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The early years of television and the BBC / Jamie Medhurst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Medhurst, Jamie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- British Broadcasting Corporation--History--20th century.
- British Broadcasting Corporation.
- Television broadcasting--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Television broadcasting.
- Television--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Television.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 200 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- Gives a unique insight into British television between 1929-53. 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.
- Contents:
- Early television developments
- Enter the BBC
- From experiment to service: 1929-1932
- A service and two rivals: 1932-1935
- Preparing for the high-definition service
- The BBC Television service: 1936-1939.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Medhurst, Jamie The Early Years of Television and the BBC
- ISBN:
- 9781399504133
- 9781399504126
- OCLC:
- 1336053828
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