Radio

More than 700 uncredited scriptwriters who created the memorable characters and thrilling stories of radio's Golden Age receive due recognition in this reference work. For some, radio was a stepping stone on the way to greater achievements in film or...

The saga of how the north of Scotland secured its own commercial radio station at this time in history is unique. Radio station licences were strictly controlled by the Home Office and the standards for output were set deliberately high. Here we have a...

Now long out of print, John Dunning's Tune in Yesterday was the definitive one-volume reference on old-time radio broadcasting. Now, in On the Air, Dunning has completely rethought this classic work, reorganizing the material and doubling its coverage,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648585388Author Wendy LucasFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Wayland ProductionsPublisher Wayland ProductionsWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

British Radio Drama, 1945-1963 reveals the quality and range of the avant-garde radio broadcasts from the 'golden age' of British radio drama. Turning away from the cautious and conservative programming that emerged in the UK immediately after World War...

This biography evokes the pervasive importance of religion to Queen Victoria's life but also that life's centrality to the religion of Victorians around the globe. The first comprehensive exploration of Victoria's religiosity, it shows how moments in her...

The growth of scholarly podcasting engenders radical possibilities for how we conceive of knowledge creation and peer review. By investigating the historical development of the norms of scholarly communication, the unique affordances of sound-based...

This new revised and expanded edition of Reality Radio celebrates today's best audio documentary work by bringing together some of the most influential and innovative practitioners from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. With a...

Once a lively presence on radio, jazz now finds itself relegated to satellite broadcasters and low-watt stations at the edge of the dial. Aaron J. Johnson examines jazz radio from the advent of Black radio in 1948 to its near extinction from the...

Was it a non-stop psychedelic party or was there more to pirate radio in the sixties than hedonism and hip radicalism? From Kenny Everett's sacking to John Peel's legendary `Perfumed Garden' show, to the influence of the multi-national ad agencies, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335087Author Ian DickersonFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

After long hard years in the Old Brit'n, will Moses Aloetta ever save enough money to realise his dreams of returning to his native Trinidad? Not if those 'damn vagabonds and reprobates', Sir Galahad, Cap and Harris, his so-called friends, have anything...

A fascinating collection of revealing and entertaining interviews by the award-winning host of National Public Radio's premier interview program Fresh Air. Over the last twenty years, Terry Gross has interviewed many of our most celebrated writers,...

To serve the British nation in World War II, the BBC charged itself with mobilizing popular music in support of Britain's war effort. Radio music, British broadcasters and administrators argued, could maintain civilian and military morale, increase...

Did you ever wonder why so much fantastic music started coming out of Britain in the 60s? Pirates did it. That's right, Pirates. The story of how they did it seems unbelievable, but it really happened, and it completely altered the course of rock and...

Co-winner, 2023 AIPS Book Prize, American Institute of Pakistan StudiesFrom news about World War II to the broadcasting of music from popular movies, radio played a crucial role in an increasingly divided South Asia for more than half a century. Radio...

Satisfaction is an intense, introspective novel that explores the intimate thoughts, feelings and impressions of Mme Akli, a French woman living in Algeria in the late 1970s. Mme Akli is a possessive mother in conflict with her own sexuality in a country...

Echt is a brand new course for 11-14 German written specifically to give students the skills and knowledge to excel. It's packed with fresh, inspiring content written by a dynamic author team with topics that help immerse students in German-speaking...

The only book on the market to specifically address its audience, Recording Voiceover is the comprehensive guide for engineers looking to understand the aspects of capturing the spoken word.Discussing all phases of the recording session, Recording...

The alienation of the self, the annihilation of the body, the fracturing, dispersal, and reconstruction of the disembodied voice: the themes of modernism, even of modern consciousness, occur as a matter of course in the phantasmic realm of radio. In this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335070Author Ian DickersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

The early Middle Ages provided twentieth-century poets with the material to re-imagine and rework local, religious, and national identities in their writing. Poet of the Medieval Modern focuses on a key figure within this tradition, the Anglo-Welsh poet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735465487Author Tiffany BucknerFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Anointed FirePublisher Anointed FireWeight(grams) 399gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629333526Author Michael J HaydeFormat PaperbackPage Count 514Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857043535Author David ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove

Radio's influence can be found in almost every corner of new media. Radio in the Digital Age assesses a medium that has not only survived the challenges of a new technological age but indeed has extended its reach. This is not a book about digital radio,...

The powerful effect of radio on American culture from Big Band music to Top 40 to conservative talk radio-now back in print!Few inventions evoke such nostalgia, such deeply personal and vivid memories as radio-from Amos 'n' Andy and Edward R. Murrow to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838579678Author Ivy FinneganFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

In Sight Unseen radio drama, a genre traditionally dismissed as popular culture, is celebrated as high art. The radio plays discussed here range from the conventional (John Arden's Pearl) to the docudramatic (David Rudkin's Cries from Casement), from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629337708Author Terry SalomonsonFormat HardbackPage Count 752Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 1506gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781434401427Author Fred AllenFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Wildside PressPublisher Wildside PressWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

During the Cold War, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty broadcast uncensored news and commentary to people living in communist nations. As critical elements of the CIA's early covert activities against communist regimes in Eastern Europe, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312183011Author Sarah VowellFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629335780Author Jack BennyFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 621gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...

While cultural historians and media scholars have been looking at television for decades, they have only recently turned their eyes (and ears) to radio. Studies of television rarely acknowledge that many of its forms-soap operas, situation comedies,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629338958Author Martin GramsFormat HardbackPage Count 122Imprint BearManor MediaPublisher BearManor MediaWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and...

SHORTLISTED FOR NON-FICTION, ENVIRONMENT AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPEECH PATHOLOGY AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR AGES 5-8 AWARD 2023An accessible and reassuring picture book that teaches children about the specific...

This groundbreaking book is the first full-length study of British horror radio from the pioneering days of recording and broadcasting right through to the digital audio cultures of our own time. The book offers an historical, critical and theoretical...

The macabre world of monsters, killers on the loose and revenge from beyond the grave existed not only in the movies, but also on the radio before television's dominance in American homes. One of many distinct genres born of early broadcasting,...