We Interrupt This Programme (with audio CD) |
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Peter Barnard
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Pages: 224 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0563551372
Pub: BBC Books
Pub date: 1999-10-21
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 390391
Editorial Review:
What makes a truly momentous news story? Peter Barnard, a former Assistant and Executive Editor of The Times newspaper, has chosen 20 events that seem to him to stand out in the history of BBC broadcasting for the drama of the moment and, crucially, because they have "something to say about the time in which they happened". Beginning with the General Strike of 1926 (a turning point for the role of the BBC), Barnard's selection is consciously varied, reflecting the violence of our times but also giving space to sport, science and politics. The accompanying audio compact disc, providing recordings of the actual bulletins of the events delineated in the book, has an almost eerie ability to bring past events resoundingly back to life and also illustrates how the BBC announcement style has gradually changed through the century. Some sense of the history of the BBC and the development of its role is revealed, though an interest in that institution is not a prerequisite for finding this book stimulating. It is well worth reading for its concise, clear and objective accounts of famous and notorious events that have much of the character of the ideal news bulletin about them: Pared down and to-the-point, brief enough to hold the attention but with enough detail to promote understanding. --Karen Tiley
Reader Reviews:
For a budding journo like me, this was an excellent read! (3/3 people found this helpful)
"We interupt this programme..." is a really good book. As a Broadcast Journalism student I've long been interested in big news stories and how broadcasters, such as the BBC, cover them.
Peter Barnard is an excellent writer who takes you on a journey to the events and weaves into that how the broadcasters coped with the stories.
I've only been alive for the final few events, from the Thatcher years, to the truly awful events in Dunblane and finally, to the death of Diana.
And a quick word for John Humphrys, a reporter I've long since respected, whose Introduction was very apt...especially as he's reported on most of the big stories of recent decades.
It just makes me all the more determined to be a journo and hope that one day its me saying...."I interrupt this programme."
By Mathew Hulbert. Broadcast Journalist.
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