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The Early Years of Television and the BBC

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jamie MedhurstPublish date:2024-02-12Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399504119ISBN-10:1399504118UPC:9781399504119Book Category:History, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Europe, TelevisionBook Topic:Great Britain, History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SC580FHMCQ

The British journalist C. P. Scott once said of television, 'Not a nice word. Greek and Latin mixed. Clumsy.' From its earliest days, when people began to discover ways of 'seeing at a distance' through to the multi-platform media environment of today, television has shown itself to be a resilient and adaptable method of communication.
Based on detailed archival research, The Early Years of Television and the BBC explores the relationship between the BBC and television from the mid-1920s through to the outbreak of the Second World War. Jamie Medhurst provides an account of the oft-forgotten 30-line television service (1932-5) and re-evaluates the belief that Sir John Reith, the Corporation's Director-General until 1938, would have nothing to do with television.


Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781399504119ISBN-10:1399504118UPC:9781399504119Book Category:History, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Europe, TelevisionBook Topic:Great Britain, History & CriticismSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SC580FHMCQ
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

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Jamie Medhurst

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