Radio / podcasts Books
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc The Art of Ponyo
Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at the hand-drawn anime hit!Ponyo, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film of breathtaking beauty and charm. The art of the film entails not only cels, but striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with production principles about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI, and the voice-over screenplay itself, complete the package. Ponyo, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film of breathtaking beauty and charm. The art of the film entails not only cels, but striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with production principles about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI, and the voice-over screenplay itself, complete the package.
£25.20
HarperCollins Publishers The Theory of Everything Else
Book SynopsisThis is not a book of facts; it?s a book of ?facts?. Should you finish it believing we became the planet?s dominant species because predators found us too smelly to eat; or that the living bloodline of Christ is a family of Japanese garlic farmers ? well, that?s on you. Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Did life on Earth begin after a badly tidied-up picnic? Was it just an iceberg that sank the Titanic? Are authors stealing their plotlines from the future? Will we ever talk to animals? And why, when you?re in the shower, does the shower curtain always billow in towards you? We don?t know the answers to any of these questions. But don?t worry, no matter what questions you have, you can bet on the fact that there is someone (or something) out there, investigating it on your behalf. From the sports stars who use cosmic energy to office plants investigating murders, The Theory of Everything Else will act as a handbook for those who want to think differently.
£9.49
Radio Data Center GmbH World Radio TV Handbook 2024: The Directory of
Book SynopsisThe WRTH 2024 is the world’s most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to broadcasting. This is the 78th edition of World Radio TV Handbook and this iconic directory continues its tradition of being the definitive guide to broadcasting worldwide. This edition opens the door to comprehensive insights into radio broadcasts and broadcasters across LW, MW (AM), SW, FM frequencies, Digital Radio (HD and DAB) and national TV channels. Under the guidance of its new administrators, Radio Data Center GmbH, based in Freising, Germany, the Handbook remains an unrivalled source of information and insight into the ever-evolving world of radio. In this edition the spotlight shines brightly on radio culture in exotic destinations, painting vivid portraits of how communities around the world weave radio into the fabric of their lives. Moreover, the tapestry of broadcasting is woven seamlessly with in-depth explorations of the latest equipment and technologies. The TEF6686 and Perseus22, are dissected in our reviews section, offering you informed perspectives on these innovations. Explore 816 pages of enriched data, tailor-made for the dedicated radio enthusiast. A symphony of frequencies awaits. Witness the evolution of radio unfold before your eyes, venturing into uncharted territories, we peer into the future of shortwave broadcasting by major players. So, join us in celebrating the timeless magic of radio as we embark on this exciting new chapter together.
£35.20
HarperCollins Publishers HC24 GOOD PEOPLE HERE
Book Synopsis*A gripping debut thriller from the host of the #1 podcast CRIME JUNKIE* THE NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER If you liked I'LL BE GONE IN THE DARK and SHARP OBJECTS, you will love this! 'A stunning debut from a fresh new voice in the thriller space' --Karin Slaughter 'This is the perfect gripping, twisty thriller for fans of cold crime cases' --Cosmopolitan What really happened to January Jacobs? A MYSTERIOUS COLD CASE... Twenty-five years ago, January Jacob's parents awoke to find their daughter's bed empty, a horrifying message spray-painted onto their wall. Hours later, January's body was found discarded in a ditch. Her murder was never solved. But the town remembers. A DANGEROUS OBSESSION... Journalist Margot Davies is tired of reporting meaningless stories. One night, she stumbles upon a clue in Trade Review‘This is the perfect gripping, twisty thriller for fans of cold crime cases’ Cosmopolitan ‘Flowers has an encyclopaedic knowledge of true crime’ People magazine ‘A taut mystery, it tells the story of a journalist, Margot, who returns home to Indiana and ends up investigating two murders. The plot twists, broadly, around the idea that danger could lurk anywhere—a theme often referenced on Crime Junkie’ Elle magazine “This intricate, intriguing puzzler should surprise even those readers certain they know where the plot’s heading’ Publishers Weekly ‘A perfectly plotted crime novel about the devastating effects of small town secrets and keeping up appearances’ LAURE VAN RENSBERG, author of NOBODY BUT US ‘Deftly interlocked strands of the story tantalisingly unravel as we are led to the original and unexpected conclusion. Taut and tense, a great read!' SAM HOLLAND, author of THE ECHO MAN ‘A stunning thriller set over two timelines, where almost everyone is lying to each other and everyone has secrets. Compelling and unsettling reading – I raced through this.’ CATHERINE COOPER, author of THE CHALET ‘I loved ALL GOOD PEOPLE HERE. So, so gripping and twisty, I honestly couldn’t put it down’ LISA HALL, bestselling author of THE PARTY. ‘An extremely gripping read. The epic twists and turns had me gasping out loud. I loved it’ EMILIA HART, author of WEYWARD ‘All Good People Here has enough twists and layers for three novels. Ashley Flowers has taken a premise familiar to true-crime fans and created a story that’s compelling and psychologically rich, with an ending that’s as unnerving as it is satisfying.’ LOU BERNEY, bestselling author of NOVEMBER ROAD ‘Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers has taken her love for mystery and put it into her first book’ ET Canada
£9.49
HarperCollins Publishers The Good the Bad the Rugby Unleashed
Book Synopsis''I want absolutely nothing to do with this book.'' Owen Farrell THREE RUGBY MEGASTARS.ONE EPIC BOOK.Welcome to the wild world of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby.They say what goes on tour stays on tourbut not this time.Dive headfirst into the banter, bruises and brilliance of rugby with the team behind The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast. Packed with shenanigans, laugh-out-loud stories and a little chaos, this book offered a behind-the-scenes pass to the lives, laughs and legendary matches of three rugby megastars on and off the pitch.''There''s rugby, laughter and, of course, more of me'' JAMES HASKELL''The lawyers are once again on standby'' ALEX PAYNE''I have no idea how this book deal was signed, but in the spirit of GBR -Once in, all in'' MIKE TINDALLAmong the key questions answered are:What happened when Mike took their shambles of a podcast inside the walls of Windsor Castle to meet the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal?How did James end up nearly killing himself on the way to the DJ set, find himself forced to save Payno from Tins and get confronted by irate fan?Why did Alex''s broadcasting career sink to such depressing depths? And will it ever recover? (Spoiler alert it won''t.)In this epically no-holds-barred book, all three of them go behind the scenes of the hugely successful podcast, pulling back the curtain to reveal their most outrageous antics on tour the ups, the downs and the sideways and leaving no story untold.All is unleashed.
£19.80
Atria Books Black Privilege
Book SynopsisAn instant New York Times bestseller! Charlamagne Tha God—the self-proclaimed “Prince of Pissing People Off,” cohost of Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, and “the most important voice in hip-hop”—shares his eight principles for unlocking your God-given privilege.In Black Privilege, Charlamagne presents his often controversial and always brutally honest insights on how living an authentic life is the quickest path to success. This journey to truth begins in the small town of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and leads to New York and headline-grabbing interviews and insights from celebrities like Kanye West, Kevin Hart, Malcolm Gladwell, Lena Dunham, Jay Z, and Hillary Clinton. Black Privilege lays out all the great wisdom Charlamagne’s been given from many mentors, and tells the uncensored story of how he turned around his troubled early life by owning his (many) mistakes and refusing
£13.43
Headline Publishing Group What Makes Us Human
Book SynopsisFamous names and influential thinkers answer the question: What Makes Us Human?
£19.00
Radio Data Center GmbH World Radio TV Handbook 2023: The Directory of
Book SynopsisThe WRTH 2023 is the world’s most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to broadcasting. This year's edition contains over 175 pages more of data for the keen radio enthusiast. World Radio TV Handbook or WRTH is the most accurate and complete guide to the world of radio on LW, MW, SW and FM, available in any form. This is the 77th edition of World Radio TV Handbook and this great directory continues to offer the most comprehensive guide to broadcasting on the planet. The 2023 edition is the first to come from its new owners Radio Data Center GmbH. The "Directory of Global Broadcasting” was published by WRTH Publications Limited until 2022. The rights have now been transferred to Radio Data Center GmbH (RDC), based in Freising, Germany. The Features section for this 77th edition includes articles on the Broadcasting History of Andorra, Broadcasting in the Falklands, History of Broadcasting Traffic Information, RDS – The Radio Data System, Airi – The World of Radio for Children, Mining the DX Data, DRM SW Broadcasting by BBC World Service, as well as other regular articles and updated world maps. There are also reviews of the latest equipment including the ELAD FDM-S3, the Reuter RDR52, the BELKA DX, and the Stampfl Active Dipole. The remaining pages are full of information on National and International broadcasts and broadcasters, Clandestine and other target broadcasters, MW and SW frequency listings, and an extensive Reference section. The national section of the book now presents the most up-to-date and detailed FM, DAB, and HD radio information than ever before.
£34.00
HarperCollins Publishers I Partridge We Need To Talk About Alan
Book SynopsisJournalist, presenter, broadcaster, husband, father, vigorous all-rounder: Alan Partridge. Star of action blockbuster Alpha Papa; a man with a fascinating past and an amazing future.Gregarious and popular, yet Alan's never happier than when relaxing in his own five-bedroom, south-built house with three acres of land and access to a private stream. But who is this mysterious enigma?Alan Gordon Partridge is the best and best-loved radio presenter in the region. Born into a changing world of rationing, Teddy Boys, apes in space and the launch of ITV, Alan's broadcasting career began as chief DJ of Radio Smile at St. Luke's Hospital in Norwich. After replacing Peter Flint as the presenter of Scout About, he entered the top 8 of BBC sports presenters.But Alan's big break came with his primetime BBC chat show Knowing Me, Knowing You. Sadly, the show battled against poor scheduling, having been put up against News at Ten, then in its heyday. Due to declining ratings, a single catastrophic hitch (the killing of a guest on air) and the dumbing down of network TV, Alan's show was cancelled. Not to be dissuaded, he embraced this opportunity to wind up his production company, leave London and fulfil a lifelong ambition to return to his roots in local radio.Now single, Alan is an intensely private man but he opens up, for the second time, in this candid, entertaining, often deeply emotional and of course compelling memoir, written entirely in his own words. (Alan quickly dispelled the idea of using a ghost writer. With a grade B English Language O-Level, he knew he was up to the task.)He speaks touchingly about his tragic Toblerone addiction, and the painful moment when unsold copies of his first autobiography, Bouncing Back, were pulped like word porridge'. He reveals all about his relationship with his ex-Ukrainian girlfriend, Sonja, with whom he had sex at least twice a day, and the truth about the thick people who make key decisions at the BBC.A literary tour de force, I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan charts the incredible journey of one of our greatest broadcasters.Trade Review‘The funniest book of the year and possibly all time.’ *****Heat ‘This book is a genuinely hilarious read’ Shortlist ‘A rare treat… painfully funny in that inimitable Alan way.’ **** Sunday Express ‘As a parody of celebrity autobiography, it’s sound; but as a sustained piece of comic writing, it’s outstanding.’ **** Time Out ‘Brilliantly witty’ The Times ‘This should be nominated for the Booker prize…it’s a really funny book but it’s actually more than that…it blows my post-modern mind’ David Baddiel 'I, Partridge might just be the funniest book I've ever read. Proper laugh out load moment on every page.' Richard Bacon ‘This fictional memoir … could be the antidote to the celeb biographies that clog the Christmas book market. It's as acute a spoof of the publishing sub-genre as the Alan Partridge character is of a whole tranche of crassly opinionated lowbrow broadcasters…brilliantly sustained wit.’ Evening Standard ‘I, Partridge is an indispensable guide to what it’s like to be an all-round media personality in the 21st Century. In this, it compares very well with the finest in the genre.’ **** Mail on Sunday ***** The Telegraph ‘Extremely funny’ Word Magazine ‘Pure comic genius’ The Independent ‘The best book of the year… without peer… I urge people to go out and buy it.’ Danny Baker ‘An acutely observed mock-memoir, touching on the great man's highs (receiving a Burton's Gold Card) and lows (Toblerone addiction) in equally self-regarding manner.’ Independent on Sunday ‘A magnificent comedy creation’; ‘The significant celebrity book this year.’ The Guardian
£10.44
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC And Now The Shipping Forecast
Book SynopsisPeter Jefferson's affectionate memoir of and history behind the BBC radio forecast: he explains how it came about, who collects the information and what it's like to read this bulletin.
£12.99
Headline Publishing Group The Gold Standard
Book SynopsisAri Gold is known for his ruthless approach to deal-making and client relationships that made him one of, if not the, most powerful and sought-after agents in Hollywood until he retired in 2011. In his new book THE GOLD STANDARD, Gold will illuminate, for the first time, his unique, effective and, some would say, outrageous philosophies on running a successful business, client management, employee motivation, keeping a happy home life, and other keys to his many successes. Brash, emphatic, instructive and always wise, Gold''s book will rival business and leadership bestsellers the world over. In his own words and with his trademark enthusiasm, Gold''s tome will be the only book anyone wanting to make something of him or herself will ever need. Ari Gold says: In my humble opinion, if you want to run a successful business this is the only book you''ll ever have to read. And my humble opinion is never wrong.
£11.69
Michael Wiese Productions Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath
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£12.74
Little, Brown & Company Live from New York
Book SynopsisJust in time for the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, a rollickingly updated edition of LIVE FROM NEW YORK with nearly 100 new pages covering the past decade.
£17.09
BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House Murder On The Orient Express
Book SynopsisAn international cast of suspects, all passengers on the crowded train, are speeding through the snowy European landscape when a bizarre and terrible murder brings them to an abrupt halt. One of their glittering number lies dead in his cabin, stabbed a mysterious twelve times. There is no lack of clues for Poirot - but which clue is real and which is a clever plant? Poirot realises that this time he is dealing with a murderer of enormous cunning and that in a case frought with fear and inconstencies only one thing is certain - the murderer is still aboard the train waiting to strike again... John Moffatt stars as Hercule Poirot, with a stellar cast including Joss Ackland, Sylvia Syms, Francesca Annis, and Siân Phillips.Soon to be released as a film, directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Penelope Cruz, Olivia Coleman, Dame Judi Dench, Daisy Ridley, Derek Jacobi, and Michele Pfeiffer, The Murder on the Orient Express is a perennial classic.
£13.31
Orion Publishing Co Redhanded
Book SynopsisA fascinating deep-dive into the minds of killers and criminals from the creators of the UK's number one true crime podcast, Redhanded.
£17.09
Simon & Schuster Ltd In Our Time
Book Synopsis‘Melvyn not only makes you think … he makes it enjoyable too. He’s brilliant.’ – John Humphrys, the Today Programme. ‘In a troubled world where many sneer at experts, In Our Time is always a treat. Those who know what they're talking about, talk about it, and they do it under the benevolent if occasionally testy guidance of one who knows how to bring out the best in them. Listen, read, mark, and inwardly digest; agreeable glass of accompanying refreshment optional.’ - Sir Diarmaid MacCulloch 'This beautifully produced and expertly edited book is a wonderfully rich and varied sample of 50 In Our Time programmes, from ancient Greek philosophy to dark matter via the gin craze. It will whet your appetite to visit or revisit the many hundreds of other programmes in this remarkable series.' - Professor Angela Hobbs
£18.75
Simon & Schuster Ltd Howard Stern Comes Again
Book SynopsisOver his unrivalled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities—discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality, and success with the boldest of bold-faced names. But which interviews are his favourites? It’s one of the questions he gets asked most frequently. Howard Stern Comes Again delivers his answer.
£15.29
Little, Brown Book Group Once A Saint
Book Synopsis''A wickedly entertaining new memoir'' Daily MailAccording to the Daily Mail Ian Ogilvy was ''the undisputed star of 1970s TV as the dashing Simon Templar in Return Of The Saint''. The show turned him into a household name, causing him to be touted as the next James Bond. From a liberal upbringing in post-war Britain, boarding school escapades and life at RADA, Ogilvy enjoyed an acting career spanning more than fifty years, including TV show Upstairs, Downstairs and films Witchfinder General, No Sex Please: We''re British and Death Becomes Her. His story plays host to a spectacular all-star cast including Boris Karloff, Hayley Mills, Penelope Keith, Derek Nimmo, Timothy Dalton, Derek Jacobi and Meryl Streep, and Ogilvy gives a vivid account from behind the scenes of the Golden Age of television and film.Once a Saint is an amusing and unvarnished story: a tremendously endearing tale from a working actor. Trade ReviewA riotously funny account of becoming a teenage lady-killer ... wickedly entertaining new memoir * Daily Mail *Very funny and very good ... [Ogilvy's] style is effortless and his modesty uncontrived -- Simon Williams, Sunday TelegraphA tour de force -- Andrew Collins, Mail on SundayA funny, gossipy, camp-as-Christmas memoir ... as droll an autobiography as you could wish for - full of fantastic stories you might very nearly believe -- Markus Berkmann
£8.24
Hodder & Stoughton The Life and Loves of a He Devil
Book Synopsis''I defy anyone not to snort, howl and recoil'' The Sunday Times''Full of wicked asides, tart observations and sharp remarks that could only have originated in Graham Norton''s witty brain.'' Terry WoganLooking around the room I saw what life really was. It was made up of my passions. I saw my life reflected back at me. People I liked, people I loved, people I had shared half a century with. All the stories of my life were together in that one room and it made me very happy. Who wouldn''t want a friend like Graham Norton? A little bit naughty, full of frank advice, bursting with gossip about the world''s biggest stars - but most of all with an emphatic love of life and all its joys, big and small. Join him - glass of wine in hand, faithful doggy friend by your side - and delve in as he shares the loves of his life.Trade ReviewWitty and wonderful memoir. Sparkling and impish, as you'd imagine. * Daily Mail *
£10.44
Little, Brown Book Group The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals
Book SynopsisMurders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more, from the 1920s to Hollywood''s Golden Age in the 1960s and right up to the present day.It covers over 60 scandals including: The Roscoe ''Fatty'' Arbuckle Scandal; Clark Gable''s Baby Scandals; The Rape of Patricia Douglas; The Life and Death of Jean Harlow; The Sudden Death of James Dean; Marilyn Monroe''s Mysterious Death; John Belushi Dies at the Chateau Marmont; Madonna''s Hollywood Stalker; Hugh Grant''s Hollywood Scandal; Winona Ryder Is Arrested For Shoplifting; The Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie Love Triangle; The Tragic Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith; The Life and Death of Michael Jackson; Arnold Schwarzenegger''s Love Child; The Very Public Melt-Down of Charlie Sheen; The Rise and Fall of Whitney Houston; The Marriage of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and many, many more.
£9.49
Simon & Schuster Ltd Howard Stern Comes Again
Book SynopsisRock stars and rap gods. Comedy legends and A-list actors. Supermodels and centerfolds. Moguls and mobsters. A president. Over his unrivaled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities—discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality, and success with the boldest of bold-faced names. But which interviews are his favorites? It’s one of the questions he gets asked most frequently. Howard Stern Comes Again delivers his answer. This book is a feast of conversation and more, as between the lines Stern offers his definitive autobiography—a magnum opus of confession and personal exploration. Tracy Morgan opens up about his near-fatal car crash. Lady Gaga divulges her history with cocaine. Madonna reminisces on her relationship with Tupac Shakur. Bill Murray waxes philosophical on the purpose of life. Jerry Seinfeld offers a master class on comedy. Harvey Weinstein denies the existence of the so-cTrade Review“[A] hefty all-star tutorial on the art of the interview… It’s the intimacy Stern establishes with his subjects that makes this collection worthwhile.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times“Stern’s decades in radio have unquestionably honed in him the near-mystical ability to get a guest talking freely, which is much, much harder than it looks. Even stripped of his voice — a velvety purr that remains one of the great radio voices — the interviews have palpable chemistry…[The ones] with comedians and talk show hosts, it seems to me, are especially fine. Collectively they serve as an oral history of contemporary comedy in America…More important, the book implicitly raises thorny questions about responsibility, agency and forgiveness, especially in the context of #MeToo and its fraught narratives of personal downfall and potential redemption…These matters are ineluctably complex and subjective, and in this, at least, Howard Stern Comes Again is perfectly of its time.” —Michael Lindgren, The Washington Post“[Stern] wrote lively introductions for each interview. He also composed an introduction that is detailed and charming, autobiographical but also self-reflectively honest…It is, on a number of levels, a terrific book. Only two of its interviews (one with Trump and another with Ozzy Osbourne) are from the pre-Sirius era, when his obsession with ratings combined with his self-absorption ‘didn’t lend itself to doing serious interviews.’ They are, as you will read, serious now. He deeply researches all of his guests and he is able to get honest emotions and genuine insights from most of them. Yes, his radio shows can still dip into tawdry territory and he remains wildly funny and provocative. His interviews sparkle.” —Rick Kogan, The Chicago Tribune“What Howard Stern Comes Again underscores for those who might only view him as the prurient Pied Piper of his early career is his evolution from self-absorbed, mean-spirited attack dog to a thoughtful enquirer with genuine interest in his interview subjects. That the book is a gorgeous compendium – a bit like a mini-coffee table construct – is testament to Stern’s seriousness about the topic…Even though “Howard Stern Comes Again” emphasizes the guests who have sunk into Stern’s studio couch, his voice is always prominent as a narrator and guide through these engrossing dives into the lives of others…[R]eading these interviews instead of hearing them in their natural habitat elevates the process to a different level of engagement – wanting to guess and hope what Stern will ask next (and this is a guy who isn’t afraid to delve).” —Melissa Ruggieri, Atlanta Journal Constitution“The real story isn’t about how Howard Stern had changed; it’s about how he helped us change, making American culture a kinder and more soulful place by displaying the same passionate commitment to truth-telling that once burned brightly in the old Hebrew prophets…The prophets have always lived among the people they sought to sway back toward righteousness. Comport yourself as my moral and intellectual better, and I’ll either shrug my shoulders and ignore you or contemplate giving you the finger; speak to me like an equal, and I’ll listen. Stern the equalizer is on display on every page of his terrific new book. The move from audio to print does nothing to rob his conversations with the mighty—Madonna and Colbert, Paul McCartney and Joan Rivers, Amy Schumer and Donald Trump—of their energy and intimacy. Instead, they now read like a hopeful historical transcript, a steady stream of irrefutable grace amid an increasingly barren cultural terrain.” —Liel Leibovitz, Tablet Magazine
£18.00
HarperCollins Publishers A Day Like Today Memoirs
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£19.00
HarperCollins Publishers Calling Una Marson
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£18.00
HarperCollins Publishers How to Survive the School Year
Book SynopsisLet the Sunday Times bestselling authors and hosts of Two Mr Ps in a Pod(cast) lead you through the school yearDoes the phrase back to school' fill you with dread? Or does it bring delight until you see the size of your September to-do list? Can you really be expected to keep track of next Thursday's swimming, spelling and singing club? Not to mention the PTA-sponsored bounce!From the autumn harvest festival to the summer sports day, the academic year is a non-stop frenzy of planning, preparation and potential chaos, whichever side of the school gates you find yourself. But now Britain's best-loved teachers and podcast hosts Lee and Adam Parkinson are here to make it all that little bit easier as they share the hilarious trials, tribulations and tomfoolery going on inside our primary schools.Whether you're a fatigued parent or a frazzled teacher or just want a good laugh! grab your back-to-school essentials, find your desk and get ready to learn what NOT to do in the year ahead.Don't just survive the school year thrive!
£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers How to Survive the School Year
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£10.44
HarperCollins Publishers The Good the Bad the Rugby Unleashed
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£9.49
Penguin Books Ltd The Autobiography
Book SynopsisYoung Johnnie Walker was obsessed with music and loved to share that passion. So it wasn''t long after he''d started DJing in dance halls and pubs around his Solihull home that he got his big break: he talked his way into a slot with newly founded pirate station Radio England - and launched his incredible career.Here, he tells of forty years at the heart of British broadcasting, stints that involved working on the legendary Radio Caroline, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2; of the stars and musicians he''s met and worked with; of how he won the hearts of his listeners and of his devotion to pioneering new music.Johnnie also speaks candidly about the personal challenges he''s faced: divorce, exile and his very public struggles with drug addiction and cancer. His life has been inspiring and - above all - entertaining. His autobiography is no different.
£11.69
OUP Oxford Defining the Discographic Self
Book SynopsisDesert Island Discs has run on BBC radio since 1942 and its archive is now accessible. This book is the first to assess the programme from a scholarly perspective. Chapters by musicologists, sociologists, and media scholars are complemented by personal spins by 'castaways', who reflect on talking publicly about the role of music in their lives.
£76.00
Oxford University Press Inc The Oxford Handbook of Radio and Podcasting
Book SynopsisRadio today remains the most accessible and widely available communication medium worldwide, despite technological shifts and a host of upstart challengers. Since its origins in the 1920s, radio has innovated a new world of sound culture - now expanded into the digital realm of podcasting that is enabling the medium to reach larger audiences than ever before. Yet radio remains one of the least studied of the major areas of communication arts, due largely to its broadcast-era ephemerality. With the advent of digital technology, radio''s past has been unlocked and soundwork is exploding as a creative field, creating a lively and diverse sonic present while simultaneously making critical historical analysis possible at last. This volume offers newly commissioned chapters giving readers a wide-ranging view of current critical work in the fields of radio and podcasting, employing specific case studies to analyze sound media''s engagement with the arts; with the factual world of news, talk, and documentary programming; as a primary means of forging community along with national, transnational, and alternative identities; and as a subject of academic and critical research. Its historical scope extends from radio''s earliest days, through its mid-twentieth century decades as the powerful voice of nations and empires, onto its transformation into a secondary medium during the television era, and into the expanding digital present. Over the course of 37 chapters, it provides evidence of the sound media''s flexibility and adaptation across diverse cultures by examining radio''s past and present uses in regions including the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, Poland, China, Korea, Kenya, Angola and Mozambique, South Asia, and the Caribbean. Contributors include historians and media scholars as well as sound artists and radio/podcast producers. Notably, companion links to digital quotations from works analyzed are included in many chapters along with chapter audiographies offering links to further listening.Throughout, The Oxford Handbook of Radio and Podcasting connects radio''s broadcast past to its digital present, and traces themes of creativity, identity, community, nation, and transnationality across more than a century of audio media.
£125.88
The University of Chicago Press Documenting the World
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£38.47
The University of Chicago Press Whats Fair on the Air Cold War RightWing
Book SynopsisCharts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters during the Cold War: H L Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis.Trade Review"What's Fair on the Air? is a fascinating look at the inner world of ultra-conservatism. Funny, insightful, and beautifully researched, it uncovers a group of media activists who played a critical part in building the modern right." (Kimberley Phillips-Fein, author of Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan)"
£86.45
The University of Chicago Press Whats Fair on the Air Cold War RightWing
Book SynopsisCharts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters during the Cold War: H L Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis.Trade Review"What's Fair on the Air? is a fascinating look at the inner world of ultra-conservatism. Funny, insightful, and beautifully researched, it uncovers a group of media activists who played a critical part in building the modern right." (Kimberley Phillips-Fein, author of Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan)"
£28.50
The University of Chicago Press Science on the Air Popularizers and
Book SynopsisPresents history of the evolution of popular science in the first decades of the broadcasting era. This title transports readers to the early days of radio, when the new medium allowed innovative and optimistic scientists the opportunity to broadcast serious and dignified presentations over the airwaves.Trade Review"This deeply researched and exceptionally well-written book will make a significant contribution to the history of radio and television, of science popularization, and of twentieth-century popular science more generally." - Paul Boyer, University of Wisconsin - Madison"
£30.97
The University of Chicago Press Gogo Breeze Zambias Radio Elder and the Voices
Book SynopsisWhen Breeze FM Radio, in the provincial Zambian town of Chipata, hired an elderly retired school teacher in 2003, no one anticipated the skyrocketing success that would follow. A self-styled grandfather on air, Gogo Breeze seeks intimacy over the airwaves and dispenses advice on a wide variety of grievances and transgressions. Multiple voices are broadcast and juxtaposed through call-ins and dialogue, but free speech finds its ally in the radio elder who, by allowing people to be heard and supporting their claims, reminds authorities of their obligations toward the disaffected. Harri Englund provides a masterfully detailed study of this popular radio personality that addresses broad questions of free speech in Zambia and beyond. By drawing on ethnographic insights into political communication, Englund presents multivocal morality as an alternative to dominant Euro-American perspectives, displacing the simplistic notion of voice as individual personal property an idea common in both pol
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Gogo Breeze Zambias Radio Elder and the Voices of
Book SynopsisWhen Breeze FM Radio, in the provincial Zambian town of Chipata, hired an elderly retired school teacher in 2003, no one anticipated the skyrocketing success that would follow. A self-styled grandfather on air, Gogo Breeze seeks intimacy over the airwaves and dispenses advice on a wide variety of grievances and transgressions. Multiple voices are broadcast and juxtaposed through call-ins and dialogue, but free speech finds its ally in the radio elder who, by allowing people to be heard and supporting their claims, reminds authorities of their obligations toward the disaffected. Harri Englund provides a masterfully detailed study of this popular radio personality that addresses broad questions of free speech in Zambia and beyond. By drawing on ethnographic insights into political communication, Englund presents multivocal morality as an alternative to dominant Euro-American perspectives, displacing the simplistic notion of voice as individual personal property an idea common in both pol
£24.70
The University of Chicago Press Theater of the Mind
Book SynopsisFor generations, fans and critics have characterized classic American radio drama as a theater of the mind. This book examines that characterization by recasting the radio play as an aesthetic object within its historical context.Trade Review"Theater of the Mind does more to reanimate the study of radio forms and structures - indeed, of sound art in general - than any work published in recent memory. Neil Verma's exploration of audio narratives and sonic techniques during radio drama's heyday opens up a vast body of creative work that has been shut off from serious contemplation for decades. It is an important intervention in the growing field of sound studies, not to be missed." (Michele Hilmes, University of Wisconsin - Madison)"
£85.50
Columbia University Press CBSs Don Hollenbeck
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA valuable reminder of the tragic story of Don Hollenbeck--a brilliant journalist crushed in the horror of McCarthyism. -- Walter Cronkite Don Hollenbeck's significant presence at CBS News was at least acknowledged by George Clooney in his recent film Good Night, and Good Luck, but Hollenbeck deserved better and more. He gets both in this wonderful and elegantly written book. Hollenbeck, a man of unwavering principle and conscience, took his own life in l954. A life worth remembering? And how! How lucky we are that Loren Ghiglione undertook the task of reminding us. -- Ted Koppel This is a story that should have been told a long time ago. Thankfully Loren Ghiglione not only tells it but tells it well. This is a skillfully written, meticulously researched account of a real-life tragedy that reads like a fast-paced crime novel. -- Bob Schieffer A compelling portrait in journalistic courage. As one of the Murrow boys, I hope it will inspire the journalists of a later generation to stand up in the face of repressive forces. -- Daniel Schorr, senior news analyst, National Public Radio Loren Ghiglione's book is thoroughly researched, gracefully written, thoughtful, and thought-provoking. It is a pleasure to read. Anyone attempting to understand the evolution of the postwar American state, and the role of the press in it, needs to consider Hollenbeck's life. In Loren Ghiglione, Hollenbeck has found the ideal biographer--passionate but judicious, thorough but concise. -- Evan Cornog, author of The Power and the Story: How the Crafted Presidential Narrative Has Determined Political Success from George Washington to George W. Bush Loren Ghiglione not only recounts more than one would have thought possible of Hollenbeck's personal life, but, drawing with great insight on his own broad experience, recaptures the nuances of Hollenbeck's work as a newspaper, radio, and television journalist-and, of course, a press critic. Ghiglione shows how such an unbending figure as Hollenbeck could uphold journalism's best standards, even under the most unfavorable circumstances. -- James Boylan, University of Massachusetts-Amherst [A] well-written and clear-eyed portrait of a crusading newsman. Kirkus Reviews [An] engrossing biography. Booklist [A] wonderfully researched tour of Hollenbeck's dramatic life. Lincoln Journal Star Ghiglione's attention to detail and use of numerous personal interviews make this both a compelling biography and a rich contextual history of the McCarthy era. Highly recommended. Library Journal CBS's Don Hollenbeck is a solid piece of media history, enthusiastically recommended. The Midwest Book Review This splendid biography serves both Hollenbeck and media history well... Highly recommended. Choice A compelling biography. -- Mike Conway Journalism History A captivating tale of journalistic good versus political evil. -- Edward Alwood American Journalism An excellent read for any journalism scholar. -- Robert A. Rabe JhistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Boy from Lincoln 2. Working for William Randolph Hearst in Omaha 3. The Founding of PM, a "Newpaperman's Ideal" 4. Politics at PM: Commies and "Good Liberals" 5. Covering World War II from Home and Abroad 6. Getting Fired by NBC and ABC, Then Hired by CBS 7. The Invention of CBS Views the Press 8. Jack O'Brian: Buffalo Dock-walloper to Broadway Drama Critic 9. Press Criticism: From Name-calling to Nuance 10. Jack O'Brian: Championing Decency, Fighting Soft-on-Communism Liberals 11. The Obsession with Subversives and Communist Spies 12. Jack O'Brian: Traveling with the Conservative, Anti-Commie Crowd 13. The Hearsts Versus Hollenbeck 14. Jack O'Brian: Attacking the Communist Broadcasting System 15. Loyalty Oaths, Blacklists, and Joseph McCarthy 16. The Walking Wounded 17. The Sermon in the Suicide Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£23.80
Columbia University Press Radio Empire
Book SynopsisInitially created to counteract broadcasts from Nazi Germany, the BBC’s Eastern Service became a cauldron of global modernism and an unlikely nexus of artistic exchange. Daniel Ryan Morse demonstrates the significance of the Eastern Service for global Anglophone literature and literary broadcasting.Trade ReviewPacked with rich findings, this fascinating study offers invaluable new insights into the far-reaching impact of the BBC's Eastern Service as laboratory for the evolution of a global and transnational vision of modernity, a vision still reverberating across cultural, literary, and media studies today. -- Susheila Nasta, coeditor of The Cambridge History of Black and Asian British WritingWith archival surprises and deft close readings, Radio Empire shows how the BBC’s Eastern Service influenced the development of Anglophone fiction. Including treatments of canonical figures such as E. M. Forster and Mulk Raj Anand, as well as important but understudied novelists, such as Venu Chitale and Attia Hosain, Morse reveals how the technical constraints and possibilities of radio broadcasting impacted the formal conventions of English-language writing. It is an exciting contribution to colonial and postcolonial literary studies. -- Peter J. Kalliney, author of Modernism in a Global ContextWith his searching examination of the role of the BBC's Eastern Service in the development of the global Anglophone novel, Daniel Ryan Morse fills an important gap in literary radio studies. Wedding the insights of postcolonial studies and media theory, Radio Empire capably establishes the salience of transnational and intermedial exchange to the literary history of the mid-twentieth century. -- Debra Rae Cohen, coeditor of Broadcasting ModernismRadio Empire makes a substantial contribution to both radio studies and study of literary modernism . . . Morse provides deeply researched readings that change one's understanding not only of individual texts but also of the shape and scope of literary and media histories. Morse navigates multiple social contexts to make sometimes surprising and always convincing remarks about how politically progressive these literary and radio texts turn out to be . . . Essential. * Choice *Radio Empire pushes against the siloed ways in which literary modernism is often studied, with writers from the Global North and those of South Asian heritage assessed separately. Here, conceptually and methodologically, Morse’s approach is fresh and ambitious . . . [this book] reveals the profound nature of the impact the BBC Eastern Service had upon the printed and broadcast word, and how intertwined the relationship between the two was. * LSE Review of Books *This is an important book for students of Indian Anglophone literature but is also a useful contribution to the history of BBC Radio 3 and the role of the BBC’s external broadcasts. * Radio User *An excellent historical account of an understudied part of the BBC . . . [This book] will undoubtedly be a great tool for any scholar working on broadcasting history, postcolonial studies, and post-war literary history. * Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television *Radio Empire is an important work of scholarship, offering a considered analysis of the relationship between radio and literature in the war and post-war years. * The Orwell Foundation Blog *Morse’s compelling account of the intermedial relationship between radio and the novel in the mid-twentieth century is a valuable contribution to scholarship of literary radio, modernism, and postcolonial studies. * Modernism/modernity *A welcome archival counterpart to works by Eric Hayot, Pheng Cheah, and Emily Apter. * NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1: Finnegans Waves: James Joyce Between the BBC and 2RN2: Reviewing Some Books: E. M. Forster as Blind Uncle3: The End of Empire: Mulk Raj Anand’s Comparative Modernisms4: Intimate and Kaleidosonic Styles: Attia Hosain, Venu Chitale, and the Hybrid NovelEpilogue: The Eastern Service in the Era of DecolonizationNotesBibliographyIndex
£93.60
Columbia University Press Radio Empire The BBCs Eastern Service and the
Book SynopsisInitially created to counteract broadcasts from Nazi Germany, the BBC's Eastern Service became a cauldron of global modernism and an unlikely nexus of artistic exchange. Daniel Ryan Morse demonstrates the significance of the Eastern Service for global Anglophone literature and literary broadcasting.Trade ReviewPacked with rich findings, this fascinating study offers invaluable new insights into the far-reaching impact of the BBC's Eastern Service as laboratory for the evolution of a global and transnational vision of modernity, a vision still reverberating across cultural, literary, and media studies today. -- Susheila Nasta, coeditor of The Cambridge History of Black and Asian British WritingWith archival surprises and deft close readings, Radio Empire shows how the BBC’s Eastern Service influenced the development of Anglophone fiction. Including treatments of canonical figures such as E. M. Forster and Mulk Raj Anand, as well as important but understudied novelists, such as Venu Chitale and Attia Hosain, Morse reveals how the technical constraints and possibilities of radio broadcasting impacted the formal conventions of English-language writing. It is an exciting contribution to colonial and postcolonial literary studies. -- Peter J. Kalliney, author of Modernism in a Global ContextWith his searching examination of the role of the BBC's Eastern Service in the development of the global Anglophone novel, Daniel Ryan Morse fills an important gap in literary radio studies. Wedding the insights of postcolonial studies and media theory, Radio Empire capably establishes the salience of transnational and intermedial exchange to the literary history of the mid-twentieth century. -- Debra Rae Cohen, coeditor of Broadcasting ModernismRadio Empire makes a substantial contribution to both radio studies and study of literary modernism . . . Morse provides deeply researched readings that change one's understanding not only of individual texts but also of the shape and scope of literary and media histories. Morse navigates multiple social contexts to make sometimes surprising and always convincing remarks about how politically progressive these literary and radio texts turn out to be . . . Essential. * Choice *Radio Empire pushes against the siloed ways in which literary modernism is often studied, with writers from the Global North and those of South Asian heritage assessed separately. Here, conceptually and methodologically, Morse’s approach is fresh and ambitious . . . [this book] reveals the profound nature of the impact the BBC Eastern Service had upon the printed and broadcast word, and how intertwined the relationship between the two was. * LSE Review of Books *This is an important book for students of Indian Anglophone literature but is also a useful contribution to the history of BBC Radio 3 and the role of the BBC’s external broadcasts. * Radio User *An excellent historical account of an understudied part of the BBC . . . [This book] will undoubtedly be a great tool for any scholar working on broadcasting history, postcolonial studies, and post-war literary history. * Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television *Radio Empire is an important work of scholarship, offering a considered analysis of the relationship between radio and literature in the war and post-war years. * The Orwell Foundation Blog *Morse’s compelling account of the intermedial relationship between radio and the novel in the mid-twentieth century is a valuable contribution to scholarship of literary radio, modernism, and postcolonial studies. * Modernism/modernity *A welcome archival counterpart to works by Eric Hayot, Pheng Cheah, and Emily Apter. * NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1: Finnegans Waves: James Joyce Between the BBC and 2RN2: Reviewing Some Books: E. M. Forster as Blind Uncle3: The End of Empire: Mulk Raj Anand’s Comparative Modernisms4: Intimate and Kaleidosonic Styles: Attia Hosain, Venu Chitale, and the Hybrid NovelEpilogue: The Eastern Service in the Era of DecolonizationNotesBibliographyIndex
£25.50
Columbia University Press Podcast Journalism
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Columbia University Press Podcast Journalism
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University of Illinois Press Air Castle of the South
Book SynopsisHow WSM put Nashville on the map of American entertainment Trade Review"In the midst of commercial radio's struggles comes a reminder of its glory days, when stations' soaring transmitter towers seemed like monuments to the broadcasters' influence. Air Castle of the South, by Craig Havighurst, tells the story of one such station, Nashville's WSM-AM. . . . While Mr. Havighurst, a music journalist and documentarian, is most interested in the station's cultural import, Air Castle of the South also presents a fascinating case study in the rise of commercial broadcasting. . . . Mr. Havighurst has done a service in preserving the colorful and instructive history of WSM - and in reminding us that giants once lived on the radio dial."--Wall Street Journal“Air Castle of the South brings a great deal of existing and new information about WSM into a single location. Havighurst employs a very readable style in presenting the history of this radio station, and there is no doubt that WSM has fostered the dissemination of country music. This book will have tremendous appeal to both general readers and scholars interested in country music.”--James E. Akenson, cochairman, International Country Music Conference, and coeditor of Country Music Goes to War "This is a vital book in the canons of country music history, but it's also a delightful read because the corporate growth and technological advances are peppered with stories such as Ernest Tubb's arrest for firing a gun in the National Life lobby and Hank Williams's call from jail. Havighurst treats WSM as if it's a character as rich and important as those it made famous, and he recreates the intangible studio moments that evaporate into thin air after reaching listeners' homes."--Weekly Standard"Havighurst has done a service in preserving the colorful and instructive history of WSM--and in reminding us that giants once lived on the radio dial."--Wall Street Journal"Havighurst provides impressive detail. . . . [And] has created a fascinating and compelling work, shedding significant new light on how Nashville, 'The Athens of the South,' evolved into Music City USA."--No Depression"[Air Castle of the South is] a fascinating narrative that describes in exhaustive detail the behind-the-scene stories, larger-than-life characters and an unwieldy trajectory that mirrored the increasing complexity of the broadcasting business in general. . . . [A]n engrossing paean to a station that became an American institution."--Performing Songwriter"Havighurst and the University of Illinois Press have produced a first-rate history, a biography of a radio station and a town, and a document that will help future generations appreciate the true story of country music. Highly recommended."--Bluegrass Unlimited"A deeply interesting . . . book. Craig Havighurst tells the tale mostly through a mosaic of biographical bits and pieces about a wide range of major players through the earlier years of the station's development. . . . A useful resource."--Dirty Linen "4 stars. Riding the airwaves through the history of Nashville's premier radio station."--MOJO "A well-researched and comprehensive history of one of the most influential radio stations in the history of both broadcasting and country music. . . . Anyone even remotely interested in country music will enjoy this long overdue history of early radio days and the large part one station in particular played in the evolution and dissemination of the genre."--Sing Out "Craig Havighurst has written an indispensable and long overdue history of WSM, which is likely to stand as the definitive work for some time. This book is a jewel in the crown of the country music list published by the University of Illinois Press."--Michael Streissguth, author of Johnny Cash: The Biography
£22.79
University of Illinois Press Radios Hidden Voice
Book SynopsisA detailed study of American public radio's early historyTrade ReviewWinner of the Best Book in Journalism and Mass Communication given by the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), 2010. "Undergirding this discussion with prodigious research in primary sources, Slotten provides an ambitious history of public broadcasting in the US. . . . Recommended."--Choice"This is a masterful work. It is for anyone interested in exploring the ways in which education institutions helped develop broadcast policy in the United States."--Journalism History"A gem of a look a the birth of public broadcasting."--Jhistory"An important contribution to the histories of both radio and higher education."--The Annals of Iowa"Impressively researched and clearly written, Radio's Hidden Voice recovers a lost and important chapter in American broadcasting history."--James L. Baughman, author of Same Time, Same Station: Creating American Television, 1948-1961"This thoroughly researched and engaging account constitutes an important contribution to the growing shelf of scholarship on public radio, early radio history, and on questions of how the 'public interest' has been defined in broadcast and communication policy in the twentieth century."--Jason Loviglio, author of Radio's Intimate Public: Network Broadcasting and Mass-Mediated DemocracyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Prologue 1 1. Public-Service Experimentation, Land-Grant Universities, and the Development of Broadcasting in the United States, 1900-1925 9 2. University Stations, Extension Ideals, and Broadcast Practices during the 1920s 40 3. Public-Service Broadcasting and the Development of Radio Policy, 1900-1927 80 4. The Federal Radio Commission and the Decline of Noncommercial Educational Stations, 1927-34 113 5. Education and the Fight to Reform Radio Broadcasting, 1930-36 152 6. Broadcast Practices and the Stabilization of Noncommercial Stations during the 1930s and 1940s 178 7. Network Practices, Government Oversight, and Public-Service Ideals: The University of Chicago Round Table 216 Epilogue 239 Abbreviations 251 Notes 257 Index 305
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MO - University of Illinois Press Give Em Soul Richard
Book SynopsisAs either observer or participant, radio deejay and political activist Richard E Stamz witnessed every significant period in the history of blues and jazz in the last century. This book presents the story of his life. It is also a window into milestones of African American history.Trade Review"In his own voice, Stamz describes the rough-and-tumble world of early soul radio, the payola system that supplied everything from drugs to food, and the relationships between disc jockeys and independent record companies."--Booklist"A fascinating narrative about an era that is still underresearched. . . . A welcome addition to what we know about the evolution of black radio."--Journal of Illinois History “This story makes an indelible contribution to the field of African American studies. Readers not only get a story that opens them to the world of Richard Stamz; it opens them to the world that African Americans had made for themselves in the last century.”--Robert Pruter, from the foreword of Give 'Em Soul, Richard!
£91.00
University of Illinois Press Waves of Opposition Labor and the Struggle for
Book SynopsisDescribes and analyzes the battles over the powerful medium of radio, which helped spark the massive upsurge of organized labor during the Depression. Organized chronologically, this work explores the advent of local labor radio stations such as WCFL and WEVD, labor's anti-censorship campaigns, and unionist experiments with early FM broadcasting.Trade Review"Fones-Wolf tells her story extremely well and constructs it on a foundation of archival research and general reading that is impressive indeed."--Labor History"Waves of Opposition is a significant book, and useful to organizers."--Social Policy"Extensive archival research explores labor-owned radio stations and productions of local and network labor shows for news and entertainment. . . . Potential parallels with current debates about spectrum allocation and sustained class bias in broadcasting abound. . . . Recommended."--Choice"Elizabeth Fones-Wolf has written a definitive history of how, from the 1930s to the 1950s, unions struggled with corporations for radio outlets, airtime, and audience attention, in both national and local arenas."--Journal of American History"Waves of Opposition is an important addition to the literature in the radio reform movement, moving beyond the emphasis on policy debates to direct our attention to the ways in which movements struggled on a day-to-day basis to air their views in an often hostile environment."--American Journalism"Elizabeth Fones-Wolf has written an intriguing volume on the history of the U.S. labor movement's radio broadcasting efforts. . . .The book is thoroughly researched, gracefully written, and uncovers a little-known aspect of labor history."--Jhistory"Elizabeth Fones-Wolf and Ken Fones-Wolf have written a nuanced, well argued monograph on the role of religion in Operation Dixie, the attempt by the Congress of Industrial Organization (CIO) to organize southern workers after World War II. . . . An illuminating study for a variety of historians."--Journal of American History
£19.79
University of Illinois Press Give Em Soul Richard Race Radio and Rhythm and
Book SynopsisProvides an insightful account of a radio legend amid milestones of African American history.Trade Review"In his own voice, Stamz describes the rough-and-tumble world of early soul radio, the payola system that supplied everything from drugs to food, and the relationships between disc jockeys and independent record companies."--Booklist"A fascinating narrative about an era that is still underresearched. . . . A welcome addition to what we know about the evolution of black radio."--Journal of Illinois History “This story makes an indelible contribution to the field of African American studies. Readers not only get a story that opens them to the world of Richard Stamz; it opens them to the world that African Americans had made for themselves in the last century.”--Robert Pruter, from the foreword of Give 'Em Soul, Richard!
£16.14
University of Illinois Press Radio Utopia
Book SynopsisAs World War II drew to a close and radio news was popularized through overseas broadcasting, journalists and dramatists began to build upon the unprecedented success of war reporting on the radio by creating audio documentaries. Focusing particularly on the work of radio luminaries such as Edward R. Murrow, Fred Friendly, Norman Corwin, and Erik Barnouw, Radio Utopia: Postwar Audio Documentary in the Public Interest traces this crucial phase in American radio history, significant not only for its timing immediately before television, but also because it bridges the gap between the end of the World Wars and the beginning of the Cold War.Matthew C. Ehrlich closely examines the production of audio documentaries disseminated by major American commercial broadcast networks CBS, NBC, and ABC from 1945 to 1951. Audio documentary programs educated Americans about juvenile delinquency, slums, race relations, venereal disease, atomic energy, arms control, and other issues of public interest, buTrade ReviewReceived the Tankard Book Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), 2012. "An excellent contribution to the now-burgeoning field of revisionist radio scholarship."--Technology and Culture"With careful attention to detail, a command of archival sources including recordings of old radio programs, and an understanding of how the radio industry operated, Ehrlich has produced an entertaining book with a convincing argument. It is that rarest of things—a monograph with a well-defined subject that has both scholarly integrity and an appeal to a wide audience."--American Historical Review"A vivid reflection of the social and cultural climate of the post-World War II era, Matthew C. Ehrlich's engaging study shows readers what was occurring on the national radio networks as the Cold War started and the impact that the war had on broadcasting and those who worked in it. This study is of significance to historians, mass communications scholars, and journalists." Patrick S. Washburn, author of The African American Newspaper: Voice of Freedom"Highly recommended."--Choice"A fascinating book that brings together important moments in journalism, technology, politics, world order, media control, and the mood in the United States during the postwar years. Ehrlich dramatically sharpens our understanding of how both radio and television news evolved during the late 1940s."--Mike Conway, author of The Origins of Television News in America: The Visualizers of CBS in the 1940s
£19.79
Pearson Education Study Skills for Art Design and Media Students
Book SynopsisStewart Mann currently works as a visiting lecturer in the Faculty of Cultural and Creative Industries at the University of Hertfordshire. His teaching experience includes practical, critical and contextual studies in a variety of subjects at foundation studies and undergraduate level and he has been Admissions Officer for the School for many years. Table of ContentsDraft contents Chapter 1 Introduction Part 1 Helping you to prepare for study and knowing yourself as a learner Chapter 2 Art, design and media – preparing for study in higher education Chapter 3 How you learn Part 2 Day to Day Studies Chapter 4 Studying the arts, design and media Chapter 5 Gathering information Chapter 6 Approaches to project work Chapter 7 Tackling practical project work Chapter 8 Tackling academic project work Chapter 9 Assessment, crits, presentations Chapter 10 Preparing for the future - work experience and careers Part 3 An introduction to critical, contextual, cultural studies Part 4 Specialist Media Glossaries
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