This book examines the boom in history, in television and film, newspapers and radio and the constraints and opportunities it offers. Leading historians and broadcasters, such as Melvyn Bragg, Simon Schama and David Puttnam, draw on their personal experiences to explore the problems and highlights of representing history in the media.
Notes on Contributors Introduction; D.Cannadine Bringing the Past to the Small Screen; T.Downing Television and the Trouble with History; S.Schama All Our Yesterdays; J.Isaacs Why is so much Television History about War?; R.Smither The Adventure of Making 'The Adventure of English'; M.Bragg How Does Television Enhance History?; T.Hunt Hacks and Scholars: Allies of a Kind; M.Hastings The Past on the Box: Strengths and Weaknesses; I.Kershaw A Deep and Continuing Use of History; J.Tusa Writing the History of Broadcasting; J.Seaton Has Hollywood Stolen Our History?; D.Puttnam Index
