This is a history of broadcasting and its impact on modern life in Britain from its origins in the 1920s to the outbreak of the Second World War. Its concerns are with programmes and their makers and with the audiences for which they were made. It is a pioneering work of cultural and social history.

About the Author
Paddy Scannell was educated at Ratcliffe and Wadham College, Oxford. He is one of the founding editors of the journal Media Culture and Society.

David Cardiff at Eton and New College, Oxford. Both have worked since the late sixties, at the University of Central London, teaching media studies in the School of Communication, and have written many articles on broadcasting.

Reviews
"Their work promises to change irreversibly our perception of both the history of British broadcasting and of its place in the wider political, cultural and social history of Britain." Sight and Sound

"This admirably balanced new study . . . deserves the attention of lay readers as well as scholars . . an important piece of work." The Independent on Sunday

". . . an impressive volume . . . informed by concepts." The Guardian

"This is a quite outstanding book: a social history of radio broadcasting in Britain up to 1939. It is a work of sustained scholarship but, although more that 150,000 words long, an immensely enjoyable read." Tom Nossiter, London School of Economics.

" A truly magisterial work, unlikely to be bettered for a generation." Screen

Book Information
ISBN 9780631175438
Author Paddy Scannell
Format Hardback
Page Count 476
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 822g
Dimensions(mm) 238mm * 156mm * 40mm