Radio and television are often thought of and valued as live media. The great innovation and distinctive appeal of radio and television was its introduction of liveness into mass communication. So why does so much broadcast output consist of programmes that are pre-recorded and/or time-shifted - con[...]

An Introductory History of British Broadcasting is a concise and accessible history of British radio and television. It begins with the birth of radio at the beginning of the twentieth century and discusses key moments in media history, from the first wireless broadcast in 1920 through to recent dev[...]