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The BBC and National Identity in Britain, 1922-53

The BBC and National Identity in Britain, 1922-53

Hajkowski, Thomas

Paperback

Series: Studies in Popular Culture

General World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 152611884X
ISBN13: 9781526118844
Publisher: Manchester Univ Pr
Published: Feb 21 2017
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Examining the ways in which the BBC constructed and disseminated British national identity during the second quarter of the twentieth century, this book is the first study that focuses in a comprehensive way on how the BBC, through its radio programs, tried to represent what it meant to be British.

The BBC and national identity in Britain offers a revision of histories of regional broadcasting in Britain that interpret it as a form of cultural imperialism. The regional organization of the BBC, and the news and creative programming designed specifically for regional listeners, reinforced the cultural and historical distinctiveness of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The BBC anticipated, and perhaps encouraged, the development of the hybrid dual identities characteristic of contemporary Britain.

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