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Informationen zum Autor Thomas Hajkowski is an Assistant Professor of History at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania Klappentext This book is the first study of how the BBC, through radio, tried to represent what it meant to be British. The book combines an examination of the BBC's desire to construct a strong, unitary sense of Britishness (through empire and the monarchy) with a thorough consideration of the broadcasting in the non-English parts of the United Kingdom. Zusammenfassung This book is the first study of how the BBC! through radio! tried to represent what it meant to be British. The book combines an examination of the BBC's desire to construct a strong! unitary sense of Britishness (through empire and the monarchy) with a thorough consideration of the broadcasting in the non-English parts of the United Kingdom. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. "Jolly proud you are a Britisher:" empire and identity, 1923-392. From the war to Westminster Abbey: the BBC and the empire, 1939-533. The BBC and the making of a multi-national monarchy4. Rethinking regional broadcasting in Britain, 1922-535. Broadcasting a nation: The BBC and national identity in Scotland6. BBC broadcasting in Wales, 1922-537. This is Northern Ireland: regional broadcasting and identity in "Ulster"ConclusionSelect BibliographyIndex
