Broadcasting for Wales

Elain Price

Description

This is the first study of the early formative years of one of Wales’s most important cultural organisations – Sianel Pedwar Cymru (S4C). The volume chronicles the decisions and activities of the channel during its trial period between 1981–5. Through a detailed study of minutes, correspondence and interviews with individuals who were key to the channel’s development during its early years, it chronicles the many challenges, successes and failures which faced the S4C Authority and its staff as they aimed to create a Welsh-language television service that would meet the desires and needs of the audience in Wales. S4C is no ordinary channel, and no other period in its history portrays this more effectively than the trial period given to it at the beginning of the 1980s.

List of Illustrations
Acronyms
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The campaign for a Welsh TV channel
Chapter 2 : The early days of the Welsh Fourth Channel Authority
Chapter 3 : First Broadcasts and Audience Response
Chapter 4 : Financial initiatives – securing fair terms and expanding to new areas
Chapter 5: Reviewing the Channel – Opinion Polls and the Home Office Review
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography

Sujets

• Histoire
• 20th century
• Great Britain
• History
• Wales
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: University of Wales Press
• Date de parution: 15 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786839657
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

Extrait

B R OA D C A S T I N G FO R WALES

B ROAD C A ST I N G FO R WALES

THE EARLY YEARS OF S4C

E L A I N P R I C E

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Contents

he campaîgn or a Wes TV canne

he eary days o e Wes Four Canne Auorîy

Fîrs Broadcass and Audîence Response

Fînancîa înîîaîves – securîng aîr erms and expandîng o new areas

Revîewîng e Canne – Opînîon Pos and e Home Oice Revîew

Concusîon

Noes Appendîx Bîbîogapy ïndex

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List of Illustrations

1. Memers o eNewyddîon Saîeam – Deryk Wîîams, e edîor, wî preseners Beî George and Gwyn yweyn (îmage: © BBC Poo îrary)

2.Y Byd a Bedwa’s producîon eam meeîng wî Ramon Casro Ruz, Fîde Casro’s eder roer (îmage: reproduced wî permîssîon rom ïTV Cymru / Waes and e Naîona îrary o Waes)

3. ïmage rom eJonî Jonesepîsode ‘Cewîng Gum’ (dîr. Sepen Bayy) (îmage: reproduced wî permîssîon rom S4C)

4. he cas oCoeg, one o e successes o S4C’s openîng week (îmage: reproduced wî permîssîon rom ïTV Cymru / Waes and e Naîona îrary o Waes)

5. Two oPobo y Cwm’s mos popuar caracers Jaco Eîs (Dîwyn Owen) and Harrî Parrî (Cares Wîîams) (îmage: © BBC Poo îrary)

6.Supeed, e major success o S4C’s Irs vîsî o MïP TV în Cannes(îmage: reproduced wî permîssîon rom S4C)

7. Daydd Hywe (Aun) and Regînad Maîas (Dîck) în a scene romY Acooîg Lon(dîr. Kar Francîs) (îmage: reproduced wî permîssîon rom S4C)

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AGB BARB BBC BBFC BECTU

C4 C4UK CBï DCMS ETB GTHPC HTV ïBA ïMG ïPA ïTA ïTCA ïTN ïTP ïTV JMPC WT MïP TV NAR NSSAW NUJ OBA PACT

List of Acronyms

Assocîaîon o Broadcasîng Safs Assocîaîon o Cînemaograp, Teevîsîon and Aîed Tecnîcîans Audîs o Grea Brîaîn Broadcasers’ Audîence Researc Board Brîîs Broadcasîng Corporaîon Brîîs Board o Fîm CassîIcaîon Broadcasîng, Eneraînmen, Cînemaograp and heare Unîon Canne 4 Canne 4 UK Conederaîon o Brîîs ïndusry Deparmen or Dîgîa, Cuure, Medîa and Spor Euska Teeîsa Dr Gyn Tegaî Huges Prîvae Coecîon Harec Teevîsîon ïndependen Broadcasîng Auorîy ïnernaîona Managemen Group ïnsîue o Pracîîoners în Adverîsîng ïndependen Teevîsîon Auorîy ïndependen Teevîsîon Companîes Assocîaîon ïndependen Teevîsîon News ïndependen Teevîsîon Puîcaîons ïndependen Teevîsîon Dr Jamîe Medurs Prîvae Coecîon ondon Weekend Teevîsîon Marcé ïnernaîona des Programmes de Teevîsîon Ne Adverîsîng Revenue Naîona Screen and Sound Arcîve o Waes Naîona Unîon o Journaîss Open Broadcasîng Auorîy Producers Aîance or Cînema and Teevîsîon

PMM RPï RTÉ RTS S4C S4CC SVOD TAC TG4 TVG TWï TWW WAC WASC WCC WFCA

List of Acronyms

Pea, Marwîck and Mîce Reaî Prîce ïndex Raîdîó Teîîís Éîreann Roya Teevîsîon Socîey Sîane Pedwar Cymru S4C Coecîon Suscrîpîon Vîdeo On Demand Teedwyr Annîynno Cymru TG Ceaaîr Teevîsîón de Gaîcîa Trans Word ïnernaîona Teevîsîon Waes and Wes Wrîen Arcîves Cenre (BBC) Wes Afaîrs Seec Commîee Wes Consumer Councî Wes Four Canne Auorîy

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Acknowledgements

woud îke o ank a numer o peope or eîr suppor and assîsance ï as ï conduced îs researc. Fîrsy, ï wîs o ank e saf a S4C, pas and presen, wo were especîay epu în assîsîng îs researc. ïn par- îcuar, ï woud îke o ank Nîa Eenezer, Carys Evans, ïona Jones, Jon Waer Jones, ynee Morrîs, Karyn Morrîs, Jen Pappas, Gwyn Wîîams and Pî Wîîams or eîr ep and suppor. ï aso wîs o ank many o BBC Cymru Waes’s saf, pas and presen or respondîng so epuy o my querîes, Sîôn Brynac, Kar Davîes, Edî Huges, Keî Jones, Yvonne Nîcoson and Menna Rîcards. ï woud îke o ank James Codd a e BBC Wrîen Arcîve Cenre or îs ep and guîdance durîng my vîsîs o Caversam. hanks aso o Pî Henrey, Sone Huges, Eîn ŷr, Owaîn Meredî, Sîôn Cwyd Roers and Huw Rossîer a ïTV Cymru / Waes or eîr ep. ï aso wîs o acknowedge e învauae advîce and suppor ï receîved rom saf a e Naîona îrary o Waes, Naîona Screen and Sound Arcîve o Waes, e ïTA/ïBA/Cae Auorîy Arcîve în Bournemou Unîversîy and e Parîamenary Arcîves în Wesmînser. ï was very orunae o mee and înervîew a numer o îndîvîduas wo were key o e Wes roadcasîng secor rougou e 1970s and eary 1980s. ï woud wîs o sîncerey ank Wî Aaron, Huw H. Davîes, Crîs Grace, e ae Dr Gyn Tegaî Huges, Sîr Jeremy ïsaacs, e ae Geraîn Saney Jones, Eerî Wynne Jones, Huw Jones, Roîn yons, Maîr Owen, e ae Rev. Dr. Awyn Roers and e ae Euryn Ogwen Wîîams or sarîng eîr îme, memorîes and anecdoes and eîr generous suppor rougou. ï aso receîved învauae ep rom e ae Owen Edwards, wo gave kîndy o îs îme despîe îs î ea. hanks are aso due o e expers în e Ied wo were aso învauay epu, ïan GwynI Evans, e ae Jon HeIn, Dr Marîn Jones and Kevîn Wîîams and a specîa anks o Dr Jamîe Medurs or îs conînued guîdance and or sarîng and endîng maerîas. ï’m îndeed o e Cenre or Wes Medîum Hîger Educaîon (now Y Coeg Cymraeg Cenedaeo) or e undîng o compee e PD wîc îs e asîs o îs monograp. ï wîs o ank a o e saf