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The BBC at the Watershed

Autor K Bloomfield
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 sep 2008
In the wake of the attempted assassination of Sir Kenneth Bloomfield, then head of the civil service in Northern Ireland, on September 11, 1988, Margaret Thatcher issued a gag order and broadcasting ban in order to prevent Gerry Adams and the IRA from carrying out plans to warn all other civil service “collaborators” that they were under threat. Though he did not advocate the ban, that moment unexpectedly marked Kenneth Bloomfield’s first major role in the contemporary history of the BBC—an organization for which he would eventually serve in several positions, including as chair of the Northern Ireland Broadcasting Council from 1991 to 1999. This fascinating account of Bloomfield’s tenure at the BBC captures a period of uncertainty and change, accompanied by Bloomfield’s own rich remembrances of the entire period—a volume not to be missed by anyone with an interest in popular media and political history.
 
“Sir Kenneth is regarded as ‘the ideal BBC governor’—being meticulous, bright and genuinely interested in broadcasting.”—Jane Robbins, Independent
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781846311604
ISBN-10: 1846311608
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 167 x 238 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Editura: Liverpool University Press

Notă biografică

Sir Kenneth Bloomfield was formerly the head of the civil service in Northern Ireland, principal advisor to three of the region’s Secretaries of State, and a Governor of the BBC.

Cuprins

Preface
 
1. Arrival and departure
2. An unexpected opportunity
3. First impressions of the BBC
4. The coronation of John Birt
5. Personal experiences of a governor
6. The governance of the BBC
7. The impact of Birt
8. The arrival of Greg Dyke
9. Bowled Gilligan, stumped Hutton
10. A clouded future
 
Index