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A presentation at Signals From The Edge

University of Bedford, Luton, 1st March 2025

- a land-based 'pirate' radio conference -


Signals From The Edge conference, University of Bedford, Luton, 1st March 2025

A unique one day land-based 'pirate' radio conference with a variety of contributors

BRITAIN'S BROADCASTING MONOPOLY by Trevor Brook - 70 slides in 7 minutes - SCRIPT

In Britain, the Home Office and the GPO controlled broadcasting and obstructed change.

This overview covers the plethora of campaigns, studies, government reports, demonstrations and debates on liberalising radio, from the 1930s onwards.

Opening slide of Britain's Broadcasting Monopoly by Trevor Brook

The title slide of the presentation


The conference examined the history, politics and impacts of land-based 'pirate' radio, with particular focus on the formative years of the 1970s and 1980s.

Event organisers: Dr. Lawrie Hallett / Mark Wakely / Mark Dezzani.





 

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