Irish Television Drama:

A Society and Its Stories

Dr Helena Sheehan

cover of book Irish Television Drama by Helena Sheehan
ISBN 0 86029 011 5 pb
ISBN 0 86029 012 3 hb


Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1: Concepts / Contexts / Criteria



Chapter 1:  Story, Myth, Dream and Drama

Chapter 2:  Television as a Medium of Drama

Chapter 3:  Judgments of Television Drama
                                   Interrogating TV Drama
 
 

Part 2: The Evolution of Irish Television Drama



Chapter 4:  The 60s: The Coming of Television

Chapter 5:  The 70s: Progress, Pressures and Protests

Chapter 6:  The 80s: The Satellite Era
 

Appendix: RTE Television Drama Productions 1962-1987 

Titles Index


A sequel to this book, taking the story further another 15 years,
The Continuing Story of Irish Television Drama: Tracking the Tiger
was published by 4 Courts Press in 2004.

The Continuing Story of Irish Television Drama

It can be found it various bookshops such as that of the Irish Film Institute or ordered from 4 Courts Press


Radio Telefis Eireann

To buy this book from RTE Commercial Enterprises, email to: celmerch@rte.ie


School of Communications     Dublin City University

DCU course in Social History and TV Drama


Dr Helena Sheehan                                                E-mail: helena.sheehan@dcu.ie