Lorna Jowett & Kevin Robinson 
Time on TV [PDF ebook] 
Narrative Time, Time Travel and Time Travellers in Popular Television Culture

From early examples such as
Star Trek and
Sapphire and Steel to more contemporary shows including
Life on Mars and
The Vampire Diaries, time has frequently been used as a device to allow programme makers to experiment stylistically and challenge established ways of thinking.
Time on TV provides a range of exciting, accessible, yet intellectually rigorous essays that consider the many and 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.