This is a history of broadcasting, and of its impact on modern life
in Britain, from its origins in the 1920s to the outbreak of the
Second World War. At the opening of this period the BBC was a
private business. By its close it was an integral part of national
life, a source of information and entertainment for the bulk of the
population. In the course of the 1920s and 1930s the BBC was shaped
as a national service in the public interest, addressing all
sectors of society in all parts of the country. How that role
emerged is the central theme of this history.
In developing a programme service, the early broadcasters were
constrained by many factors, not least the influence of Government
and the political parties. Paddy Scannell's and David Cardiff's
account of the major areas of factual broadcasting, of news,
features, documentaries and talks, reveals how they responded to
these pressures and how they searched for styles of presentation
appropriate both to the subject and to the audience. This account
of the complex relations of broadcasting, politics, culture and the
people shows how, through the modern medium of radio, a society was
represented to itself. As such it offers a unique perspective on
the character of life in Britain, public and private, in the
inter-war years.
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