How Long to Read Beyond Dixon of Dock Green

How Long Does it Take to Read Beyond Dixon of Dock Green?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Beyond Dixon of Dock Green by Susan Sydney-Smith

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1955 a brand new television series, "Dixon of Dock Green", came to Britain's screens, whose eponymous hero had featured in "The Blue Lamp" (1950). Although it has traditionally been assumed that the uniform police series begins with the Ealing film, this book, based on original archive research, challenges this assumption, proposing that in fact these series were shaped by changes in television's social role from the relaying of news to the replaying of stories. Susan Sydney-Smith demonstrates how the development of the British television police drama - and indeed British television in general - was more complex than accepted accounts allow. She traces numerous lineages, from inter-war public service films, live studio crime reconstructions and story documentaries such as 1942's "Target for Tonight" through to the mix of public service and entertainment values embodied by the BBC Television Light Entertainment's "Dixon of Dock Green". Showing how the genre mapped new social and regional geographies, from Dixon's metropolitan policeman to the gritty northern realism of "Jacks and Knaves" and "Z Cars" with its irascible "Barlow", the author follows the increasing commercialization of television in the sixties, investigating how the BBC set about restoring the values of southern England in the 1966 "Z Cars" spin-off "Softly, Softly", with its more palatable protagonist. The book also offers insights not only into the relationship between early British television and its cinematic forebears but also early radio.

How long is Beyond Dixon of Dock Green?

Beyond Dixon of Dock Green by Susan Sydney-Smith is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Beyond Dixon of Dock Green Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Beyond Dixon of Dock Green aloud.

What Reading Level is Beyond Dixon of Dock Green?

Beyond Dixon of Dock Green is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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