The A to Z of British Radio / / Sean Street

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826274603321
• Autore: Street Sean
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-52145-4; 9786612521454; 0-8108-7013-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Collana: A to Z guide series ; ; no. 64
• Disciplina: 384.540941; 791.440941
• Soggetti: Radio broadcasting - Great Britain - History; Radio - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Editor's Foreword; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: The A to Z of British Radio relates the history of this medium through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and several hundred cross-referenced dictionary entries on the BBC and other companies, many of the specific stations, the more memorable programs and those who wrote for or appeared on them, and the administrative and technical aspects. This quick reference tool's structure and ease of navigation will have scholars, students, radio industry professionals, journalists, and critics turning to it again and again.