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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? The article suggests that traditionally, foreign language subtitled media appealed to a  small, niche  audience rather than the general public. These viewers were often seen as  intellectual  or pretentious, and the content was considered outside mainstream entertainment. 2) What does Walter Iuzzolino suggest is the key appeal of his 'Walter Presents' shows? Walter Iuzzolino argues that the key appeal lies in  strong, high quality storytelling  that has already proven success...

Media Magazine -  A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past Media Magazine 73 has a feature exploring Deutschland 83 as a postmodern media product. Read ‘Deutschland 83 - A Postmodern Reimagining of the Past’ in MM73  (p18). You'll  find our Media Magazine archive here  - remember you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. Answer the following questions: 1) What were the classic media representations of the Cold War?  As the  stereotypical binary opposition  of good vs evil. 2) Why does Deutschland 83 provide a particularly good example for postmodern analysis?  It uses moments of history as  aesthetics . 3) Pick out some of the aspects of the opening of episode 1 and explain why they are significant. The clip of Ronald Raegan playing in an East German office is  intertextual footage  which is significant to blur the lines between fiction and reality. Martin carrying out his army work like normal relates to  Todoro...

Work through the following tasks to build a detailed case study for   Deutschland 83 . This will give you plenty of background information to use in an exam question. Remember, for this CSP the question could be on any of the key concepts: language, industries, audiences or representations. Introduction: Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of  Deutschland 83  in the reviews. Yet by the time the last episode was shown in Germany last December, it had shed half its starting audience, with only 1.72m viewers. Not quite “the flop of the year”, as Bild called it, but underwhelming nonetheless. S uccessfully it employed by  This Is England , the Wingers are developing a sequel set in 86, followed by a conclusive series in 89, when the Wall came down. 2) Why does the sec...