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This comprehensive narrative history examines the BBC Radio Variety Department from 1922 to 1967, tracing the evolution of the organisation's most popular programming across nearly five decades. Martin Dibbs explores the inner workings, creative tensions, and institutional policies that shaped the Department's output, revealing how programmes became embedded in the daily and weekly routines of millions of listeners. The book investigates pivotal personalities, landmark programmes, and the shifting landscape of popular entertainment, whilst examining the complex interplay of censorship policies and anti-American sentiment that influenced production decisions. Part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media series, this work offers scholars, media historians, and broadcasting enthusiasts a detailed account of how the Variety Department functioned as the creative engine driving BBC Radio's cultural impact during the mid-twentieth century.

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Martin Dibbs provides a chronological narrative of the BBC Radio Variety Department spanning 45 years from 1922 to 1967.

The book examines internal politics, key personnel, and landmark programmes that shaped British radio entertainment history.

Explores how BBC policies on censorship and anti-American sentiment directly affected the Variety Department's programme-making decisions.

Published by Palgrave Macmillan as part of the Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media academic series.

Reveals how Variety Department programmes became cultural markers in the daily lives of millions of British listeners.

Investigates trends in popular music and comedy broadcasting, documenting the Department's role in the BBC's audience dominance.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
25 September 2018
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07 June 2018

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