Masterpiece: America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama
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"The definitive guide for scholars and fans alike to all things Masterpiece and Mystery!" - Booklist Starred Review • In 1971, Masterpiece Theatre debuted on PBS. Fifty years later, America’s appetite for British drama has never been bigger. In this book, Nancy West provides a fascinating history of this beloved program.
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9781538134474
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| Grouping Author | nancy martha west |
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| Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-21 16:11:41PM |
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"What accounts for Masterpiece's longevity and influence? This book offers two reasons: the power of its drama and its aspirational appeal. Masterpiece delivers great stories, stories that transport, enthrall, enrich, and comfort us. But it also speaks to a uniquely American belief in the possibility of self-improvement, even self-transformation, through the acquisition of "culture""--
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Great Britain -- Foreign public opinion, American
Great Britain -- On television
Manners and customs on television
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Television programs -- Great Britain -- History
Great Britain -- On television
Manners and customs on television
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Television programs -- Great Britain -- History
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Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama
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Masterpiece : America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama / Nancy West
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Masterpiece
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America's 50-year-old love affair with British television drama
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Foreign public opinion, American
History
Manners and customs on television
On television
Television programs
History
Manners and customs on television
On television
Television programs
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