A documentary is documenting something that has actually happened. The purpose being to provide the audience with an insight into a topic they may not know about. Documentaries inform and can educate an audience about a topic. This must be done in an entertaining way, to sustain the interest of the audience. John G Pierson coined the term 'documentary' in 1926.
Entertainment is more important today due to the range of new programmes and the choice of channels today; due to audience fragmentation. There are specific channels used for documentaries e.g. 'The History channel' and 'Blighty', which are examples of narrowcasting.
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