CONTENTS -- 1 BROADCASTING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 2 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION -- The Early Years of British Broadcasting -- The Broadcasting Committees -- The Development of the Monopoly -- The Monopoly Debate -- The Financial Basis of the British Broadcasting Corporation -- Relay Exchanges and Foreign Commercial Broadcasts -- The BBC as a Public Corporation -- THE CHARTER AND THE LICENCE -- THE BBC AND THE GOVERNMENT -- 3 THE STRUCTURE OF THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION AUTHORITY -- The Political Background -- The Conservative Party's Proposals -- The Television Act of 1954 -- THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION AUTHORITY -- PROGRAM CONTRACTORS -- The Independent Television Authority Is Organized -- PLANS FOR STATIONS -- THE SELECTION OF PROGRAM CONTRACTORS -- ADVERTISING STANDARDS -- RATES AND INCOME -- THE ITA AND THE BBC IN COMPETITION -- 4 THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION -- Funds for Domestic Broadcasting -- Government Charges Against License Revenues -- Expenditures for Domestic Broadcasting -- Financing the External Services -- BBC Finances and Government Control -- 5 THE STAFF OF THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION -- The Board of Governors -- The Director General -- Advisory Councils and Committees -- The BBC Hierarchy and Staff -- BBC STAFF PROCEDURES -- THE STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM -- BBC Staff Problems -- THE LAMBERT-LEVITA CASE -- BBC-UNION RELATIONS -- An Appraisal of BBC Staff Performance -- 6 THE TECHNICAL FACILITIES OF BRITISH BROADCASTING -- The International Allocation of Radio Frequencies and Television Channels -- BBC Radio Frequency Assignments -- British Television Channels -- The BBC's Physical Plant -- Studios and Equipment -- 7 BBC RADIO PROGRAMS: NEWS, TALKS, EDUCATION, AND RELIGION -- The Three Radio Services -- THE HOME SERVICE -- THE LIGHT PROGRAMME.

THE THIRD PROGRAMME -- THE BBC PROGRAM SUPPLY SYSTEM -- News -- AN APPRAISAL -- Talks -- GENERAL ELECTION BROADCASTS -- PARTY POLITICAL BROADCASTS -- OPINION AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS -- AN APPRAISAL OF BBC POLITICAL AND CONTROVERSIAL BROADCASTS -- OTHER TALKS PROGRAMS -- BBC Broadcasts for Schools -- THE SCHOOL BROADCASTING COUNCIL -- THE SCHOOL BROADCASTING DEPARTMENT -- THE PROGRAMS -- THE RESULTS -- Adult Education -- Religious Broadcasting -- RELIGIOUS BROADCASTING POLICY -- RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS -- REACTION AND APPRAISAL -- 8 BBC RADIO PROGRAMS: ENTERTAINMENT AND MUSIC -- Drama -- Features -- Children's Programs -- Outside Broadcasts -- Variety and Light Entertainment -- Music -- An Appraisal of BBC Radio Broadcasting -- 9 THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVISION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- The Selsdon Report -- British Television from 1936 to 1939 -- EARLY PROGRAMS -- After the War -- A NATIONAL SERVICE -- ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS -- 10 BBC TELEVISION PROGRAMS: OUTSIDE BROADCASTS, DRAMA, FILMS, AND ENTERTAINMENT -- The Pattern of BBC Television -- Outside Broadcasts -- Drama -- Films -- Light Entertainment -- 11 BBC TELEVISION PROGRAMS: INFORMATION AND EDUCATION -- News -- Television Talks -- Documentary Programs -- Children's Television -- Television Music -- International Exchange Programs -- An Appraisal of BBC Television Programing -- 12 THE PROGRAM OPERATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION AUTHORITY -- Technical Facilities -- Programs -- 13 THE AUDIENCE FOR BRITISH BROADCASTING -- The BBC Department of Audience Research -- AUDIENCE RESEARCH METHODS -- LISTENER AND VIEWER PANELS -- APPLICATION OF THE FINDINGS -- Commercial Research Organizations -- The Findings -- RADIO AND TELEVISION RECEIVER DISTRIBUTION -- THE TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF RADIO AND TELEVISION -- BRITISH RADIO PROGRAM PREFERENCES.

THE DIVISION OF AUDIENCE AMONG LIGHT PROGRAMME, HOME SERVICE, AND THIRD PROGRAMME -- TELEVISION PROGRAM PREFERENCES -- GENERAL REACTIONS -- Conclusions -- 14 EXTERNAL BROADCASTING -- The Empire Service -- International Broadcasting during World War II -- THE BBC ASSUMES LEADERSHIP -- WARTIME PROGRAMS -- BRITISH-AMERICAN COOPERATION -- WARTIME AUDIENCES -- The Permanent External Services -- THE OBJECTIVES AND CONTROL OF POSTWAR EXTERNAL BROADCASTING -- PEACETIME PROGRAMS -- SERVICES TO THE UNITED STATES -- PEACETIME AUDIENCES -- APPENDIXES -- i: Radio and Television Licenses in the United Kingdom, 1927-1956 -- ii: License Revenue Allocation, 1927-1955 -- iii: The Organization of the BBC -- iv: BBC Radio Transmitters in 1956 -- v: The Principal Television Systems of the World -- vi: BBC Television Transmitters on March 31, 1956 -- vii: ITA Television Transmitters in 1956 -- viii: Geographical Distribution of Radio and Television Licenses in the United Kingdom, 1950-1956 -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.