Product Description

This provides an accessible and concise history of British radio and television. It looks at the nature and evolution of broadcasting and broadcasting institutions and the relation of broadcasting to a wider cultural context.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #99771 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
'A timely and provocative combination of historical narrative and social analysis. Crisell's book provides an important historical and analytical introduction to a subject which has long needed an over view of this kind.' - Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television

'Absolutely excellent for an overview of British broadcasting history: detailed, systematic and written in an engaging style.' - Stephen Gordon, Sandwell College, UK

From the Back Cover
An Introductory History of British Broadcasting is a concise and accessible history of British radio and television. It begins with the birth of radio at the beginning of the twentieth century and discusses key moments in media history, from the first wireless broadcast in 1920 through to recent developments in digital broadcasting and the internet.
Distinguishing broadcasting from other kinds of mass media, and evaluating the way in which audiences have experienced the medium, Andrew Crisell considers the nature and evolution of broadcasting, the growth of broadcasting institutions and the relation of broadcasting to a wider political and social context. This fully updated and expanded second edition includes:
*the latest developments in digital broadcasting and the internet
*broadcasting in a multimedia era and its prospects for the future
*the concept of public service broadcasting and its changing role in an era of interactivity, multiple channels and pay per view
*an evaluation of recent political pressures on the BBC and ITV duopoly
*a timeline of key broadcasting events and annotated advice on further reading.

Customer Reviews

An excellent text...
This book is fantastic for anybody who is studying the History of British Broadcasting. It is informative, and not at all long-winded. As a student of Professor Crisell, I am somewhat biased, but I really enjoyed reading the book. Prof. Crisell makes a subject that seems boring from the outside very interesting, and often funny! I used it in the first year of my degree, and found it possibly the most useful and easy to read book so far!
I would totally recommend this book to any student studying Media at an undergraduate level.