Scripting empire : broadcasting, the BBC, and the Black Atlantic / James Procter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Procter, James, author.

Series:

Oxford mid-century studies.

Oxford Mid-Century Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Broadcasting Corporation--History.

British Broadcasting Corporation.

Radio authorship--Black authors.

Radio authorship.

Radio broadcasters--Great Britain.

Radio broadcasters.

Radio broadcasting--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Radio broadcasting.

Radio broadcasters--West Indies.

Radio broadcasters--Africa, West.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Broadcasting, the BBC, and the Black Atlantic

Broadcasting, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Black Atlantic

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

A volume on the literary and cultural history of West Indian and West African writing at the BBC. The volume covers over 40 different radio programmes which appeared within the 'Calling West Africa' and 'Calling West Indies' schedules between 1941 and 1965 and brings together a wide range of uncatalogued archive materials.

Contents:

Introduction: London Calling

1 Lyric

2 Voice

3 Echo

4 The Short Space

5 Local Colour

Postscript: Beyond a Boundary.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

0-19-889425-2

0-19-199737-4

0-19-889424-4