{"product_id":"the-bbc-a-century-on-air-hardcover","title":"The BBC: A Century on Air - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hendy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in-depth history of the iconic radio and TV network that has shaped our past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e; tennis from Wimbledon; the Beatles and the Stones; the coronation of Queen Elizabeth and the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales: for one hundred years, the British Broadcasting Corporation has been the preeminent broadcaster in the UK and around the world, a constant source of information, comfort, and entertainment through both war and peace, feast and famine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe BBC has broadcast to over two hundred countries and in more than forty languages. Its history is a broad cultural panorama of the twentieth century itself, often, although not always, delivered in a mellifluous Oxford accent. With special access to the BBC's archives, historian David Hendy presents a dazzling portrait of a unique institution whose cultural influence is greater than any other media organization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMixing politics, espionage, the arts, social change, and everyday life, \u003ci\u003eThe BBC\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid social history of the organization that has provided both background commentary and screen-grabbing headlines--woven so deeply into the culture and politics of the past century that almost none of us has been left untouched by it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hendy\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, broadcaster and Professor Emeritus of Media and Cultural History at the University of Sussex in England. His books include \u003ci\u003eLife on Air: a History of Radio Four\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2008 History Today-Longman Book of the Year Award and was nominated for the Orwell Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9.4 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767309795616,"sku":"9781610397049","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9ca90e4c0ed03a784f44474e72f154aa.webp?v=1780308877","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-bbc-a-century-on-air-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}