The historian of broadcasting, David Hendy, explores the ways in which the electronic media have shaped the modern mind.
How did wireless conquer the world in the early years of the twentieth century, and how did a fascination with radio among scientists and writers unleash new ideas about the transmission of thought and the utopian potential of invisible forces?
Click on the links to listen to this 15 min programme...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sq538
This blog has been brought out of retirement to help students access remote learning materials in case any of the school systems crash. Otherwise this blog is an archive of the revision ideas, lesson notes, and homework used to help Media students at Alleyn's prepare for their A level exams since 2008. It will now be mothballed as students' work is contained on the school intranet 'the Hub'.