Radio & Television Industry

The media industry plays a vital role in informing and entertaining the public. Media ownership and the availability of diverse programming have be...

This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora ...

The discovery and development of shortwave technology during the 1920s and 1930s permitted radio stations worldwide to transmit their programs o...

Radio Caroline was the worlds most famous pirate radio station during its heyday in the 1960s and 70s, but did the thousands of people tuning in re...

From a 14-year Fox News contributor, guest anchor, and two-time New York Times bestselling author comes an unprecedented insider's account of the F...

A poignant and very personal childhood memoir of growing up in Cumbria during the Second World War and into the 1950s, from columnist Hunter Davies...

In the days before mobile phones, the internet and 24-hour news channels, the easiest way for a British foreign correspondent to find out what was ...

THE UPLIFTING AND HEARTWARMING LOVE LETTER TO FAMILY AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS'Cox is a natural storyteller... she brings that authentic voice to bear...

'I thought I knew a bit about breakfast TV. I was wrong. What we see is nothing compared to what goes on behind the scenes. I was fascinated to r...

Media ownership and concentration has major implications for politics, business, culture, regulation, and innovation. It is also a highly contentio...

An engaging, balanced and thoroughly researched history. It is often a moving and amusing tale containing plenty of mavericks and colourful episode...

Once the major Hollywood studios got over their loathing of television as an entertainment medium, they moved quickly to try to dominate both do...

This is the story of the life, professional achievements and personal background, challenges and achievements of Waless leading historian. During h...

Joan Bakewell has led a varied, sometimes breathless life: she has been a teacher, copywriter, studio manager, broadcaster, journalist, the governm...

The subjects of this book constitute a significant cross section of BBC science fiction television. With such characters as the Doctor (an enigm...

The first comprehensive history of rock and pop on British television, from the early days of Oh Boy and Ready Steady Go!, through the institution ...

When Waseem Mahmood's brother broke a confidence and filed a story in the world's highest circulating tabloid, the News of the World, Mahmood feare...

The world of media moves quickly nowhere is this more the case than Singapore, a world-class alpha city that prides itself on being first. This bo...

Network radio from 1932 to 1953 was a high-stakes competition embracing technology, industry, government and advertising, ruled by dollars and d...