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Greece on air : engagements with ancient Greece on BBC Radio, 1920s-1960s /

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Greece on Air offers a discussion of the fascinating history of public engagements thought via the BBC Radio, from the birth of domestic broadcasting in the 1920s up to the 1960s. The range of programs broadcast in this period includes engagements with ideas from and about ancient Greece in twentiet...

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Main Author: Wrigley, Amanda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Series:Classical presences.
Subjects:
Civilization, Ancient, in popular culture > Great Britain > History.
Greek literature > Appreciation > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Public service radio programs > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
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Summary:Greece on Air offers a discussion of the fascinating history of public engagements thought via the BBC Radio, from the birth of domestic broadcasting in the 1920s up to the 1960s. The range of programs broadcast in this period includes engagements with ideas from and about ancient Greece in twentieth-century Britain. Wrigley draws on the vast amount of evidence that exists in the written archives to develop a full understanding of the role of the radio medium in public engagements with ancient Greece in twentieth-century Britain.
Physical Description:xix, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-319) and index.
ISBN:9780199644780 (hbk.)
0199644780 (hbk.)