04441nam 2200673 450 991045953270332120200520144314.01-4426-8743-610.3138/9781442687431(CKB)2670000000029932(OCoLC)647920670(CaPaEBR)ebrary10382148(SSID)ssj0000431865(PQKBManifestationID)11296562(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431865(PQKBWorkID)10477196(PQKB)10151902(CaPaEBR)430732(CaBNvSL)slc00224277(MiAaPQ)EBC3268362(MiAaPQ)EBC4672543(DE-B1597)465314(OCoLC)1013942028(OCoLC)946712756(DE-B1597)9781442687431(Au-PeEL)EBL4672543(CaPaEBR)ebr11258209(OCoLC)958516385(EXLCZ)99267000000002993220160923h20092009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBernard Shaw and the BBC /L.W. ConollyToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2009.©20091 online resource (325 p.) 0-8020-8920-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Chronology of Bernard Shaw and the BBC -- Abbreviations -- 1. In the Beginning, 1923-1928 -- 2. Saint Joan, 1929 -- 3. 'Saying Nice Things Is Not My Business': Shaw Talks, 1929-1937 -- 4. 'Radiogenic Shaw': Broadcast Plays, 1929-1939 -- 5. 'GBS Has Been Very Kindly Disposed': Pre-War Television -- 6. 'I Won't Have That Man on the Air': The War Years -- 7. Television Returns, 1946-1950 -- 8. Radio Finale, 1945-1950 -- 9. Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Shaw's Broadcast Plays and Talks, 1923-1950 -- Appendix 2. Texts of Selected Shaw Broadcasts -- Appendix 3. German Wartime Propaganda Broadcasts about Shaw, 1940 -- Appendix 4. BBC Obituaries of Shaw -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexGeorge Bernard Shaw's frequently stormy but always creative relationship with the British Broadcasting Corporation was in large part responsible for making him a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. From the founding of the BBC in 1922 to his death in 1950, Shaw supported the BBC by participating in debates, giving talks, permitting radio and television broadcasts of many of his plays - even advising on pronunciation questions. Here, for the first time, Leonard Conolly illuminates the often grudging, though usually mutually beneficial, relationship between two of the twentieth century's cultural giants. Drawing on extensive archival materials held in England, the United States, and Canada, Bernard Shaw and the BBC presents a vivid portrait of many contentious issues negotiated between Shaw and the public broadcaster. This is a fascinating study of how controversial works were first performed in both radio and television's infancies. It details debates about freedom of speech, the editing of plays for broadcast, and the protection of authors' rights to control and profit from works performed for radio and television broadcasts. Conolly also scrutinizes Second World War-era censorship, when the British government banned Shaw from making any broadcasts that questioned British policies or strategies. Rich in detail and brimming with Shaw's irrepressible wit, this book also provides links to online appendices of Shaw's broadcasts for the BBC, texts of Shaw's major BBC talks, extracts from German wartime propaganda broadcasts about Shaw, and the BBC's obituaries for Shaw.Dramatists, Irish20th centuryBiographyRadio broadcastingGreat BritainHistoryRadio plays, EnglishHistory and criticismElectronic books.Dramatists, IrishRadio broadcastingHistory.Radio plays, EnglishHistory and criticism.822/.912Conolly L. W(Leonard W.),184337MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459532703321Bernard Shaw and the BBC2480332UNINA