{"product_id":"british-radio-drama-1945-63-hugh-chignell-9781501377228","title":"British Radio Drama, 1945-63","description":"\u003ci\u003eBritish Radio Drama, 1945-1963\u003c\/i\u003ereveals the quality and range of the avant-garde radio broadcasts from the 'golden age' of British radio drama. Turning away from the cautious and conservative programming that emerged in the UK immediately after World War II, young generations of radio producers looked to French theatre, introducing writers such as Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco to British radio audiences. This 'theatre of the absurd' triggered a renaissance of writing and production featuring the work of Giles Cooper, Rhys Adrian and Harold Pinter, as well as the launch of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on primary archival research and interviews with former BBC staff, Hugh Chignell places this high-point in the BBC's history in the broader context of British post-war culture, as norms of morality and behavior were re-negotiated in the shadow of the Cold War, while at once establishing the internationalism of post-war radio and theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh Chignell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501377221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501377228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Hugh Chignell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064971784447,"sku":"9781501377228","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55c7b3b6-75b3-49d0-9ac7-ff6bd366cb10.jpg?v=1685398675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-radio-drama-1945-63-hugh-chignell-9781501377228","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}