Call the Cops Tuesday Sept 9, BBC4, 22.00 Perfect viewing for Year 13s: the story of genre-busting 1970s crime drama The Sweeney, which later inspired Life on Mars.
Medium Wednesdays, BBC1, 22.45 One of America's highest-rated programmes, a fusion of the horror genre, crime drama and domestic soap.
AT THE CINEMA
The Dark Knight 12 No academic reason - it's just a very good (if flawed) film...
Year 13A Session log: September
MediaEdu The new Media Know-All - a terrific site for revision, full of resources produced by teachers from across the country.
MediaKnow-All An excellent web-guide to Media Studies produced by another Media Studies teacher.
Media History timeline
Every major event in the development of the media, 3500BC to present day!
IN THIS AUTUMN'S
MEDIA MAGAZINE...
Broadcast Fiction Fantasy and the Police: Ashes to Ashes
Media in context When subversion becomes the mainstream
Audience Torchwood: The Doctor Who spin-off and its fans
Theories of fandom, and the power of audience
Cults and the film industry
