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  1. Part of the Furniture (1986 Video)

    Director
    Christopher Rawlence
    Producer
    Michael Jackson
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Hire (BFI), Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 50 min.

    Ratings reveal how many people watch television; appreciation indexes claim to show whether people like what they see, but little is known about how people actually watch television. In 1985 Oxford...

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  2. Real People (1986 Video)

    Director
    Gina Newson
    Producer
    Michael Jackson
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 48 min.

    Looks at the role of ‘ordinary’ people in television, from victims of crime, to contenders for THE PRICE IS RIGHT. Television requires people to act naturally on cue and talk about personal experiences...

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  3. Sheer Filth (1986 Video)

    Director
    Michael Dibb; Christopher Rawlence
    Producer
    Michael Jackson
    Subject
    Media studies; Psychology
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 38 min.

    Television is often held responsible for permissiveness, excessive consumerism, unruly behaviour of children, copycat crime and riots. The programme challenges these claims and suggests that television’s...

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  4. Take the Money and Run (1986 Video)

    Director
    Michael Dibb
    Producer
    Michael Jackson
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette Betamax, VHS. col. 52 min.

    Examines televison’s role in sport sponsorship. In the summer of 1985 a worldwide audience of 100 million people watched the ‘grudge’ match between Zola Budd and Mary Decker for which Zola Budd (the...

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  5. TV Presenters: Look at Me While I’m Talking to You (1986 Video)

    Director
    Gina Newson
    Producer
    Michael Jackson
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 38 min.

    Television presenters - chat show hosts, newsreaders, DJs and question masters - are among the most familiar faces on television. They talk directly through the camera to the viewer at home, as both host and...

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