History and the media / edited by David Cannadine.

Based on lectures delivered and sessions held at a conference held in London in December 2002, organized by the Institute of Historical Research.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bringing the past to the small screen / Taylor Downing -- Television and the trouble with history / Simon Schama -- All our yesterdays / Jeremy Isaacs -- Why is so much television history about war? / Roger Smither -- The adventure of making The adventure of English / Melvyn Bragg -- How does television enhance history? / Tristram Hunt -- Hacks and scholars : allies of a kind / Max Hastings -- The past on the box : strengths and weaknesses / Ian Kershaw -- A deep and continuing use of history / John Tusa -- Writing the history of broadcasting / Jean Seaton -- Has Hollywood stolen our history? / David Puttnam.