Radio critics and popular culture : a history of British radio criticism / Paul Rixon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rixon, Paul, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio broadcasting--Great Britain--History.

Radio broadcasting.

Radio broadcasting, British.

Great Britain.

History.

Radio broadcasting, British--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

ix, 212 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

Radio still remains an important form of media, with millions listening to it daily. It has been reborn for the digital era, and is an area where there is great interest in its development, role and form. Attempting to fill the gap in research on British radio criticism, this volume explores that development and role of radio criticism in the discourse around radio in Britain from its birth in the 1920s up to present day. Using a historical approach to explore how, as radio emerged, the press provided coverage which helped shape and reflect radio's position in popular culture, Paul Rixon delivers an interesting and engaging exploration that provides a cultural perspective on radio, with a specific focus on newspaper criticism--back cover.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Approaching the Study of Radio Critics and Radio Criticism

3. Radio in Britain in the 1920s: Narratives of Spectacle and Concern

4. Rise of a Medium: Arrival of the Radio Critic

5. The Critic, Newspaper Radio Criticism and the Heyday of Radio

6. From the Swinging Sixties to Thatcherism: The Decline of Radio Coverage

7. The Digital Age: The Press, Radio, Radio Critics and the Public

8. Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1137553863

9781137553867

OCLC:

1018202185