Interfacing the nation: Remediating public service broadcasting in the digital television age

Convergence

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-294

  Bennett, James ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BBC; Britishness; Commemorative programming; History; ITV; UK; Universalist remit

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049108162     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856508091081     Document Type: Article

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