Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department - Palgrave Macmillan - Image 1

£59.84

MACMILLAN Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department - Palgrave Macmillan

Name: Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department - Palgrave Macmillan
Brand: MACMILLAN
Price: 59.24 GBP
Availability: InStock

Performing Arts

Price History & Forecast

Last 38 days • 38 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 38 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £60 (23 days, 60.5%)

Price range: £59 - £60

Price levels: 2 different prices over 38 days

Description

Explore the history of British broadcasting with Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department, 1922-67. This book offers a narrative history of the BBC Radio Variety Department, following a chronological path to explain how this specific department became the source of the organization's largest audiences. Author Martin Dibbs examines the inner workings and tensions that shaped the department. The text provides a look at key events, famous personalities, and various programmes that defined an era. Readers will gain an understanding of the internal politics and trends in popular entertainment that influenced the airwaves. This study also covers the impact of BBC policies, including censorship and anti-American policy, on programme-making. By looking at how these factors affected the department, the book shows how these broadcasts became significant markers in the daily and weekly lives of millions of listeners.

Key Features

Chronological narrative history covering the years 1922 to 1967 for a complete era overview.

Detailed look at the BBC Radio Variety Department and its role in creating massive audiences.

In-depth examination of internal politics, departmental tensions, and various BBC policies.

Analysis of how censorship and anti-American policy influenced popular radio programming.

Insights into the key personalities and programmes that shaped popular entertainment trends.

Exploration of how radio broadcasts became essential parts of daily life for millions.

Product Specifications

Brand: MACMILLAN
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 3319956086
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Performing Arts
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 25 September 2018
Listed Since: 07 June 2018

Barcode

No barcode data available

MACMILLAN Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department - Palgrave Macmillan

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Radio Critics and Popular Culture: A History of British Radio Criticism

Radio's Legacy in Popular Culture: The Sounds of British Broadcasting over the Decades

From Analogue to Digital Radio: Competition and Cooperation in the UK Radio Industry

Wireless Internationalism and Distant Listening: Britain, Propaganda, and the Invention of Global Radio, 1920-1939

The Oxford Handbook of Radio and Podcasting (Oxford Handbooks)

The Radio Hobby, Private Associations, and the Challenge of Modernity in Germany (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology)

Cinema and Radio in Britain and America, 1920–60 (Studies in Popular Culture)

Mass Media, Culture and Society in Twentieth-Century Germany (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)

Classical Music Radio in the United Kingdom, 1945–1995

Early 70s Radio: The American Format Revolution

Radio Modernism: Literature, Ethics, and the BBC, 1922–1938

Defining the Discographic Self: Desert Island Discs in Context: 211 (Proceedings of the British Academy)

The British Sitcom Spinoff Film

This Is the American Forces Network: The Anglo-American Battle of the Air Waves in World War II

The BBC and National Identity in Britain, 1922–53 (Studies in Popular Culture)

Early Radio: An Anthology of European Texts and Translations

Popular Music And Television In Britain (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series)

Cambridge University Press - The BBC & Ultra-Modern Music

The Development of Popular Music Function in Film: From the Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll to the Death of Disco (Palgrave Studies in Audio-Visual Culture)

Popular Music And Television In Britain (Ashgate Popular and Folk Music)

Routledge - No News is Bad News: Radio, TV and the Public

No News is Bad News: Radio, Television and the Public

Mockumentary Comedy: Performing Authenticity (Palgrave Studies in Comedy)

The Bbc's 'Irish Troubles': Television, Conflict and Northern Ireland