Biographies
Knowledge is Power,
My Life on Coronation Street, Ken Morley 1857821521
Arthur Lowe - A Life,
Stephen Lowe 1854592793
Arthur Lowe - Dad's Memory, Stephen Lowe 0753501708
All My Burning Bridges, Pat Phoenix, 0352398396
Johnny Briggs, the
Autobiography; Johnny Briggs; 1857822064
How to Live the Life of Riley, Jack
Duckworth
Ken and Me,William Roache, 0745176879
Ken and Me (different
ISBN), William Roache, 0671850857
Secrets of the Street: Life as Ivy
Tilsley, Lynne Perrie, 1857820983
The Importance of Being Percy, Bill
Waddington, 1852831928
The Life and Loves of Elsie Tanner, Daran Little,
1852831774
The Ogdens of Number 13, Daran Little, 1852831782
The Other
Side of the Street, Jean Alexander, 0745113230
The Street where I live,
H.V.Kershaw, 0246117346
It's Not A Rehearsal: The Autobiography: Amanda
Barrie (Published by Headline, London, 2000
ARE THERE ANY ACADEMIC REFERENCES RELATING TO CORONATION STREET?
Books:
Dyer, Richard. "Coronation Street", BFI Monograph No. 13, London, 1981. ISBN: 85170 110 8 (Collection of essays on realism and convention, ideology, representation, narrative etc.).
Geraghty, Christine. "Women and Soap Opera", Polity Press, London, 1991. ISBN: 07456 05680 (A fascinating book, excellent reading for anyone interested in how women are represented in popular television drama. Examination of various soap operas. Whilst not exclusively concentrated on Coronation Street, the programme is analysed extensively along with Eastenders, Crossroads, Dallas and Dynasty).
Articles, Chapters etc in books
ARTICLE: Audience Reception: The Role of the Viewer in Retelling Romantic Drama AUTHOR: Livingstone, Sonia M. IN: London School Economics & Political Science, WC2A 2AE England PB: Chapter in MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY, Curran, James, & Gurevitch, Michael [Eds], London, England: Edward Arnold, 1991, pp 285-306. IB: 034051759X
CHAPTER: Soap Opera and Women AUTHOR: Richard Dyer, Terry Lovell, Jean McCrindle FROM: Edinburgh International Television Festival 1977 - Official Programme (Broadcast, 1977) IN: Studying Culture: an introductory reader. Eds. Ann Gray, Jim McGuigan, Edward Arnold, 1993, pages 35-41.
ARTICLE: Language about Women and Men: An Example from Popular Culture AUTHOR: Weatherall,-Ann IN: Victoria U, Wellington New Zealand SO: Journal-of-Language-and-Social-Psychology; 1996, 15, 1, Mar, 59-75. JN: Journal-of-Language-and-Social-Psychology IS: 0261-927X
ARTICLE: Interpreting a Television Narrative: How Different Viewers See a Story AUTHOR: Livingstone,-Sonia-M. IN: Dept Social Psychology London School Economics & Political Science, Aldwych WC2A 2AE England SO: Journal-of-Communication; 1990, 40, 1, winter, 72-85. JN: Journal-of-Communication
ARTICLE: Realism, Naturalism and Television Soap Opera AUTHOR: Longhurst,-Brian IN: Dept Social Policy & Social Work U Edinburgh, EH8 9YL Scotland SO: Theory,-Culture-and-Society; 1987, 4, 4, Nov, 633-649. JN: Theory,-Culture-&-Society IS: 0263-2764
ARTICLE: Crime hits 'the street'. AUTHOR: D. A. Wisemore Police Review 97 (14 Apr 89), p.756-7. ISSN: 03091414
ABSTRACT: Draws lessons in jurisprudence from popular television series such as Coronation Street.
ARTICLE: From the Soap Queen to the Aga-Saga: different discursive frameworks of familial feminity in contemporary women's genres. AUTHOR: Liladhar, J. (2000) in Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 9, No. 1 pp.5-12. (This is a great one, a personal favourite of mine, perfect for deconstructing the Bet Lynch stereotype)
WHAT DO THEY MEAN WHEN THEY SAY... ?
ANSWERS TO THOSE TRULY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What's a ginnel ?
It's a narrow
passage or lane between terraced houses
Why did Jim McDonald
call Alec Gilroy "Sandy" ?
Sandy is short for Alexander
Why did Fred Elliot
ask for a "Scotch and threat" in the Rovers ?
He's asking for his whisky
with just the slightest hint (a threat) of water
What and where is the
Red Rec?
The Red Rec is short for the "Red Recreation Ground". Recreation
grounds can be anything from a bit of tarmac with a children's play area (a few
swings, roundabout, helter skelter, etc) through to huge grassed areas where
football (soccer) pitches are marked out. In the case of the Weatherfield Red
Rec, the 'Red' comes from the surface which is either red shale or crushed
bricks packed down very tightly - but there is also a large grassed and woodland
park area.
What was the name of Minnie Caldwell's cat?
Bobby
WHERE HAS THIS ACTOR, ACTRESS, CHARACTER GOT TO ?
First, try looking at the actor and character indexes of the corrie.net website.
There may also be gossip in the Weatherfield Recorder pages of corrie.net.
If they don't help try ratucs - the rec.arts.tv.uk.coronation-st newsgroup. Someone there is normally able to help - with any kind of Corrie query!
HOW CAN I CONTACT THE CORONATION STREET OFFICE AT GRANADA TELEVISION?
The contact details for Granada Media Manchester
are available on the Granada
Media website
Compiled by Glenda Young Please email me with changes and updates to this FAQ, thanks!
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