Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Exhaustive 13-part survey of the television medium from its hesitant beginnings in the 1920s to the multi-million dollar extravaganzas of today and the cable and satellite technologies of the future [relative to 1985]. Tackling the medium as a worldwide phenomenon, the series examines each of the principal areas of programming - news, drama, documentaries, and light entertainment - and the unique impact of "live" coverage.
Cast: Ian Holm, George Gerbner, Arthur C. Clarke, Robin Day, Fred W. Friendly, Herbert Brodkin, Walter Cronkite, William Shatner, Spike Milligan, Richard Cawston, Ken Loach, Harold Wilson, Pamela Stephenson, David Frost, Dennis Potter, Mary Whitehouse, Indira Gandhi, Kurt Wagenführ, Elma Farnsworth, Gerhart Goebel
Producers: Norman Swallow, Michael Beckham, Leslie Woodhead
Production: Granada Television
Network: ITV1
