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Hilda Matheson - A Life of Secrets and Broadcasts
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Hilda Matheson - A Life of Secrets and Broadcasts
Series: Handheld Biographies
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Loot Price R379
Discovery Miles 3 790
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Vita Sackville-West was infatuated with her. Virginia
Woolf hated her. Sir John Reith resented her but couldn’t
do without her skills: she transformed the BBC into a
broadcaster for the people. Lady Astor was her close
friend, making a way for her into the heart of Britain’s
political, cultural and intellectual aristocracy. Hilda
Matheson was one of the most important women behind the
scenes in Britain’s public life between the wars and an
influential networker between feminist, media and political powers.
She packed more into her short life than most people would even
think possible. Every challenge was accepted, and she lived her
life to the full. Hilda worked for MI6 in the First World War, then
became Lady Astor’s political secretary, the first woman MP
to take her seat in the House of Commons. Poached by Sir John
Reith, Hilda moved to the BBC to become the first Talks Director
for the fledgling BBC, but Reith turned against her liberalising
energies, and Hilda resigned rather than compromise her principles.
Selected to lead a monumental survey of African economics and
natural resources Hilda laid the groundwork for the move away from
British colonialism. At the beginning of the Second World War she
was put in charge of a new propaganda unit to tell
Britain’s story to its allies and enemies alike through
recordings, images and books. Having suffered all her life
from Graves’ disease, which afflicted her with the
phenomenal energy levels she needed to tackle the huge tasks in her
career, Hilda died during a routine operation in 1940, aged 52. The
life of Hilda Matheson is told by her first
biographer Michael Carney and by BBC producer Kate Murphy.
This passionate, loving woman has finally been the given the
memorial her energies and achievements deserve. Her letters to Vita
Sackville-West and the Astor papers form the heart of her story,
revealing her candid and devoted nature.
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Imprint: |
Hand Held Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Handheld Biographies |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Michael Carney
• Kate Murphy
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Dimensions: |
15mm (H) |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-912766-72-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-912766-72-8 |
Barcode: |
9781912766727 |
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