260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
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'... a highly imaginative and often very entertaining book ... which ... probably says more than any other available text about the limitations and possibilities of present forms of radio.' Professor Laurie Taylor on the first edition of Understanding Radio
Understanding Radio is a fully revised edition of a key radio textbook. Andrew Crisell explores how radio processes genres such as... Read more
General Editor's Preface Preface to the second edition Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: The Medium 1. Characteristics of Radio 2. The History and Development of Radio in Britain 3. Radio Signs and Codes 4. Talk and Music Radio Part 2: The World Outside 5. News and Current Affairs 6. Outside Broadcasts: Commentary on Public Events Part 3: The Imagination 7. Radio Drama 8. Comedy and Light Entertainment Part 4: The Listener 9. Phone-ins 10. Audiences Conclusion Bibliography Index
Biography
Andrew Crisell lectures in communication and media studies at the University of Sunderland. He has written widely on radio and co-founded Wear FM, winner of the 1992 Sony 'Radio Station of the Year' award.
'... a highly imaginative and often very entertaining book ... which ... probably says more than any other available text about the limitations and possibilities of present forms of radio.' Professor Laurie Taylor on the first edition of Understanding Radio
