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In The Red (TV Series)
''In the Red'' is a three-part BBC Two black comedy-crime drama 1998 series featuring Warren Clarke as BBC Reporter George Cragge and Alun Armstrong as Superintendent (police), Police Superintendent Frank Jefferson, investigating a series of murders of London bank managers, a small political party contesting a by-election, and a plan to overthrow the Director-General of the BBC. The series was adapted by Malcolm Bradbury from Mark Tavener's In the Red (novel), novel of the same name (Hutchinson (publisher), Hutchinson, 1989), which had been inspired by the writer's early experiences working for the BBC and the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party. Following the conclusion of the series, the characters of Charles Prentis, played by Stephen Fry, and Martin McCabe, played by John Bird (actor), John Bird, who also appeared in In the Red (radio series), the radio adaptation of the book (BBC Two, 1995-1999), were featured in their own spin-off series ''Absolute Power (comedy), Absolute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereophonic Sound
Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration of two loudspeakers (or stereo headphones) in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing. Because the multi-dimensional perspective is the crucial aspect, the term ''stereophonic'' also applies to systems with more than two channels or speakers such as quadraphonic and surround sound. Binaural sound systems are also ''stereophonic''. Stereo sound has been in common use since the 1970s in entertainment media such as broadcast radio, recorded music, television, video cameras, cinema, computer audio, and internet. Etymology The word ''stereophonic'' derives from the Greek (''stereós'', "firm, solid") + (''phōnḗ'', "sound, tone, voice") and it was coined in 1927 by Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
