a TV format is, each chapter then introduces a key aspect of the development process, such as looking for ideas, shaping the underlying story and thinking about participants. Practical exercises guide the reader through each stage of turning an initial idea or subject matter into a hook or insight; the importance of incorporating storytelling principles and techniques for designing and populating a story world. Examples from successful television formats such as First Dates and The Great British Bake Off are interwoven throughout the book alongside exclusive insights from the key industry professionals who brought them to the screen.

From short-form digital content to longer unscripted series, this is an essential guide to discovering and developing formats for any media or television production student or early career development professional.

Creating TV Formats: From Inception to Pitch takes the reader through a step-by-step process of how to generate ideas, develop story lines and characters and hook an audience, whilst staying aware of the realities of the media landscape.

Beginning with a discussion about what a TV format is, each chapter then introduces a key aspect of the development process, such as looking for ideas, shaping the underlying story and thinking about participants. Practical exercises guide the reader through each stage of turning an initial idea or subject matter into a hook or insight; the importance of incorporating storytelling principles and techniques for designing and populating a story world. Examples from successful television formats such as First Dates and The Great British Bake Off are interwoven throughout the book alongside exclusive insights from the key industry professionals who brought them to the screen.

From short-form digital content to longer unscripted series, this is an essential guide to discovering and developing formats for any media or television production student or early career development professional.

This book focuses on the emotional hazards of conducting fieldwork about or within contexts of violence and provides a forum for field-based researchers to tell their stories. Increasingly novice and seasoned ethnographers alike, whether by choice or chance, are working in situations where multidimensional forms of violence, conflict and war are facets of everyday life. The volume engages with the methodological and ethical issues involved and features a range of expressive writings that reveal personal consequences and dilemmas. The contributors use their emotions, their scars, outrage and sadness alongside their hopes and resilience to give voice to that which is often silenced, to make visible the entanglements of fieldwork and its lingering vulnerabilities. The book brings to the fore the lived experiences of researchers and their interlocutors alike with the hope of fostering communities of care. It will be valuable reading for anthropologists and those from other disciplines who are embarking on ethnographic fieldwork and conducting qualitative empirical research.

This book focuses on the emotional hazards of conducting fieldwork about or within contexts of violence and provides a forum for field-based researchers to tell their stories. Increasingly novice and seasoned ethnographers alike, whether by choice or chance, are working in situations where multidimensional forms of violence, conflict and war are facets of everyday life. The volume engages with the methodological and ethical issues involved and features a range of expressive writings that reveal personal consequences and dilemmas. The contributors use their emotions, their scars, outrage and sadness alongside their hopes and resilience to give voice to that which is often silenced, to make visible the entanglements of fieldwork and its lingering vulnerabilities. The book brings to the fore the lived experiences of researchers and their interlocutors alike with the hope of fostering communities of care. It will be valuable reading for anthropologists and those from other disciplines who are embarking on ethnographic fieldwork and conducting qualitative empirical research.

''Brilliant, just brilliant!! Best book I''ve read in years!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''Just who we need to run the country!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''Irresistible!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''Takes you on a rollercoaster adventure full of hope'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEWWhen Sam, Jackie and Anna successfully campaign to save their children''s school lollipop lady, they are asked by a TV reporter if they fancy standing in the general election.It is, of course, a crazy idea: Sam''s youngest son has an incurable disease, Jackie is desperate for another child and her mum is struggling with Alzheimers, Anna''s teenagers - and marriage - are in danger of going off the rails.But just think what they could do if they got to run the country . . .''Funny and touching'' SUNDAY EXPRESS''Enjoyed every page'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''A feel-good, thought-provoking gem'' STAR''I couldn''t put it down'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW''Both tear-jerking and hilarious, it got my vote'' TAKE A BREAK

''Linda Green is bloody brilliant!'' Amanda ProwseYou can run from the past but you can''t always stop it catching up with you . . .Alison is a marriage mender. Her job is to help couples who fear they have reached the end of the road. So when her husband''s ex Lydia arrives on the doorstep demanding to see her son, Alison thinks she can handle it. But what Alison doesn''t realise is that Lydia is the one person who has the ability to destroy their happy family. And sometimes the cracks run too deep to ever be repaired . . .WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE MARRIAGE MENDER''The best book I''ve read in a very long time'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I couldn''t put it down!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''A fantastic emotional rollercoaster'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Read it now!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Fantastic, emotional page-turner'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''I couldn''t put this book down'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

''Clever and compelling'' Dorothy Koomson''Very punchy and terrifyingly plausible'' Sunday Mirror''Linda Green is bloody brilliant!'' Amanda ProwseA nail-biting psychological drama for fans of the Richard & Judy sensation THE LAST THING SHE TOLD MEOne, two, three . . . Lisa Dale shuts her eyes and counts to one hundred during a game of hide-and-seek. When she opens them, her four-year-old daughter Ella is gone. Disappeared without a trace. The police, the media and Lisa''s family all think they know who snatched Ella. But what if the person who took her isn''t a stranger? What if they are convinced they are doing the right thing? And what if Lisa''s little girl is in danger of disappearing forever?*****WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT WHILE MY EYES WERE CLOSED''Very gripping and wonderfully written'' 5* reader review''I was hooked'' 5* reader review''A thrilling page-turner'' 5* reader review''Another must read'' 5* reader review

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The only man you''ve ever loved is slipping away...Mel and Adam were childhood sweethearts and remain blissfully happy twenty years on. And then it happens...When tragedy strikes, Mel is faced with losing the only man she has ever loved. But what if he hasn''t really been taken from her at all - he just can''t find a way to let her know...From the bestselling author of While My Eyes Were Closed comes a heart-breaking story of love against all odds.***WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT AND THEN IT HAPPENED''Incredibly poignant'' *****''Engaging, accurate and beautifully written'' *****''A love story with a difference'' *****Also available from Linda Green:After I''ve GoneWhile My Eyes Were ClosedI Did a Bad ThingThings I Wish I''d KnownTen Reasons Not to Fall in LoveThe Last Thing She Told Me