The BBC and television fame in the 1950s: Living with The Grove Family (1954-7) and going Face to Face (1959-62) with television

Holmes, Su (2007) The BBC and television fame in the 1950s: Living with The Grove Family (1954-7) and going Face to Face (1959-62) with television. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 10 (4). pp. 427-446. ISSN 1460-3551

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Abstract

This article aims to contribute to historical knowledge about television's relations with fame, while simultaneously exploring the conceptual tools used to study this field. With this in mind, this article examines two case studies from the 1950s: the BBC's popular serial The Grove Family and the interview-in-depth programme Face to Face . A key aim is to draw out the different meanings which circulated around television's relations with fame. Television has always constructed its own `personalities' (the Groves), while simultaneously circulating personae `outside' of their primary public or media roles (Face to Face). The article suggests that returning to this earlier context raises important questions. Where do these later conceptual claims of television fame locate their historical roots? To what extent were the debates about television fame a continuation of those surrounding radio? And to what degree are concepts such as `ordinariness' historical?

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Film and Television Studies (former - to 2012) Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies (former - to 2024)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Film, Television and Media
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:57
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 03:42
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/9445
DOI:	10.1177/1367549407081946

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