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HUGH CHIGNELL is Assistant Director of the Centre for Broadcasting History Research at Bournemouth University, UK, and specializes in the history of radio. His published work has examined current affairs radio and radio theory, and he has played an active role in the acquisition of broadcasting archives and making them available for other researchers.

Introduction Unintended Consequences: Radio News and Talks in the 1920s and 1930s News, Talks and the War Radio in Decline: 1945-1960 The Reinvention of Radio: the 1960s The Serious Decade: Radio in the 1970s The Sound of Breaking Glass: Commercial Radio The Critical Decade: Radio in the 1980s The Age of Uncertainty: Radio in the 1990s Conclusion Glossary of Names Bibliography Index