The Rises and Falls of Adult Education on the BBC

Adult education at the BBC has a chequered history. During the 1920s and 1930s, the BBC invested heavily in adult education, but after a promising start the scheme failed. Further rises and falls followed. The development of The Open University (founded in 1969) was seen as a new venture for adult-e...

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Main Author:	Allan Jones
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2020-12-01
Series:	Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Subjects:	adult education adult literacy BBC computer literacy educational broadcasting Open University
Online Access:	http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/7377

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The Rises and Falls of Adult Education on the BBC

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