Table of Contents

Preface. Part 1. The Phenomenon of Broadcasting Chapter 1. The Birth Of Radio Chapter 2. The BBC: From Private Company To National Institution Chapter 3. Keeping The Sabbath, Waging A War And Building A Pyramid Chapter 4. The Golden Age Of Radio And The Rise Of Television Chapter 5. Television: The First Years Of Competition Chapter 6. Pilkington And After Chapter 7. The Rise And Fall Of Radio Chapter 8. Television And Its Social Effects Chapter 9. A Growth Of Sights And Sounds Part 2. The Rise Of The Active Audience Chapter 10. Cables, Dishes And Deregulation Chapter 11. And Now The Nineties Part 3 From Broadcasting To Multimedia Bibliography Index

About the Author

Andrew Crisell lectures in Media and Communication at the University of Sunderland. He is the author of Understanding Radio. He has also written on aspects of television history and cultural genre and has worked as a producer in local and community radio, making educational features and entertainment programmes.