About this title: A biography of John Reith who founded and, for its first 14 years, directed the BBC, imbuing it with that Reithian ethos on which arguably it still runs, and establishing a model for public-service broadcasting all over the world. Reith's life was one of both tragic and baroque proportions. A product of Victorian Scottish morality, he stood monumentally for a world of absolutes and standards - of accent, of self-denial, of conduct and self-instruction. He harangued applicants for posts at the BBC with the sternness of his Presbyterian upbringing; he insisted female employees resign on ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HarperCollins, London
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780006383512ISBN:0006383513
Description: Good +/No Jacket. 0006383513 Worn around the edges. Small black pen mark on back cover. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Contains several black/white plates. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 14/11/1994
ISBN-13:9780006383512ISBN:0006383513
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Collins, London
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780006383512ISBN:0006383513
Description: Fine in None Issued jacket. 447 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. John Reith founded and for its first sixteen years directed the BBC, imbuing it with that Reithian ethos on which it still arguably runs, and establishing a model for public service broadcasting all over the world. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780006383512ISBN:0006383513
Description: Ex-Library Paperback. GOOD READING COPY. Covers worn to edges, hinges cracked internally, photographs, spine creased, some pageswavy, brownish, usual library stamps and marks. Ex-library. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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