The Early Years of Television and the BBC

Gives a unique insight into British television between 1923–39 Traces the complex interweaving of relationships between the Baird Television Company, EMI and the BBCSpans the early experimental stages of television in the late 1920s, through to the outbreak of the Second World WarArgues that a complex interweaving of events, circumstances, ideological standpoints and personalities led to the establishment of the BBC television serviceUtilises detailed archival research from a wide range of sourc