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0199550247
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9780199550241
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Life On Air: A History of Radio Four
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Hendy, David
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199550247
ISBN-13
9780199550241
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Number of Pages
550 Pages
Publication Name
Life on Air : a History of Radio Four
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Media Studies, Industries / Media & Communications, Europe / General, Radio / General
Type
Textbook
Author
David Hendy
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
29.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A marvelous historypainstakingly researched in the BBC Written Archives and supplemented by numerous interviews with key personnel in the unfolding account; beautifully written and, finally and most importantly, clearly and coherently organized into a compelling, unfolding narrative."--Paddy Scannell, The Journal of Radio Studies"A fine, meticulous history."--Financial Times"An unalloyed treat....If Radio 4 is a great four-funnelled liner, radiating serene intelligence and self-control, this is the ship's secret logbook. Life on Air is a gem."--Libby Purves, The Times (UK)"Filled with riveting detail and anecdote. Constantly illuminating, endlessly engrossing."--Stefan Collini, Guardian Review"Hendy charts in masterly detail the improbably evolution of a network."--John Tusa, Times Literary Supplement"Hendy examines a many-faceted national treasure with the cool eye of a jeweller and the ardour of a proper fan."--Libby Purves, The Tablet"Eminently readable, utterly reliable, on occasions painfully frank, it is a joy to read."--Gillian Reynolds, Radio Critic of the Daily Telegraph"A tremendous read: impeccable research used with wit and insight about a national treasure."--Jean Seaton, Official Historical of the BBC"By using his own 'rich mix' of impressive research, which includes BBC files previously unavailable to researchers, and extensive interviews with Radio Four personnel, David Hendy skillfully reveals how the station successfully adapted over the decades to a changing Britain."--The Historian, 'The story of 'The Archers', the 'Today Programme', 'Home Truths' and much more, told with an easy enthusiasm that is hard to resist.'Daily Telegraph.'Review from previous edition '...meticulously documented... a magnificent chronicle.' '- Laurie Taylor, THES'' An unalloyed treat... If Radio 4 is a great four-funnelled liner, radiating serene intelligence and self-control, this is the ship's secret logbook. Life on Air is a gem. ' '- Libby Purves, The Times''Filled with riveting detail and anecdote, constantly illuminating ... endlessly engrossing.' '- Stefan Collini, Guardian Review''Hendy's book will certainly sort the sheep from the goats among listeners' '- Kate Chisholm, Daily Telegraph''Hendy charts in masterly detail the improbable evolution of a network.' '- John Tusa, Times Literary Supplement''Hendy examines a many-faceted national treasure with the cool eye of a jeweller and the ardour of a proper fan.' '- Libby Purves, The Tablet''Eminently readable, utterly reliable, on occasions painfully frank, it is a joy to read.' -'Gillian Reynolds, Radio Critic of the Daily Telegraph''A tremendous read: impeccable research used with wit and insight about a national treasure.' '- Jean Seaton, Official Historian of the BBC''Revelatory.' 'Ned Sherrin''[A] fine, meticulous history' '- Financial Times, "A marvelous historypainstakingly researched in the BBC Written Archives and supplemented by numerous interviews with key personnel in the unfolding account; beautifully written and, finally and most importantly, clearly and coherently organized into a compelling, unfolding narrative."--Paddy Scannell, The Journal of Radio Studies "A fine, meticulous history."--Financial Times "An unalloyed treat....If Radio 4 is a great four-funnelled liner, radiating serene intelligence and self-control, this is the ship's secret logbook. Life on Air is a gem."--Libby Purves, The Times (UK) "Filled with riveting detail and anecdote. Constantly illuminating, endlessly engrossing."--Stefan Collini, Guardian Review "Hendy charts in masterly detail the improbably evolution of a network."--John Tusa, Times Literary Supplement "Hendy examines a many-faceted national treasure with the cool eye of a jeweller and the ardour of a proper fan."--Libby Purves, The Tablet "Eminently readable, utterly reliable, on occasions painfully frank, it is a joy to read."--Gillian Reynolds, Radio Critic of the Daily Telegraph "A tremendous read: impeccable research used with wit and insight about a national treasure."--Jean Seaton, Official Historical of the BBC "By using his own 'rich mix' of impressive research, which includes BBC files previously unavailable to researchers, and extensive interviews with Radio Four personnel, David Hendy skillfully reveals how the station successfully adapted over the decades to a changing Britain."--The Historian, "A marvelous historypainstakingly researched in the BBC Written Archives and supplemented by numerous interviews with key personnel in the unfolding account; beautifully written and, finally and most importantly, clearly and coherently organized into a compelling, unfolding narrative."--Paddy Scannell, The Journal of Radio Studies "A fine, meticulous history."-- Financial Times "An unalloyed treat.... If Radio 4 is a great four-funnelled liner, radiating serene intelligence and self-control, this is the ship's secret logbook. Life on Air is a gem."--Libby Purves, The Times (UK) "Filled with riveting detail and anecdote. Constantly illuminating, endlessly engrossing."--Stefan Collini, Guardian Review "Hendy charts in masterly detail the improbably evolution of a network."--John Tusa, Times Literary Supplement "Hendy examines a many-faceted national treasure with the cool eye of a jeweller and the ardour of a proper fan."--Libby Purves, The Tablet "Eminently readable, utterly reliable, on occasions painfully frank, it is a joy to read."--Gillian Reynolds, Radio Critic of the Daily Telegraph "A tremendous read: impeccable research used with wit and insight about a national treasure."--Jean Seaton, Official Historical of the BBC, "A marvelous historypainstakingly researched in the BBC Written Archives and supplemented by numerous interviews with key personnel in the unfolding account; beautifully written and, finally and most importantly, clearly and coherently organized into a compelling, unfolding narrative."--Paddy Scannell, The Journal of Radio Studies "A fine, meticulous history."--Financial Times "An unalloyed treat.... If Radio 4 is a great four-funnelled liner, radiating serene intelligence and self-control, this is the ship's secret logbook. Life on Air is a gem."--Libby Purves, The Times (UK) "Filled with riveting detail and anecdote. Constantly illuminating, endlessly engrossing."--Stefan Collini, Guardian Review "Hendy charts in masterly detail the improbably evolution of a network."--John Tusa, Times Literary Supplement "Hendy examines a many-faceted national treasure with the cool eye of a jeweller and the ardour of a proper fan."--Libby Purves, The Tablet "Eminently readable, utterly reliable, on occasions painfully frank, it is a joy to read."--Gillian Reynolds, Radio Critic of the Daily Telegraph "A tremendous read: impeccable research used with wit and insight about a national treasure."--Jean Seaton, Official Historical of the BBC
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
384.5409
Table Of Content
IntroductionPart 1: REFORMATION: c. 1963-19761. September 19672. Reconstruction3. Three-in-one4. Politics and permissiveness5. CrisesPart 2: COUNTER-REFORMATION: c.1976-19836. Mac the Knife7. Theatres of the air8. Close-up and personal9. Under siegePart 3: LISTENER POWER: c. 1983-199710. Years Zero11. Provocations12. A Long Wave Goodbye?13. PleasuresEpilogue: 1997 and since
Synopsis
Radio Four has been described as "the greatest broadcasting channel in the world," the "heartbeat of the BBC," a cultural icon of Britishness, and the voice of Middle England. Defined by its rich mix, encompassing everything from journalism and drama to comedy, quizzes, and short-stories. Many of its programs- such as Today, The Archers, Woman's Hour, The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, Gardeners' Question Time, and The Shipping Forecast--have been part of British life for decades. Others, less successful, have caused offence and prompted derision. Born as it was in the Swinging Sixties, Radio Four's central challenge has been to change with the times, while trying not to lose faith with those who see it as a standard-bearer for quality, authoritativeness, or simply "old-fashioned" BBC values. In this first major behind-the-scenes account of the station's history, David Hendy--a former producer for Radio Four--draws on privileged access to the BBC's own archives and new interviews with key personnel to illuminate the arguments and controversies behind the creation of some of its most popular programmes. He reveals the station's struggle to justify itself in a television age, favouring clear branding and tightly-targeted audiences, with bitter disputes between the BBC and its fiercely loyal listeners. The story of these struggles is about more than the survival of one radio network: Radio Four has been a lightning rod for all sorts of wider social anxieties over the past forty years. A kaleidoscopic view of the changing nature of the BBC, this book provides a gripping insight into the very nature of British life and culture in the last decades of the twentieth century., Radio Four has been described as the greatest broadcasting channel in the world, the heartbeat of the BBC, a cultural icon of Britishness, and the voice of Middle England. Defined by its rich mix, encompassing everything from journalism and drama to comedy, quizzes, and short-stories. Many of its programs- such as Today, The Archers, Woman's Hour, The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, Gardeners' Question Time, and The Shipping Forecast --have been part of British life for decades. Others, less successful, have caused offence and prompted derision. Born as it was in the Swinging Sixties, Radio Four's central challenge has been to change with the times, while trying not to lose faith with those who see it as a standard-bearer for quality, authoritativeness, or simply old-fashioned BBC values. In this first major behind-the-scenes account of the station's history, David Hendy--a former producer for Radio Four--draws on privileged access to the BBC's own archives and new interviews with key personnel to illuminate the arguments and controversies behind the creation of some of its most popular programmes. He reveals the station's struggle to justify itself in a television age, favouring clear branding and tightly-targeted audiences, with bitter disputes between the BBC and its fiercely loyal listeners. The story of these struggles is about more than the survival of one radio network: Radio Four has been a lightning rod for all sorts of wider social anxieties over the past forty years. A kaleidoscopic view of the changing nature of the BBC, this book provides a gripping insight into the very nature of British life and culture in the last decades of the twentieth century., In this first major account of Radio 4's history, Hendy explores the station's struggle to justify itself in a television age amid passionate disputes with its fiercely loyal listeners. Life on Air provides a gripping insight into the very nature of British life and culture in the last decades of the twentieth century., Radio Four has been described as 'the greatest broadcasting channel in the world', the 'heartbeat of the BBC', a cultural icon of Britishness, and the voice of Middle England. Defined by its rich mix, encompassing everything from journalism and drama to comedy, quizzes, and short-stories, its programmes - such as Today,The Archers, Woman's Hour, The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, Gardeners' Question Time, and The Shipping Forecast - have been part of British life for decades. Others, less successful, have caused offence and prompted derision. Born as it was in the Swinging Sixties, Radio Four's central challenge has been to change with the times, while trying not to lose faith with those who see it as a standard-bearer for quality, authoritativeness, or simply 'old-fashioned' BBC values.In this first major behind-the-scenes account of the station's history, David Hendy - a former producer for Radio Four - draws on privileged access to the BBC's own archives and new interviews with key personnel to illuminate the arguments and controversies behind the creation of some of its most popular programmes. He reveals the station's struggle to justify itself in a television age, favouring clear branding and tightly-targeted audiences, with bitter disputes between the BBC and its fiercely loyal listeners. The story of these struggles is about more than the survival of one radio network: Radio Four has been a lightning rod for all sorts of wider social anxieties over the past forty years. A kaleidoscopic view of the changing nature of the BBC, the book provides a gripping insight into the very nature of British life and culture in the last decades of the twentieth century., Radio Four has been described as "the greatest broadcasting channel in the world," the "heartbeat of the BBC," a cultural icon of Britishness, and the voice of Middle England. Defined by its rich mix, encompassing everything from journalism and drama to comedy, quizzes, and short-stories. Many of its programs- such as Today, The Archers, Woman's Hour, The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, Gardeners' Question Time, and The Shipping Forecast --have been part of British life for decades. Others, less successful, have caused offence and prompted derision. Born as it was in the Swinging Sixties, Radio Four's central challenge has been to change with the times, while trying not to lose faith with those who see it as a standard-bearer for quality, authoritativeness, or simply "old-fashioned" BBC values. In this first major behind-the-scenes account of the station's history, David Hendy--a former producer for Radio Four--draws on privileged access to the BBC's own archives and new interviews with key personnel to illuminate the arguments and controversies behind the creation of some of its most popular programmes. He reveals the station's struggle to justify itself in a television age, favouring clear branding and tightly-targeted audiences, with bitter disputes between the BBC and its fiercely loyal listeners. The story of these struggles is about more than the survival of one radio network: Radio Four has been a lightning rod for all sorts of wider social anxieties over the past forty years. A kaleidoscopic view of the changing nature of the BBC, this book provides a gripping insight into the very nature of British life and culture in the last decades of the twentieth century.
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