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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trevor Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2020-12-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Subjects:
BBC
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/7498