Let the people speak - The Community Programmes Unit 1972-2002
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5681691 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jo Henderson (University of West London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-62 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies in Television The International Journal of Television Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-6020 • E-ISSN: 1749-6039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17496020211063092 |
| OpenAlex | W4214888609 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Fifty years ago, the controller of BBC 2, (now Sir) David Attenborough supported an initiative to expand the range of voices and opinions on the BBC through a specialist Community Programmes Unit (CPU). The Unit formed in 1972, a time when the function of broadcasting was subjected to intense public scrutiny in the run-up to the delayed Annan Committee, which finally reported in 1977. Using archival sources, this article builds on the limited literature on the CPU to provide a fuller account of the content it created, the contexts it used and the challenges it faced in its 30-year duration
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |