Introduction
1: Diversity, 1922-31
2: Discord, 1932-35
3: Integration, 1935-39
4: War, 1939-45
5: Continuities, 1945-59
6: Challenges, 1945-59
7: Disintegration? 1960-70
Conclusions
Simon J. Potter is the author of News and the British World: the Emergence of an Imperial Press System, 1876-1922 (2003), and has published widely on the history of the press and broadcasting in the British empire. He was formerly a Government of Ireland Research Fellow, a Rydon Fellow at the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, London, and a Harold White Fellow at the National Library of Australia.
a staggering achievement on the whole, worthy of attention by
scholars of popular culture and British imperialism, in addition to
those interested in the business of radio and television.
*Professor Brett Bebber, Reviews in History*
this is an excellent study that deserves a readership in multiple
fields and is a worthy successor to Potters previous volume for
Oxford: News and the British World: the emergence of an imperial
press system, 18761922 (2003).
*Nicholas J. Cull, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and
Television*
The depth of research and analysis which have gone into
Broadcasting Empire represents a significant accomplishment ... It
will be a key reference point for scholars working on media, the
empire and British identity for years to come.
*Christopher Hill, Contmeporary British History*
Potter writes lucid, accessible prose and wears his erudition and
hours labouring in the documentary archives lightly. The book
should appeal not only to those who are interested in the history
of the BBC's external activities but also to all of us who are
still engaged in the ongoing arguments about the purposes of
broadcasting and the appropriate financial and governmental systems
needed to secure these purposes.
*David Hutchinson, British Journal of Canadian Studies*
For readers interested in radio history, and in media studies more
generally, much of Potters narrative will be familiar, but his
attempt to weave imperial considerations into the history of the
BBC will offer a refreshing perspective. Likewise, for historians
of imperialism, the outlines of Potters narrative will be known,
and yet his resourceful use of extensive media archives shows how
organizations with an uncertain relationship to the nation-state
took on the mantle of British imperialism.
*Peter Kalliney, Clio*
Simon Potter has given us is a wider view, in which we are able for
the first time to consider both the home and overseas aspects of
the BBC's imperial mission. In doing so, he has provided a text
which adds greatly to our understanding of the transnational
history of broadcasting.
*Sean Street, Reviews in Australian Studies*
in bringing evidence from a detailed reading of the BBC archives
together with that from collaborating broadcasters to explore
efforts to unite audiences across the British world, this book
should be of considerable interest to historians of both
broadcasting and Britishness.
*Christine Verguson, Social History*
Potter effectively maps out the evolution of the British
Broadcasting Corporation from a near-dictatorial entity to a leader
of commonwealth partners.
*Joe Watson, H-Net*
a fascinating account ... Potter's valuable book is more than just
a narrative of the differences between senior managers of
broadcasting organisations. Rather, it is a careful study of how
the BBC sought to be the cornerstone in forging social and
political links within the Empire (later the Commonwealth).
*Martin Hadlow, Media International Australia*
He [Simon J. Potter] has thereby filled a significant gap in both
national and international broadcasting history.
*Susan L. Carruthers, American Historical Review*
This deceptively slim volume packs a powerful punch ...
Broadcasting Empire is a perceptive and exhaustive analysis ...
imperial and media historians alike can benefit from and build on
this solid and scholarly foundation.
*Marjory Harper, Northern Scotland*
Recommended.
*J.J. Purcell, CHOICE*
an important book, which will be of interest to historians of the
British world and to media scholars ... [Potter] skilfully plots
the evolution of an idea, public service broadcasting, that emerged
throughout the British world in opposition to commercial
broadcasting ... Like all high-quality research, Broadcasting
Empire has stimulated rather than closed down debate.
*David Clayton, Journal of Modern History*
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