{"product_id":"2026200011293-secondhand-images-industry-television-drama-production-in-australia","title":"Images \u0026 Industry: Television Drama Production In Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before streaming algorithms dictated what audiences would watch, Australia's television drama industry fought its own fierce battles for identity, funding, and survival on the small screen. Images \u0026amp; Industry: Television Drama Production in Australia by Albert Moran presents a rigorous and revealing account of how Australian television drama was shaped by the competing forces of commerce, regulation, and creative ambition — charting the rise of a distinctly national screen culture through the policies and power plays that defined it. Moran maps the institutional landscape of Australian broadcasting with precision, examining the roles of the ABC, commercial networks, and production companies in forging a drama output that was at once locally rooted and internationally minded.\n\nMoran's work stands as a foundational text in Australian screen studies, arguing that the production conditions of television — not merely its content — are central to understanding the medium's cultural impact. Written with the analytical clarity of a cultural economist and the discerning eye of a media scholar, the book illuminates the structural forces that continue to shape what Australians see reflected back at them on screen. It leaves the reader questioning whether the stories a nation tells about itself are ever truly free from the industries that produce them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49161024831707,"sku":"2026200011293-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/767ed0d2-3e58-47f4-a3e5-63a9b33e49fc.png?v=1787189311","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011293-secondhand-images-industry-television-drama-production-in-australia","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}