Rewind, Replay: Britain and the Video Boom, 1978-1992

by Johnny Walker

Book Overview

Rewind, Replay is the first history of Britain's video boom. It considers the earliest video distributors who, from the late 1970s, took chances on a wide range of films and other programmes to attract consumer interest. It also addresses the phenomenon of the video shop, the speed with which video rental became a habitual practice among the British public, and the key industry players who, at the height of a recession, invested wholesale...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474454488
• ISBN13: 9781474454483
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"