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TV index: Capital & Deutschland 83

1)   Introduction to TV Drama 2)  Capital: CSP case study and analysis 3)  Capital: Marxism and Hegemony 4)  Deutschland 83: CSP case study and analysis 5)  Postmodernism and Deutschland 83 6)  TV: Industry contexts

Television Industry Contexts

Independent: British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas Read this  Independent feature on foreign-language dramas . If the website is blocked or forcing you to register  you can access the text of the article here . It features an in-depth interview with Walter Iuzzolino who curates Channel 4's Walter Presents programming. Answer the questions below: 1) What does the article suggest regarding the traditional audience for foreign-language subtitled media? Fifteen years ago, if you'd mentioned to a colleague that you'd spent Saturday night glued to a subtitled European drama , you'd have been quietly declared pretentious, dull and, possibly, a little odd. 2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? Its flagship show Deutschland 83 will premiere on Channel 4 on 3 January, while other shows will appear on More4. 3) The article makes an interesting claim about the popularity of subtitles in the multi-