- Factual television
Factual Television is a genre of
television programming which documents actual events and people. These type of programs are also described as documentaries, observational documentaries, fly on the wall,docudrama andreality television . Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the term "factual television" has most commonly been used to describe programs produced in recent years. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AQA2donz_XgC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=factual+television&source=web&ots=M4yw-UTFNA&sig=xV4unujS2ALoml-fNcN-hq-YVAI&hl=en] [ [http://www.bfi.org.uk/features/tv/100/articles/factual.html BFI | Features | The BFI TV 100 | Factual programmes commentary ] ]Programs
Television programs in this genre include COPS and
Rescue 911 from theUnited States , Airport fromGreat Britain , andBondi Rescue from Australia andMotorway Patrol fromNew Zealand .Awards
'Best Factual Series' has been a category at the
British Academy Television Awards for quite some time. 'Most Popular Factual Series' and 'Most Outstanding Factual Series' were new categories introduced to theAustralia nLogie Awards in 2008 to cover this genre.ee also
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List of Australian television series#Factual
*Docudrama
*Documentary film
*Fly on the Wall
*Reality television References
External links
* [http://www.tvfactual.co.uk/ Factual Programmes]
* [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AQA2donz_XgC&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&dq=factual+television&source=web&ots=M4yw-UTFNA&sig=xV4unujS2ALoml-fNcN-hq-YVAI&hl=en Google Books] - Factual TV: tabloid TV?
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