Stairways to Heaven : Rebuilding the British Film Industry

Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: The Downing Street Summit -- 1. Back to the 1980s -- 2. The Video Revolution -- 3. PolyGram Forever -- 4. The Working Title Magic -- 5. The Great British Lotto Bonanza -- 6. The Life and Death of the Film Council -- 7. Potter Gold -- 8. The Name Is Still Bond -- 9. An Uneasy Partnership - British Film and TV -- 10. A Taxing Business -- 11. Flying the Flag - Marketing Britain on Screen -- 12. Stepping Up -- Appendix: The highest-grossing British films of all time in UK cinemas -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.