Books in the History of Broadcasting series

This is part of a five-volume set on the history of broadcasting in the UK. It provides an exhaustive chronicle of the BBC's activities, achievements and personnel.

This volume covers ten critical years in the history of broadcasting: 1945 to 1955, during which television grew in popularity and the BBC lost its monopoly. Dealing not only with broadcasting policy, but with the changing arts and techniques of presenting various subjects, and exploring a society and culture now remote from our own.