Television representations of the neighbourhood, nostalgia, and cultural memory

Abstract

The theme of neighborhood was from an early stage the basis for the development of scripts on
the Greek ΤV. Focusing on a weekly series produced by the Greek Public Broadcasting
Cooperation (ERT), this article will attempt to highlight the ways in which Greek television
remembers the recent post-junta past. What historical events become part of the TV plot and
character development? Is nostalgia part of the cultural memory that forms a common ground
for the formation of a television audience, and what elements generate it? How does the
transnational circulation of television series and market produce TV neighborhoods beyond
borders?