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British Broadcasting Corporation:1927-2002 Trial Series

What's Inside

3 Collections
13 Volumes
1,733 Documents
61,400 Pages
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Introduction

Learn how broadcast listener expectations changed and viewer expectations developed in the United Kingdom during the 20th century. These records include both detailed schedules and audience research. They also include commentary on how the BBC interpreted their own performance. The listener research reports include details of what was broadcast during World War 2 and how it was received. These BBC records are valuable as a mirror of the social change that the broadcaster had to reflect in order to engage with its audience.

Dates Covered

1927-2009

Contributors

  • BBC Written Archives Centre
  • British Library

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Licensed to access PP-31-5: Central Office of Information (COI) Review: Activities of the COI, 1948

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access PP-76-19: How the Central Office of Information (COI) Can Help You, 1946

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access PX-180-43: Official News Photographs and Films, 1969

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access PX-210-25: An Outline of the Functions and Organisation of the Central Office of Information (COI), 1964

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access PX-210-27: Central Office of Information (COI) Staff Handbook, 1965

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access ZK.9.b.33152: The Mix: Communications in Government and the Public Sector, 2009

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access COIN-2-44-90: Central Office of Information (COI) Client Services, 1990

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access COIN-2-44-91: Central Office of Information (COI): a Review of the Year, 1990-1991

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

Licensed to access COIN-2-45-91: Services from the Central Office of Information (COI), 1991

Contributor British Library
CollectionBritish Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

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Colour poster by William Little issued in 1941 showing two groups of armed marching soldiers, one from each of the countries allied to fight Germany, Japan, and Italy, facing a giant V for victory composed of the flags of each of the countries allied in the fight.

Licensed to access British Government Information and Propaganda, 1939-2009

20th Century Modern History War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Media and Communications
Contributor British Library Contents 7 Volumes, 1566 Documents (27,856 Pages)
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Licensed to access BBC Listener Research Department Reports, 1937-c.1950

20th Century Modern History Europe Media and Communications Culture and Society
Contributor BBC Written Archives Centre Contents 4 Volumes, 51 Documents (10,297 Pages)
A cover page with a shield surrounded by a lion and a unicorn, with text in serif font that reads: The British Broadcasting Corporation First Annual Report 1927.

Licensed to access BBC Handbooks, Annual Reports and Accounts, 1927-2002

20th Century Modern History Europe Media and Communications Culture and Society
Contributor BBC Written Archives Centre Contents 2 Volumes, 116 Documents (23,247 Pages)
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