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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808619003321

Autore

Hendy David

Titolo

Life on air : a history of Radio Four / / David Hendy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-383-03871-6

1-281-16402-X

9786611164027

0-19-153026-3

1-4356-0705-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (549 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online.

Disciplina

384.540941

Soggetti

Radio broadcasting - Social aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [476]-488) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Plates; A Note on Terminology; Introduction; PART I. REFORMATION: C.1963-1976; PART II. COUNTER-REFORMATION: C.1976-1983; PART III. LISTENER POWER: C.1983-1997; Epilogue: 1997 and Since; Timeline of Personnel; Timeline of Key Events; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Radio Four has been described as 'the greatest broadcasting channel in the world', 'the heartbeat of the BBC', a cultural icon of Britishness. From its birth in 1967, Hendy explores its struggle to justify itself in a television age amid passionate disputes with its fiercely loyal listeners.