The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa

#096 Books on Broadcasting - and the Bodleian Library's 'Listen In' Exhibition

Listen Later

We're back! Season 7 begins with a Books Special - plus a visit to a special exhibition at Oxford's magnificent Bodleian Library - 'Listen In: How Radio Changed the Home'.

It's curated by Beaty Rubens, who has also written a book of the same name. I joined her at the exhibition for a tour and an interview, recorded live at the Bodleian. Thanks to them for their hospitality - and for caring for countless artefacts, including the Marconi Archive.

And we have authors galore, all with different takes on broadcasting history - I think I count three professors, a doctor, and several yet-to-be-titled too. 

We bring you:

  • Beaty Rubens - Listen In: How Radio Change the Home: https://bodleianshop.co.uk/products/listen-in
  • ...and the Bodleian exhibition of the same name: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/listenin
  • David Hendy - The BBC: A People's History: https://amzn.to/3X3SDuU
  • Simon J Potter - This is the BBC: Entertaining the Nation, Speaking for Britain 1922-2022: https://amzn.to/3CWfqSu
  • Tim Wander - 2MT Writtle: https://marconibooks.co.uk
  •  Edward Stourton - Auntie’s War: https://amzn.to/4b463g8
  • Amy Holdsworth - On Living With Television: https://amzn.to/41keqRi
  • Alan Stafford - Bigamy Killed the Radio Star: https://www.fantompublishing.co.uk/product/bigamy-killed-the-radio-star/
  • Martin Cooper - Radio's Legacy in Popular Culture: https://amzn.to/41iLTM6
  • ...and his blog: https://prefadelisten.com/
  • Paul Kerensa - Hark! The Biography of Christmas: https://amzn.to/4iuULoB / audiobook read by the author: https://amzn.to/4gdlYud

    •  

    - Original music is by Will Farmer.

    - Support us on Patreon (£5/mth), for bonus videos and things - and thanks if you do!

    - Paul's on tour: An Evening of (Very) Old Radio visits these places: www.paulkerensa.com/tour - come and hear about the first firsts of broadcasting, live.

    - This podcast is nothing to do with the BBC.

    - Comments? Email the show - paul at paulkerensa dot com. (Rerite that as an email address)

     

    Next time: August 1923 on the BBC - new radio HQs in Birmingham and Manchester, developments in Scotland, the Radio Circle, a wireless elephant, and the first(ish) radio gardener Marion Cran.

     

    More info on this broadcasting history project at paulkerensa.com/oldradio

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    The British Broadcasting Century with Paul KerensaBy Paul Kerensa
    • 4.7
    • 4.7
    • 4.7
    • 4.7
    • 4.7

    4.7

    11 ratings

    More shows like The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa

    View all
    Quizzes by BBC Radio 4

    Quizzes

    93 Listeners

    Test Match Special by BBC Radio 5 Live

    Test Match Special

    302 Listeners

    Dan Snow's History Hit by History Hit

    Dan Snow's History Hit

    4,803 Listeners

    RHLSTP with Richard Herring by Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe and Fuzz Productions

    RHLSTP with Richard Herring

    367 Listeners

    Matt Forde's Political Party by Avalon

    Matt Forde's Political Party

    67 Listeners

    WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk by Goalhanger

    WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk

    1,420 Listeners

    You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

    You're Dead to Me

    3,150 Listeners

    Word In Your Ear by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold

    Word In Your Ear

    68 Listeners

    Time Team by Time Team

    Time Team

    75 Listeners

    The Rest Is Politics by Goalhanger

    The Rest Is Politics

    3,045 Listeners

    Battleground by Goalhanger

    Battleground

    328 Listeners

    Empire by Goalhanger

    Empire

    2,499 Listeners

    The News Agents by Global

    The News Agents

    975 Listeners

    The Rest Is Entertainment by Goalhanger

    The Rest Is Entertainment

    877 Listeners

    Journey Through Time by Goalhanger

    Journey Through Time

    308 Listeners