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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication Page; List of illustrations; Timeline; Introduction; 1 Mrs Thatcher and the BBC: the Conservative Athene; 2 The licence fee and BBC independence: money, money, money; 3 Northern Ireland: 'The right amount of blood'; 4 Arts and music: culture vulture; 5 Attenborough: the public service animal; 6 The royal wedding: British Shintoism at work; 7 The Falklands: 'our boys' versus 'the British'; 8 Ethiopia: biblical famine, news and changing aid; 9 Women in the BBC: the triumph of the trouser suit; 10 Light entertainment: public service popular. |
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11 Drama: the domestic Homer12 Smiley's real people: public service tradecraft; 13 Endgame; Appendix: BBC directors-general and chairmen; Notes; Acknowledgements; Index. |
| Summary |
During the Margaret Thatcher years, Britain experienced mass unemployment, trade union strikes, bloody war in Northern Ireland and the Falklands, and an existential threat to its public service broadcaster, the BBC. Pounded by a coherent free market argument, the BBC had to justify its right to the Licence Fee and its independent place in the 'unwritten' British constitution. It did so by producing memorable programmes for the whole British public (not just for the groups that advertisers liked), bolstered by a surprising amount of help from elements of the Conservative government (although n. |
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British Broadcasting Corporation -- History -- 20th century.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. (OCoLC)fst00534503
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Mass media -- Political aspects -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1979-1997.
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Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Media & Communications.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Telecommunications.
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Mass media -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01011278
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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Mass media Media Studies. -- Political aspects -- Great Britain.
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Since 1900
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Print version: 9781846684746 |
| ISBN |
9781847659163 (electronic bk.) |
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1847659160 (electronic bk.) |
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