Children's Television in Britain: History, Discourse and Policy

Based on an extensive research project this book provides a critical review of the history of children's television in the UK, and a realistic assessment of its prospects. It looks at how broadcasters have defined the child audience, at the changing nature of children's programming and the impact of commercial competition and new technologies.

David Buckingham is a Reader in Education at the Institute of Education, London University. He has written and edited numerous books about children and the media, including Children Talking Television (1993), Moving Images (1996) and The Making of Citizens (1999). Hannah Davies is a freelance writer and researcher. She is the author of the Channel 4 report How Children See Themselves on Television (1996). Ken Jones is Lecturer in Education at Keele University and is author/editor of four books, including Right Turn. The Conservative Revolution in Education (1990) and Education After the Conservatives (1996): Peter Kelley has been a research officer on several projects concerned with childhood, including the ESRC Children's Media Culture Project.