AMC's episodic drama Mad Men has become a cultural phenomenon, detailing America's preoccupation with commercialism and image in the Camelot of 1960s Kennedy-era America, while self-consciously exploring current preoccupations. The 12 critical essays in this collection offer a broad, interdisciplinary approach to this highly relevant television show, examining Mad Men as a cultural barometer for contemporary concerns with consumerism, capitalism and sexism. Topics include New Historicist parallels between the 1960s and the present day, psychoanalytical approaches to the show, the self as commodity, and the "Age of Camelot" as an "Age of Anxiety," among others. A detailed cast list and episode guide are included.

Bobby Bognar travels America deconstructing our favorite meals, revealing the hidden world behind every bite, uncovering surprising history and seeing first-hand how ingredients from around the globe come together to make the meals we love. Doesn't matter if you like cheeseburgers, burritos or Chinese take-out, Bobby will tell you everything you could ever want to know about your fave foods. Food Tech is a television series on the History Channel, about the making of foods, from the farming to the processing of the food. It is hosted by Bobby Bognar. Each episode focuses on the various parts of different types or styles of meals, such as Mexican food, breakfast and hotel buffets.

This title helps you become a MasterChef in your own kitchen. Impress your friends and family with "MasterChef at Home," the fantastic follow-up to "The MasterChef Cookbook." With over 200 recipes from the three 2010 series, as well as nine complete menus from the winners, and top tips on how to present your food, for a real show-stopping feast. "MasterChef" is an incredibly popular BBC1 show with over 7.8 million viewers tuning in for the finale in 2010. All the techniques for preparation, cooking and presentation are demonstrated in step-by-steps. To make "MasterChef at Home" a true companion to the series, judges John Torode and Michel Roux offer handy hints, and MasterTips throughout to demonstrate the best flavour combinations and how to make the most of unusual ingredients. "MasterChef at Home" is the perfect addition to the kitchen of any budding MasterChef.

Cut a scene from the USA Network television series Monk, create a promo for Seaworld?s Belief documentary, and master filters and effects as you edit a segment of BBC Motion Gallery's Living Colour documentary. Completely revised for Final Cut Pro 6 and featuring all-new footage, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide provides a strong foundation in all aspects of video editing.

WKRP in Cincinnati is an American situation comedy television series that featured the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI (AM) in Atlanta. The ensemble cast consisted of Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Jan Smithers, Richard Sanders and Frank Bonner.

Africa is a 2013 television series co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and the Discovery Channel. It focuses on wildlife and wild habitats in Africa, and has been four years in the making.

An Idiot Abroad is a British travel documentary television series broadcast on Sky1, as well as spin-off books published by Canongate Books, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and starring Karl Pilkington. The ongoing theme of both the television series and the books is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel, so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they themselves stay in England and monitor his progress.

Africa is a 2013 television series co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and the Discovery Channel. It focuses on wildlife and wild habitats in Africa, and has been four years in the making.

Who Do You Think You Are is an interesting spin-off magazine from the popular BBC television series which charts and documents celebrities family history. As well as combining with the characters on the show, Who Do You Think You Are magazine also gives the reader helpful ideas and methods on how to go about tracing your own family roots through genealogy. It is at the moment Britain’s best selling family history magazine.

Defiance is the first multi-platform online 3rd person shooter which, in a ground-breaking entertainment experience, interconnects with a global television series on Syfy, cables premier imagination based entertainment channel. The game is being developed by Trion Worlds for the PC, Xbox 360r video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStationr3 computer entertainment system.

Hetti Perkins presents art + soul, a powerful and emotionally engaging television series about contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, and the artists who create it. An Eastern Arrernte and Kalkadoon desert woman, Hetti is senior curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, daughter of political activist Charles Perkins and sister of filmmaker Rachel Perkins (First Australians, Bran Nue Dae).With great generosity, she shares her extraordinary knowledge of Aboriginal art, visiting the homes and studios of artists in remote desert communities, the tropical top end, and in urban environments. She also brings personal anecdotes to the fore, recalling her family’s own story, and her father’s legacy: "Art for me is a way for our people to share stories and allow a wider community to understand our history and us as a people."Past and present, tradition and modernity, the imagination and individual experiences of artists, converge. Art + Soul views Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art through a political prism, which allows for a richer appreciation of the artworks? And thereby of Aboriginal Australia and the life forces that underpin it. The series celebrates the survival and resilience of a whole culture.

Defiance is the first multi-platform online 3rd person shooter which, in a ground-breaking entertainment experience, interconnects with a global television series on Syfy, cables premier imagination based entertainment channel. The game is being developed by Trion Worlds for the PC, Xbox 360r video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStationr3 computer entertainment system.

Hetti Perkins presents art + soul, a powerful and emotionally engaging television series about contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, and the artists who create it. An Eastern Arrernte and Kalkadoon desert woman, Hetti is senior curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, daughter of political activist Charles Perkins and sister of filmmaker Rachel Perkins (First Australians, Bran Nue Dae).With great generosity, she shares her extraordinary knowledge of Aboriginal art, visiting the homes and studios of artists in remote desert communities, the tropical top end, and in urban environments. She also brings personal anecdotes to the fore, recalling her family’s own story, and her father’s legacy: "Art for me is a way for our people to share stories and allow a wider community to understand our history and us as a people."Past and present, tradition and modernity, the imagination and individual experiences of artists, converge. Art + Soul views Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art through a political prism, which allows for a richer appreciation of the artworks? And thereby of Aboriginal Australia and the life forces that underpin it. The series celebrates the survival and resilience of a whole culture.

The critically acclaimed British television series "Call the Midwife," written by Heidi Thomas of "Upstairs Downstairs" fame, was the highest rated new drama launch in the history of the BBC. Now its poised to take American audiences by storm when it premiers on PBS in Fall 2012. Call the Midwife, the book, is the official companion of the TV phenomenon, featuring behind-the-scenes photographs, interviews, stories, and more. "Downton Abbey" fans, get ready for the next monster hit from across the pond.

Submerge yourself into the Blue Realm! This natural history television series is about amazing creatures of the sea. Utilizing superb High-Definition imagery, engaging stories, and leading marine scientists the series takes viewers on extraordinary journeys of discovery! Danny Mauro has developed and filmed over 100 programs about the marine environment. He began production of his first High-Definition series in 2003, The Blue Realm. The eight-part series began airing in 2004 on Discovery HD Theater, Discovery Canada, Discovery International HD and National Geographic International. The Shark Divers - Sharks are BIG business in adrenaline eco-tourism. And some thrill seekers deliberately pursue close encounters with deadly sharks - without the protection of a cage. The bigger and more dangerous the shark, the better. But have we taken this risky sport too far? Shark Business - Shark Business unravels some of the mysteries surrounding sharks with controversial behaviorist Dr. Erich Ritter. Youll witness divers testing the limits of shark-human interaction outside of cages with dangerous sharks such as lemon, bull and even Great White sharks! Whale Sharks: Gentle Giants - Whale Sharks: Gentle Giants introduces us to this amazing creature through scientists who are racing against time to save the species. Utilizing space-age technology from NASA and the Hubble Telescope, researchers are able to identify, catalogue and track individual sharks. Giants of San Benedicto - You ll travel to the remote Socorro Islands off Mexicos Pacific coast and see breath-taking encounters with enormous manta rays. Youre sure to love these majestic giants as you see how they invite human contact, and encourage certain divers to ride them. The film crew also travels to the Bahamas to visit Bubbles, a fifteen foot Manta in the worlds largest aquarium, and witness her release back into the ocean.

Who Do You Think You Are is an interesting spin-off magazine from the popular BBC television series which charts and documents celebrities family history. As well as combining with the characters on the show, Who Do You Think You Are magazine also gives the reader helpful ideas and methods on how to go about tracing your own family roots through genealogy. It is at the moment Britain’s best selling family history magazine.