Druga wojna światowa w ujęciu transnarodowym: próba poszerzenia grona odbiorców prestiżowych seriali. Przypadek Świata w ogniu (BBC/PBS, 2019‒2023)

Durys, Elżbieta; Rydzewska, Joanna

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Druga wojna światowa w ujęciu transnarodowym: próba poszerzenia grona odbiorców prestiżowych seriali. Przypadek Świata w ogniu (BBC/PBS, 2019‒2023)

Elżbieta Durys

, Joanna Rydzewska

Images. The International Journal of European Film, Performing Arts and Audiovisual Communication, Volume: 38, Issue: 47, Pages: 25 - 44

Swansea University Author: Joanna Rydzewska

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The current state of high-end television drama provides the starting point for analysing World on Fire (BBC/PBS, 2019‒2023) as an example of expanding the audience for historical series about the Second World War. The article argues that the series’ creator, Peter Bowker, employs three strategies to...

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Druga wojna światowa w ujęciu transnarodowym: próba poszerzenia grona odbiorców prestiżowych seriali. Przypadek Świata w ogniu (BBC/PBS, 2019‒2023)

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