The BBC and national identity in Britain, 1922-53
Hajkowski, Thomas,Auteur.
Examining the ways in which the BBC constructed and disseminated British national identity during the second quarter of the twentieth century, this book is the first study that focuses in a comprehensive way on how the BBC, through its radio programs, tried to represent what it meant to be British. The BBC and national identity in Britain offers a revision of histories of regional broadcasting in Britain that interpret it as a form of cultural imperialism. The regional organization of the BBC, and the news and creative programming designed specifically for regional listeners, reinforced the cu
Description based upon print version of record.
Examining the ways in which the BBC constructed and disseminated British national identity during the second quarter of the twentieth century, this book is the first study that focuses in a comprehensive way on how the BBC, through its radio programs, tried to represent what it meant to be British. The BBC and national identity in Britain offers a revision of histories of regional broadcasting in Britain that interpret it as a form of cultural imperialism. The regional organization of the BBC, and the news and creative programming designed specifically for regional listeners, reinforced the cu
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-246) and index.
"Jolly proud you are a Britisher:" empire and identity, 1923-39 -- From the war to Westminster Abbey: the BBC and the empire, 1939-53 -- The BBC and the making of a multi-national monarchy -- Rethinking regional broadcasting in Britain, 1922-53 -- Broadcasting a nation: the BBC and national identity in Scotland -- BBC broadcasting in Wales, 1922-53 -- This is Northern Ireland: regional broadcasting and identity in "Ulster".
Description based on print version record.
British Broadcasting Corporation (Grande-Bretagne)
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation.
British Broadcasting Corporation
1922-1953.
identité nationale.
communication de masse.
Nationalisme
Radio broadcasting.
Nationalism.
Mass media and nationalism.
Nationalism
Radio broadcasting
Mass media and nationalism