'Dear BBC' Children, Television Storytelling and the Public Sphere [Paperback]

This book discusses key controversies in the public sphere about children's relationship with the media, especially television drama.Drawing on the diverse views of over 1,300 children in the UK between the ages of 6-12, 'Dear BBC' discusses key controversies in the public sphere about children's relationship with the media, especially television drama. Maire Messenger Davies draws on material gathered from an audience research project commissioned by the BBC, based on surveys, structured discussions with children and interviews with programme makers and policy makers. The engaging and accessible book explores a number of complex and controversial issues and will appeal to a broad audience.Drawing on the diverse views of over 1,300 children in the UK between the ages of 6-12, 'Dear BBC' discusses key controversies in the public sphere about children's relationship with the media, especially television drama. Maire Messenger Davies draws on material gathered from an audience research project commissioned by the BBC, based on surveys, structured discussions with children and interviews with programme makers and policy makers. The engaging and accessible book explores a number of complex and controversial issues and will appeal to a broad audience.Drawing on the diverse views of over 1,300 children in the UK between the ages of 6-12, Dear BBC discusses key controversies in the public sphere about children's relationship with the media, especially television drama. Máire Messenger Davies draws on material gathered from an audience research project commissioned by the BBC, based on surveys, structured discussions with children and interviews with program makers and policy makers.Introduction; Part I. Broadcasting Institutions and Childhood: 1. 'It should be mixed and something for all ages': children and broadcasting in the 1990s; 2. 'Once you get into it you are just, like, hooked': the importance of television storytelling; 3. 'How old are big people? Ten': l³0