Radio Fun and the BBC Variety Department 1922-67: Comedy and Popular Music on Air

Martin Dibbs, MA (2006), MLitt (2007), PhD (2012)

The book focuses on the history and work of the BBC Variety Department from the pre-Variety period of the BBC (1922-33) and from the formation of the radio Variety Department in 1933 until the reorganisation of the Corporation's radio networks into Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4 in 1967. Importantly, it explores the work of the Department during the post-war period - a significant yet largely neglected period by media historians. It also provides insight into key events, personalities, programmes, censorship and anti-American policy.

ISBN: 978-3-319-95608-4