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Independent Television in Britain: Origin and Foundation 1946–62
Bernard Sendall
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Description for Independent Television in Britain: Origin and Foundation 1946–62
Hardcover. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBT; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 707.
After thirty years of broadcasting in Britain under a public monopoly, the Television Act of 1954 introduced a controversial new force called Independent Television (ITV) which was a plural structure combining private enterprise and public control. Its income came from advertising. This volume, the first of three recording the history of Independent Television, describes the campaign to end the BBC's monopoly in television and tells of the vicissitudes of the early years of ITV, how it survived to become an accepted part of the fabric of British life. The book draws on much previously unpublished information to reveal ... Read more
After thirty years of broadcasting in Britain under a public monopoly, the Television Act of 1954 introduced a controversial new force called Independent Television (ITV) which was a plural structure combining private enterprise and public control. Its income came from advertising. This volume, the first of three recording the history of Independent Television, describes the campaign to end the BBC's monopoly in television and tells of the vicissitudes of the early years of ITV, how it survived to become an accepted part of the fabric of British life. The book draws on much previously unpublished information to reveal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Condition
New
Number of Pages
418
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333309414
SKU
V9780333309414
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99-15
About Bernard Sendall
BERNARD SENDALL went to an elementary school, of which his father was headmaster, and subsequently, on scholarship, to the Royal Grammar School, Worcester. At the age of 16 he won an Open Demyship in modern history at Magdalen College, Oxford. He graduated at 20 with a first in modern history and then went on to read modern greats. In 1934-5 ... Read more
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