Maloigne, Helene ORCID: 0000-0002-1060-1702 (2022) Breaking new ground: C. Leonard Woolley’s archaeology talks on the BBC, 1922–1939. Media History, 29 (3). pp. 338-352. ISSN 1368-8804 (Print), 1469-9729 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2022.2109457)

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Abstract

This article explores archaeological programmes on the BBC between 1922 and 1939 through an entangled approach to broadcast and printed talks. Supported by archival sources and programme schedules in The Radio Times and The Listener, it focuses on the intertwined archaeological, broadcasting and publishing careers of Charles Leonard Woolley based on his excavation at Ur in southern Iraq. This highlights the important place archaeology held in the interwar listening and reading market with the BBC offering high fees for a popular speaker. Incorporating periodical studies and aspects of book history demonstrates the importance of an integrated approach to media history to further our understanding of the relationship between media, science and the public.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	archaeology; BBC; science talks; Charles Leonard; Woolley; entanglement
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > C Auxiliary sciences of history (General) C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2023 15:13
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/45149

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