ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores the earliest historical discussions about the invention of cinema and its effects on History, beginning with Matuszewski's 1898 article and tracing a variety of publications through to 1949. It includes early contributions from Britain and Australia from different historical and educational institutions. The book focuses on the effect of the resumption of television broadcasting in the UK at the end of the Second World War, and its eventual spread throughout the world. It analyses the significant effect television had on historical interest in film, including the groundbreaking television work of British historian A. J. P. Taylor. The book explores the shift from a Screened History dominated by Britain and Europe in the 1970s, through the rise to prominence of American historical interest in film and television.
