This Is the BBC Audiobook Libro.fm

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As the British Broadcasting Corporation celebrates its centenary historian Simon J Potter assesses its achievements and failures He explores the programmes that audiences have often loved and sometimes hated and the turbulent relationship between broadcaster and governmentFounded in 1922 over the last century the BBC has become Britains most influential broadcaster Its programmes have been part of everyday life in the UK and around the world from Its That Man Again to Life on Earth Doctor Who and Eastenders reflecting social change and reshaping our culture However the BBC now faces significant challenges which may even jeopardize its continued existence This new book draws out these issues and looks at how similar threatsincluding hostile governments management failures and transformative new technologieswere met and overcome in the pastFor one hundred years the BBC has justified its existence on the basis that it speaks to and for the nation uniting the country and projecting British influence overseas However in a more diverse and divided Britain many question whether we still need this sort of broadcaster New global competitors and digital technologies and deep funding cuts threaten the Corporations ability to play its traditional role By exploring the BBCs past Potter helps us think more clearly about its future