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Abstract
This article examines the content and impact of a series of BBC lecture courses broadcast in the early 1930s. The Group Listening Scheme was established in 1928: experts working in a variety of fields were invited to broadcasts a series of evening lectures. Adults across the country were encouraged to gather for the lectures and stay on afterwards to discuss them. ‘The Changing World’ consisted of half-hour talks over six evenings a week during a six-month period. The broadcasts amounted to a two-term syllabus, with 24 talks devoted to each of the six themes (the modern dilemma, industry and trade, literature and art, science, the modern state, and education and leisure). This article will sample some of these broadcasts and explore the listener response to the series in order to reach an understanding of the BBC’s achievements in adult education during the interwar period.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 279-291 |
Journal | Media History |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 29 May 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Jul 2019 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- BBC
- adult education
- wireless university
- The Changing World
- extramural
- cultural impact
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The BBC's Impact on Britain's Cultural Identity in the Interwar Period
1/09/16 → 31/08/18
Project: Research