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Demob Happy: How TV Conquered Britain

Chronicle of a formative era in British broadcasting after World War 2, as a new generation of radicalised producers, writers and performers emerged to challenge the status quo.

A chronicle of a formative era in British broadcasting following World War II. Hitherto, radio output had been genteel and sedate, in the music hall tradition. But after 1945, a new generation of producers, writers and performers emerged, making radical, sometimes anti-establishment comedies including The Goons and Hancock's Half Hour. Also at this time, the dominance of radio was challenged by the re-emergence of television and the 大象传媒's TV monopoly ended with the arrival of ITV in 1955.

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Wed 2 Nov 2011 23:15

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