The first thirty years, 1960-1990
This thesis documents the emergence and development of New Zealand television drama production in the first three decades of the medium. More generally, it provides a case study of television drama production in a small country in which there has been a constant push-and-pull between cultural, economic, political and technological forces. Despite its 30-year tradition and many creative achievements, the genre has never been documented in detail. Accordingly, the thesis required much primary research to locate and list the dramas and to interview key writers, producers, directors, programmers and administrators
(ResearchSpace@Auckland, 1999)
