Time on TV: Narrative Time, Time Travel and Time Travellers in Popular Television Culture

From early examples such as "Star Trek" & "Sapphire and Steel" to more contemporary shows including "Life on Mars" & "The Vampire Diaries," time has frequently been used as a device to allow programme makers to experiment stylistically & challenge established ways of thinking. Time on Television offers readers a range of exciting, accessible, yet intellectually rigorous essays that consider the many & varied ways in which telefantasy shows have explored this subject, providing the reader with a greater understanding of the importance of time to the success of genre on the small screen.    
Lorna Jowett is a reader in Television Studies at the University of Northampton. She is co-author of TV Horror: Investigating The Dark Side of the Small Screen (I.B.Tauris, 2013).
Kevin Lee Robinson lectures on scriptwriting & video production & is Creative Director for a media production company.
David Simmons is Senior Lecturer in Screen Studies & English at the University of Northampton, & has published extensively on American popular fiction & screen media.