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John Ormond and the BBC Wales Film Unit: Poetry, documentary, nation. / Kieron Smith

Swansea University Author: Kieron Smith

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"This thesis is a detailed examination of the films of Swansea-born poet and BBC Wales documentary filmmaker John Ormond. It examines the uses of the documentary form within the context of a broadcasting institution that many have argued has been one of the central agents in the political and c...

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Published: 2014
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Doctoral
Degree name: Ph.D
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