Making a Noise - Getting It Right, Getting It Wrong in Life, Arts and Broadcasting (Hardcover)

In almost sixty years of professional life, John Tusa has fought for and sometimes against the major arts and political institutions in the country. A distinguished journalist, broadcaster and leader of arts organisations, he has stood up publicly for the independence of the BBC, the need for public funding of the arts and for the integrity of universities. He has made enemies in the process. From the battles to create the ground-breaking Newsnight in 1979, to six years of defending the BBC World Service from political interference, Tusa's account is etched with candour. His account of two years of internecine warfare at the top of the BBC under the Chairman, 'Dukey' Hussey will go down as a major contribution to BBC history. His recollections of a hilarious and petty-minded few months as head of a Cambridge college will be read as a case study of the absurdities of academic life; while running the rejected and maligned Barbican Centre, Tusa led its recovery into the major cultural centre that it is today. Often based on personal diaries, Making a Noise is a fearless and entertaining memoir of life at the top of the arts and broadcasting.

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	John Tusa
Dimensions:	243 x 165 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-4746-0708-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Television Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Press & journalism Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	1-4746-0708-X
Barcode:	9781474607087

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