The British Broadcasting Century with Paul Kerensa

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


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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
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    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

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