ABSTRACT
An Introductory History of British Broadcasting is a concise and accessible history of British radio and television. It begins with the birth of radio at the beginning of the twentieth century and discusses key moments in media history, from the first wireless broadcast in 1920 through to recent developments in digital broadcasting and the internet.
Distinguishing broadcasting from other kinds of mass media, and evaluating the way in which audiences have experienced the medium, Andrew Crisell considers the nature and evolution of broadcasting, the growth of broadcasting institutions and the relation of broadcasting to a wider political and social context. This fully updated and expanded second edition includes:
*the latest developments in digital broadcasting and the internet
*broadcasting in a multimedia era and its prospects for the future
*the concept of public service broadcasting and its changing role in an era of interactivity, multiple channels and pay per view
*an evaluation of recent political pressures on the BBC and ITV duopoly
*a timeline of key broadcasting events and annotated advice on further reading.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |210 pages
The Phenomenon of Broadcasting
chapter |14 pages
The birth of radio
chapter |22 pages
The BBC: from private company to national institution
chapter |23 pages
Keeping the sabbath, waging a war and building a pyramid
chapter |15 pages
The golden age of radio and the rise of television
chapter |22 pages
Television: the first years of competition
chapter |24 pages
Pilkington and after
chapter |16 pages
The fall and rise of radio
chapter |19 pages
Modern television (1): some characteristics and tendencies
chapter |21 pages
Modern television (2): social impacts and influences
chapter |18 pages
A growth of sights and sounds
part |61 pages
The rise of the active audience
chapter |23 pages
Cables, dishes and government: the duopoly under threat
chapter |19 pages
The last age of analogue
chapter |10 pages
The Dawn of the Digital Era
part |20 pages
From broadcasting to multimedia