The Routledge Companion to British Media History

Fifty chapters by leading experts in their subjects are contained in this massive and scholarly guide to British media history. The introductory chapter outlines the complexity and diversity of media history, reassuring anyone with negative impressions of the subject, that media history is a serious and scholarly discipline. The breadth of its subject coverage is impressive and it provides an authoritative snapshot to the main trends in media history.

The scene is set by placing the subject in context by considering its development, media history debates and the role of media in society. The main formats: Newspapers; Magazines; Radio; Film;...