This is an accessible and concise history of British radio and television. The book ... more
considers the nature and evolution of broadcasting the growth of broadcasting institutions and the relation of broadcasting to a wider political and social context. Be...
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Advantages: A humorously irreverent look at British history. Disadvantages: None for me. Too English for some?
, with an idea if how life was for the rest.
I found it an entertaining way of improving my understanding of the way Britain has evolved from the Stone Age to the early 21st century, in other words from Neanderthal to Blair.
There is a colour illustrated hardback edition or a paperback version. The Amazon website currently has a Look Inside feature, which shows the full list of contents, introductory chapter and index.
The paperback has served me well, but you may prefer the hardback especially while it is on special offer at Amazon. Their website has a Look Inside feature for this book.
For me, this is a book to buy, rather than just to borrow.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those wishing to improve on a very basic knowledge of Britishhistory.
Paperback: 444 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition (10 Nov 2006)
ISBN ...
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History, Marr tells us, is ?either a moral argument with lessons for the here-and-now or it is merely an accumulation of pointless facts?. One can hardly argue with that assessment. This book is overflowing with facts, yet all knitted together to perfection.
I can see this book as not just being a read for today, but one which will be enjoyed, consulted and used as an academic reference tool for years to come. One can read it from cover to cover, or alternatively dip into it and savour short chapters on why the Goons were so revolutionary in British post-war humour, Cecil King and the threatened putsch against Harold Wilson's government in 1968, or the ERM debacle of 1992, and much much more.
(This is a modified version of the review I originally posted on Bookbag) ...
Advantages: Concise, fully-indexed, history of Britain. Disadvantages: Not as enjoyable or inclusive as British History for Dummies.
The Author
Judy Parkinson seems to be on a crusade to help us learn and remember academic facts.
In August 2007 it was through the release of her book "i before e".
Then in October 2008 her book Remember, Remember (The Fifth of November) was published.
Her newest effort Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pyjamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and How We Got Them is due in the shops in September 2009.
Contents
In Remember, Remember, the author has broken down Britishhistory into A5 sized, one page chunks, with a new heading for each.
The individual pages are bought together into the following chapters: Roman Britain, The Dark Ages, The Late Middle Ages, Tudor Britain, Stuart Britain, Georgian Britain, Victorian Britain, Edwardian Britain, The First World War Years, The Inter-War Years ...
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EAN
9780415247924
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
History
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Title
An Introductory History of British Broadcasting
Author
Andrew Crisell
ISBN
0415247926
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This is an accessible and concise history of British radio and television. The book considers the nature and evolution of broadcasting the growth of broadcasting institutions and the relation of broadcasting to a wider political and social context. Beginning with the genesis of radio at the turn of the century Crisell discusses key moments in media history from the first wireless broadcast in 1920 to the present.
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