History and the Media

by David Cannadine (Editor)

This book examines the boom in history, in television and film, newspapers and radio and the constraints and opportunities it offers. Leading historians and broadcasters, such as Melvyn Bragg, Simon Schama and David Puttnam, draw on their personal experiences to explore the problems and highlights of representing history in the media.

182 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Sir David Cannadine FBA FRSL FSA FRHistS is a British author and historian, who specialises in modern history and the history of business and philanthropy.

Reviews

[Kayli · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a book that I used for my Public History essay and I absolutely loved it. The book itself contains eleven articles about, you guessed it, history and its relationship with the media. The articles cover a wide range of topics including: television and war, different types of television and how history can be affected in them, etc. In many ways this text really focuses on the ins-and-outs television and history television such as the recreations, use of archival materials on screen, guest speakers and more. This text offers a wide array of articles so you get several different perspectives and arguments. I particularly enjoyed this book because of this fact and the fact that each of the author's is relatively engaging so you really absorb the information. I definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a book about history on TV in general as well as to those who want a deep analysis of both topics.