Table of Contents

Part 1 The formative years of broadcasting - 1922-1945: The BBCs early history and constitutional position; BBC local radio stations in Scotland and the advent of the regional scheme; the development of national and Scottish regional broadcasting; broadcasting during the war years, 1939-45. Part 2 The reorganization of broadcasting services and the end of the monopoly - 1945-1954: the post-war reorganization and development of BBC broadcasting; the Beveridge Report on broadcasting; the arrival of BBC television in Scotland, radio developments and constitutional changes; the BBCs monopoly of broadcasting and the coming of Independent Television. Part 3 Competition, consolidation, and expansion, 1955-1967: the BBC and ITV duopoly; the Pilkington Report on broadcasting; BBC television development in Scotland, and the origins, programme policy and influence of BBC 2; localized broadcasting and the influences of off-shore pirate radio on BBC programme policy. Part 4 Local broadcasting, structural change, and competition in radio 1967-1974: BBC local radio and changes to network radio and non-metropolitan broadcasting; the advent of independent local radio, and BBC radio and television development in Scotland. Part 5 Centralization, devolution and new challenges 1974-1983: the Annan Report on broadcasting; BBC Scotland and regional division; BBC Community radio, and the development of radio in Scotland; BBC Scotland and the challenges facing service broadcasting.