Bodyline, a fictionalised television miniseries based on the " Bodyline " Ashes series of 1932 – 33, screened in Australia in 1984, to significant public interest and critical acclaim.

In Britain rhyming slang had a resurgence of popular interest beginning in the 1970s resulting from its use in a number of London-based television programmes such as Steptoe and Son, Mind Your Language, The Sweeney ( the title of which is itself rhyming slang —" Sweeney Todd " for " Flying Squad ", a rapid response unit of London ’ s Metropolitan Police ), Minder, Citizen Smith, Only Fools and Horses, and EastEnders.

Bradbury has stated that the novel is not about censorship, but a story about how television destroys interest in reading literature, which leads to a perception of knowledge as being composed of factoids, partial information devoid of context.

The film and television entertainment industry refers to the totality of fans devoted to a particular area of interest, whether organized or not, as the " fanbase ".

She took an interest in mitigating the emotional effects of the attacks on children, particularly the disturbing images repeatedly replayed on television.

This attention often generates greater interest in on-the-field activities, and hence generates sponsorship opportunities – the value of which is driven by television exposure.

"... when one looks at what's happened to television, there are so few shows that interest me.

Heightened interest results in higher attendance rates, increased ticket sales, higher ratings on television broadcasts ( which result in greater ad revenue ), higher pay-per-view buyrates, and sales of branded merchandise and recorded video footage.

Behind the scenes, the bookers in a company will place the title on the most accomplished performer, or those the bookers believe will generate fan interest in terms of event attendance and television viewership.

One shop said it was practically able to stay in business just by " making repairs on the electric meters burned out by the students of the city schools who were studying radio ," and all were optimistic about growing public interest in " two new kinds of radio: FM and television.

Science fiction television producers will sometimes end a season with a dramatic cliffhanger episode to attract viewer interest, but the short-term effect rarely influences financial partners.

In 1977, she once again co-starred as the love interest opposite Lance Kerwin in the television film James at 15.

In 1986, a screening of the entire Monkees television series by MTV led to renewed interest in the group, followed by a single (" That Was Then, This Is Now " reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U. S .), a 20th Anniversary Tour, a greatest hits album and a brand new LP, Pool It!

Costume history serves as a source of inspiration to current fashion designers, as well as a topic of professional interest to costumers constructing for plays, films, television, and historical reenactment.

The two first met on the set of Hanks's television show Bosom Buddies but later developed a romantic interest while working on the film Volunteers.

The television appearance renewed public interest in the production and extended its Broadway run.

The debut of the SpeedVision television network brought a resurgence of interest in sports car racing in the US, with the network originally showing a large amount of sports car racing and sports car related programming.

Influenced by his childhood interest in the social realism of 1960s " kitchen sink " television plays, Morrissey wrote about ordinary people and their experiences with despair, rejection and death.

Although she found herself a figure of international interest thanks to the popularity of the movie and television and media interviews, Aylward was mortified by her depiction in the film and the many liberties it took.

One issue of special interest to him was the further development of radio and television, while ensuring their independence from commercial interests.

* Harvey Kinkle, the love interest of the titular character on the live-action television series of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

The league had high ratings for the first few weeks, but initial interest waned and its ratings plunged to dismally low levels ( one of its games was the lowest-rated prime-time show in the history of American television ).

" He did not overeat or drink to excess, but his corpulence grew in his later years, decreasing his interest in military operations ; according to William, he " was excessively fat, with breasts like those of a woman hanging down to his waist.

` Abdu ’ l-Bahá also took an interest in the art of horse riding and, as he grew, became a renowned rider.

As the BBS phenomenon grew, so did the popularity of special interest boards.

Lancaster grew up in East Harlem and spent much of his time on the streets, where he developed great interest and skill in gymnastics while attending the DeWitt Clinton High School, where he was a basketball star.

Literary or lyrical ballads grew out of an increasing interest in the ballad form among social elites and intellectuals, particularly in the Romantic movement from the later 18th century.

As with comics zines, horror film fanzines grew from related interest within science fiction fan publications.

Soddy wrote that financial debts grew exponentially at compound interest but the real economy was based on exhaustible stocks of fossil fuels.

The IFW grew rapidly, especially by assimilating several pre-existing wargaming clubs, and aimed to promote interest in wargames of all periods and provided via its newsletters and societies a forum for wargamers to form local groups and share rules.

As Spain conquered new regions on the mainland of the Americas, its interest in Hispaniola waned, and the colony's population grew slowly.

Dahmer grew increasingly withdrawn and uncommunicative between the ages of 10 and 15, showing little interest in any hobbies or social interactions.

Particularly from Led Zeppelin III, they incorporated elements of mythology and mysticism into their music, which largely grew out of Plant's interest in legends and history.

In New England, the renewed interest in religion inspired a wave of social activism among Yankees ; Methodism grew rapidly and established several colleges, notably Boston University.

" By the late 19th century, interest in a " right to privacy " grew as a response to the growth of print media, especially newspapers.

In the 1820s and 1840s, the interest in Slovene language and folklore grew enormously, with numerous philologists collecting folk songs and advancing the first steps towards a standardization of the language.

During the 18th century, British interest and enthusiasm for Iceland and early Scandinavian culture grew dramatically, expressed in English translations of Old Norse texts, and original poems which extolled the supposed " Viking virtues ".

His interest in astronomy grew stronger after he made the acquaintance of the English Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne.

As academic interest grew, the dramatic increase in desktop computational power allowed for practical application of the new technique.

They attended the University of Marburg where historian and jurist Friedrich von Savigny spurred their interest in philology and Germanic studies — a field in which they are now considered pioneers — and at the same time developed a curiosity for folklore, which grew into a lifelong dedication to collecting German folk tales.

The interest in birdwatching grew in popularity in many parts of the world and it was realized that there was a possibility for amateurs to contribute to the professional biology.

It was not until Erik Smit's private 1652 expedition aboard the Fortuna proved successful that interest in the West Indies ' trade grew into consideration of a new Danish colony.

As the years passed, the interest from both sides grew and more people got involved.

This would greatly interest Aykroyd, who stated: " All that stuff was hanging around the old farmhouse I grew up in, so I was kind of steeped in it.

As public interest grew, car companies started to introduce special models or variants for rallying, such as the British Motor Corporation's highly successful Mini Cooper, introduced in 1962, and its successor the Mini Cooper S ( 1963 ), developed by the Cooper Car Company.

Black's other recent interest, which grew out of his polemics with Bookchin, is the relation of democracy to anarchism.