Drawing on extensive archival materials held in England, the United States, and Canada, Bernard Shaw and the BBC presents a vivid portrait of many contentious issues negotiated between Shaw and the public broadcaster.
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Drawing on extensive archival materials held in England, the United States, and Canada, Bernard Shaw and the BBC presents a vivid portrait of many contentious issues negotiated between Shaw and the public broadcaster.
Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Illustrations -- -- Preface -- -- Acknowledgments -- -- A Chronology of Bernard Shaw and the BBC -- -- Abbreviations -- -- 1. In the Beginning, 1923–1928 -- -- 2. Saint Joan, 1929 -- -- 3. ‘Saying Nice Things Is Not My Business’: Shaw Talks, 1929–1937 -- -- 4. ‘Radiogenic Shaw’: Broadcast Plays, 1929–1939 -- -- 5. ‘GBS Has Been Very Kindly Disposed’: Pre-War Television -- -- 6. ‘I Won’t Have That Man on the Air’: The War Years -- -- 7. Television Returns, 1946–1950 -- -- 8. Radio Finale, 1945–1950 -- -- 9. Epilogue -- -- Appendix 1. Shaw’s Broadcast Plays and Talks, 1923–1950 -- -- Appendix 2. Texts of Selected Shaw Broadcasts -- -- Appendix 3. German Wartime Propaganda Broadcasts about Shaw, 1940 -- -- Appendix 4. BBC Obituaries of Shaw -- -- Notes -- -- Bibliography -- -- Index
