Any Human Heart - Channel 4, 9pm Sunday

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/any-human-heart/episode-guide/series-1

New drama starring Matthew Macfayden and Jim Broadbent.

History of British TV Drama PPT

My PPT from our lesson on British TV Drama

http://www.slideshare.net/LaurenTran/history-of-british-tv-drama-1936-1970

BBC Commissioning - Drama

Look at this webpage to see what the BBC states are the requirements for commissioning contemporary TV Drama.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/network/genres/drama.shtml

The Play for Today

Useful links for The Play for Today:

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/454719/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vttfv/Mark_Lawson_Talks_To..._Alison_Steadman/

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/461315/index.html

Guardian Article

"TV Dramas must stop relying on irony and costumes", says Jimmy McGovern

An interesting article examining the role of contemporary British TV Drama.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/07/jimmy-mcgovern-tv-drama-irony

TV Drama Homework: due Wednesday 10th November

Your homework this week is to visit http://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/ and find the article about Abigail's Party. Research 'The Play for Today'.

British Television Drama

Yr12 - your review of your chosen BTD is due on Friday.

I will be checking in the lesson, so make sure you update it.

Keep your eyes peeled for my one too. . . .

Hello Yr12 & Yr10 Media Studies students!

Hi there media students 2010. Welcome to the course. Please create your own blog and follow me. I will use this area to set homework, share links to useful websites, review films etc.

Please use your blogs in a similar way.

Happy blogging!

Mrs Feaver

Sherlock

The new BBC adaption of Sherlock Holmes is brilliant. Stephen Moffat (writer) has truly brought Holmes and Watson into the 21st century, proving that modernity is still relevant.

I truly loved the flaneur moments of 'Study in Pink' (if you don't know what flaneur is then look it up!).

Also the clever use of GPS, blogging and texting is brilliantly genuine.

I think the website - with the inclusion of fake blogs and forums is definitely the way forward by creating that extra dimension for the audience to interact with the characters and narrative.

Welcome to my blog

Hello Media lovers. Welcome to my blog.