John Reith and the BBC 1922-1939: Building an Empire of the Air?
The habit of government control engendered by the Great War ensured the emergence of a public broadcasting corporation over a set of private initiatives: but, even so, this required the exceptional drive and sense of mission of John Reith. The latter’s character is still credited, by many, with lead...
Main Author: | Trevor Harris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique
2020-12-01
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Series: | Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/7498 |
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