Author: John Bowman
Edition: 1
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 256
Release Date: 01-11-2011
Details: Product Description December 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the first broadcast by RTÉ television and Irish culture and society were irrevocably changed. Window and Mirror presents a critical overview of the national television station, an insider s warts and all account of RTÉ and its fifty-year history. The infant service became a significant player in Irish politics, culture and media, the voice of the nation through some turbulent recent periods and key moments in many areas of life. Contentious issues covered include: RTÉ s relationship with the Church, the GAA, the Government, the effect RTÉ had on the Irish language and coverage of Northern Ireland. Also discussed is controversial and influential programming, from investigations into clerical abuse and money lending, to the The Riordans, a pioneer in serial drama. RTÉ was not only a window on the wider world but also a mirror to Irish society. Photographs, cartoons, documents, and other graphics, many not seen before, help capture key moments. Window and Mirror highlights how RTÉ television had and continues to have unparalleled influence on Irish society. Review Quite extraordinary because of the sheer quality of the content ... a layered, sophisticated, provocative and honest book. --Diarmaid Ferriter, The Irish Times A superb and beautiful book, put together with loving attention-to-detail and care, meticulous writing and presentation ... If you are old enough to have been part of RTE's viewers at any stage from 1961 onwards, then this is your life: the life of the people of Ireland. --Gay Bryne The very definition of that overused word, accessible. Rather than a heavy historical or sociological study of Irish television, it wears its research and scholarship lightly, and is written with an eye for a story, for irony, for incongruity, for conflict and for personalities. Highly readable book covers an extensive range of individuals, issues and stories. --Sunday Business Post About the Author John Bowman is both a broadcaster and historian whose career as a broadcaster began in the 1960s. A highly recognizable figure of Irish media, he has presented documentaries, current affairs, and election-results programmes, among them Today Tonight and Questions & Answers. John completed a PhD, De Valera and the Ulster Question: 1917-1973, which was published by OUP in 1982 and won the Ewart-Biggs Award.
EAN: 9781848891357
Languages: English
Binding: Hardcover
Item Condition: New